Aqx99 wrote:I had my second oxaliplatin infusion yesterday. I was hoping it would go as smoothly as the first. It did not. My neighbor dropped me off in the morning and picked me up in the afternoon. I was already feeling wonky after the infusion. I was looking forward to getting home and vegging in front of the TV. When I went to get into my neighbor's truck, I noticed too late that she had the air conditioning blasting. I had explained the cold sensitivity thing to her previously, but she must not have realized that the a/c would affect me. As soon as I got in the front seat, I could feel the throat closing feeling and started to panic. The volunteer that helps people in and out of vehicles ran inside for help and to grab a wheelchair. As he rolled me through the doors, about 5 nurses came running. They pushed me into an exam room and started to assess me. When they figured out it was a cold reaction, they got me a warm blanket and a room temperature water to drink. Luckily, the feeling subsided quickly and they let me go home. My neighbor apologized profusely and made me enough food for dinner to last several days.
NHMike wrote:Scary stuff all around here. I'll make sure that someone drives me to/from the first couple of times. This stuff is down the road for me but the cold stuff worries me as I'll be starting in a NH winter.
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