Saturday 5th
Decent nights sleep however Cliff in the next bed did not sleep at all being doubled up with stomach pains. He's very quiet and obviously tired this morning. I managed to show him how to adjust his bed so that he could sleep whilst sat up.
The only side effect noticed this morning has been in my throat drinking my fresh cold water feeling like I'm drinking broken glass so you can imagine what effect…
Friday 4th May
Started chemo at 5 pm which was 2 1/2 hours late due to my drugs being marked up and sent to Ward 3 instead of Ward 4 where I was actually staying. What More Can I Say. It's just the norm not to expect anything to go right
Anne dropped Sue and myself off and Sue wanted to stop until my treatment started but as usual nothing has gone to plan again so not wanting her to be late home I sent her…
3rd May
I've just returned from Weston Park Hospital after having a blood test and a consultation. Chemo starts tomorrow and since I do not yet have a PICC Line or Central Line fitted into my main artery I will remain in hospital for the first stint of 46 hours. After the first session the rest will be as an out patient, taking the drugs home in a pumped dispenser . Since this is my first treatment session blood test…
27th April
At last yesterday was the first eye to eye contact for a consultation with the cancer specialists at Weston Park. The waiting room was full of people of various ages some with wigs or hats covering treatment induced baldness and others looking reasonably healthy, just like me. When you know what to look for you can even see some with their own Bob pouch.
Most were awaiting blood tests (to see if they are…
18th April
It's been just over 4 weeks since my operation and although I'm healing well I had a really bad night on Sunday with huge stomach cramps which was either related to doing too much the day before or a disagreement with something that I ate. Lesson learnt, I opted to do nothing for the next 3 days and watch carefully what I was eating
With hopes of a stage 1 / 2 cancer being dashed during…
