Cycle one, day three, four and five: Fludarabine

The next day (Tuesday) was a day off for me. On Wednesday we made good time getting over the bridge, as the appointment was for 9:30 am and the traffic was lighter. I did not have any blood drawn this day.

By 10:10 am the saline drip was started and at 11:40 am the Fludarabine had arrived. It was all over by 12:15 and I had yet to have any side effects.

However, by the time we got home I had mouth sores starting and very achy arms. Days three and four were much the same but the mouth sores healed quickly and did not return.

The aching arms and shoulders became much worse and were to plague me for the next three weeks.