Chemo Escapades

We left the house Tuesday at 11:30 to have time to drop off kids in Maine and get to Boston for around 3:00. Upon arrival at 3:30 (after a yummy stop for ice-cream - first time I've wanted it since chemo started), we were informed that they had tried to reach me to tell me to go back home until tomorrow. The patient in "my room" had not been discharged. So, plan B was to have me use the room that was being serviced, except that the newly waxed floors were giving off a lot of odor. Plan C was to wait for a patient to be discharged at midnight and wait for his room to be cleaned (ready around 2 AM). The thought was that we would wait in the solarium (normally a waiting room for friends and family) for 2 hours. That turned to 3 hours, which turned to 4 hours. The solarium was closed off to others as my port had been accessed, and the view is great. The temperature wasn't though. Finally, at 9:00, they rolled a hospital bed into the solarium for me to rest in and so Mom could lie down on the couch. By that time, I was exhausted and had a headache (still no chemo). At 10:00, they decided to try plan B if I could stand the fumes. I checked it out and decided it would be fine. I started chemo at midnight, which ended at 4:00 or so. I did sleep off and on, but it was quite the crazy night. The nap today was much needed. (The staff felt awful and gave us some vouchers for parking and flowers.)