Treatment 9: Chemo
9/12 chemo treatments are complete marking the 3/4 mark. All has been going well. I am off of the nausea medications, except for the one given intravenously before chemo. The only medications I have been taking are emeprazole (which I hope to get off when chemo is complete) and biotene (which is a mouthwash which helps with dry mouth, typically I only use this for the first week after chemo treatments after I brush my teeth). Many people have asked what happens after I finish the chemo treatments, so I finally asked the doctor about that today. After the final treatment I will have one more PET/CT scan to ensure the cancer is still gone. I can have my catho-port removed after the results come back negative. For the next year I will have full body check-ups every three months to check for any secondary cancers. PET/CT scans are not typical in the check-up process for those who have had lymphoma unless something is obviously wrong in one of ...