The Further Adventures of John Henry
John Henry had his first round of chemo on Thursday. He's doing great. Details follow for anyone who's interested.
It all went very well. They did blood work and checked out his heart before doing chemo to make sure everything is as it should be so he went in at 8 and I picked him up shortly after 4. The chemo (doxorubicin, this time) is delivered via IV and they sedated him for it because they have to be still the whole time and he's a big dog and it's sort of hard to explain it to him in advance. So, he was kind of loopy when I picked him up and slept pretty much the rest of Thursday.
He was a bit lethargic on Friday which worried me a little but I think it was still after effects (for him) of the sedation and of having a busy day on Thursday. Other than that, his appetite is good, he doesn't show any other adverse signs, and he seems basically pretty happy.
There are some things to watch for--like infection in the week following when his white blood cell count may be low. But I'm keeping my fingers crossed on all that. He has his next appointment in three weeks.