Well - they don't call it the "Red Devil" for nothing... Adriamycin, aka Doxorubicin, requires two syringes' worth for a single infusion. It really is red and it makes for a devil of a time both while being administered and afterwards.. Because of its makeup, it has to be manually infused, rather than relying upon the automatic pump (which is used for the Cytoxan and Avastin). Yes - there is a significant amount of hazmat stuff in place too. This stuff really is that toxic to otherwise healthy things...More geek-techno-related info can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doxorubicin. It’s in Wikipedia – so – it *must* me true.. In case you missed it – *snap* *snap*, that was sarcasm. Anything in Wikipedia should be treated with a healthy dose of skepticism and backed up with other sources of information. In this case I would recommend Cancer.org, and NIH.gov.
Anyway - we’re home for the afternoon, but I am heading back out to haul the dinghy (forgot about it and the docks come out on Saturday), get a NH Disability tag for the van, and then back here to the house.. Oh – and the hair follicles are starting to officially abandon ship… I think I can retire the clippers – again.
Bill
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