Colon Chemo

As of this afternoon John has completed his fourth round of chemotherapy. This means he is one-third of the way through this process.

His colon cancer chemotherapy protocol goes like this: One round is composed of Day one at the oncology center where he receives two drugs over three hours. Then for the next 48 hours John wears the mobile chemo pump for continuous infusion of 5-FU, the third chemo drug. 5-FU is the nasty one with the most side effects. The pump has taken on its own life in our home; we have even affectionately named it FU. It is kind of like a small pet in that it requires tending—and sometimes fussing --and it makes itself presence known with a regular hum and beep.