Day 2 Cycle 1

What a difference today's chemo was that yesterday. The Rituxan I had yesterday is a smart drug that can actually search out cancer cells and target them to be killed. It's side effects hit pretty hard and fast, so it was a tough day yesterday. Today I had Cyclophosphamide and Fludarabine which are the chemo drugs that just kill fast growing cells. That means cancer cells, but also attacks the other fast growing cells in your body. Namely the gastrointestinal tract, skin, and hair. They think I will not lose all my hair, but that it might thin out. I am being optimistic and not wig shopping. The nurses are great, and I'm already making some chemo friends that have been there both days. They are old and love to talk! I'm still waiting to see someone under the age of 70 walk in. But today was a good day.