Chemo Gas And The Human Response

So to keep up with the upbeat theme of my blog I will be adding funny stories from my experience and here is a little anecdote about a side effect of my Cheomo treatments. Enjoy!

After my first treatment things were going great, I had a little bit of heart burn but no major side effects. I went to work that one day feeling good, made it through lunch with no problems and then I learned about one of Chemo's silent side effects. :) I had Chemo Gas as it is known by the Doctors. Due to the Chemo your stomach produces a lot of acid which explains the heart burn too. This is an exact conversation that I had with a couple of my teammates at work after I released some of the pressure.

Cubicle Buddy One: What is that smell ?!??!?
Brian: (No Response)
Cubicle Buddy Two: Yeah what is that SMELL?!?!?! Brian do you SMELL that?!?!?!
Brian: (Embarrassed but still silent)
Cubicle Buddy One: Brian? You over there?
Brian: Uhhhh Yeah.... What is that? (Then I blurted out) I think that maybe our air vents need to be cleaned.

So If you or someone you know is a janitor that complained about having to clean vents that seemed to be completely clean. Then tell them my story and tell them that I am sorry. I learned my lesson and never gambled on my Chemo Gas since then.

Sometimes we all need to laugh at ourselves because what we do is just plain hilarious! Hope that this little diddy brightens your day as much as it did mine!

Brian