Headed to Round 4

I start (I'm assuming everything is fine) Round 4 of chemotherapy on Tuesday, April 1. I have been starting chemo on Mondays for the past three rounds, but it made for a really long first day. So, now on Mondays I have my blood tests and oncologist appointment and then if everything is ok with my blood counts, chemo starts the next day.

I'm expecting this round will be easier than the past ones, as I finally have the right combination (It's called a cocktail. What a misnomer!) of anti-emetic (anti-nausea/vomiting) drugs. I have to use four different anti-emetics spaced out throughout the day and night. Pretty crazy. Especially when my doc told me before chemo started that I might not even need anti-emetics, as alot of people tolerate this chemo pretty well. In fact, one of the drugs my doc added, he hardly ever uses with patients. I have to take 3 pills of this new drug spaced apart by 24 hours. Get this, each pill costs $150. It's called "Emend". I think it should be called "Amen!" because it seemed to be the missing ingredient for my special cocktail. So now, I get to say, "Yum, Yum" instead of "Oh No" to food.