Debs Daily Deliberations 139

Hello friends and anyone else who reads this, What a day I have had.......but its been a pretty good day. Ollie woke me up at 6.25am........what is that all about, I am not used to be woken so early since he started sleeping on our bed. Still I had my hospital appointment today and had to bath and do my hair (what little I have). So downstairs have a cuppa tea, let the dogs out and turn the computer on. I have a routine.........computer on, check emails........facebook then here. Was a tad nervous clicking on What Now today......wondering what I was going to be faced with and.........phew the dust had settled it had seemed, people had calmed down, clarity was regained and apologies given. DONE! I read T-Girls blog today, rather late but it had gotten lost in the furore of yesterday....made me laugh and cry......now thats a sign of a good blog!!!!!! By 7.30am I was bathed and smelling sweetly of Champney's luxury bubbles and body "stuff"....I put on my jeans and white linen shirt (of which I have several.....bit of a thing for them) and blowdried my back and straggly side bits I have left and then........straightened them. Applied makeup, squirted my favourite perfume and donned my white bakers boy style hat....tucked straggly hair behind ears, donned my white converse sneakers and I was ready. Tony came home and whisked me off to Romford. Arrive, get shown round to the inner sanctum waiting room and I get on with reading my book, my oncologists nurse came out and explained that as Emma had two new patients today and they would take some time, I would be seeing the registrar. This doctor was the one who finally chased up my elusive blood results last month and got my chemo tablets sorted and......he is very much afraid of me - can't think why. I like Dr. Sekar, english is obviously not his first language but he speaks it very well, its just "humour" he finds difficult and he always seems to laugh intermittantly and nervously during our meetings - like if I laugh enough some of its gotta be on cue ;) Also I can be far cheekier with Dr Sekar than my own oncologist. So we go through, how did the last cycle go, any side-effects yes.....how did you manage...your blood results look pretty good blah blah blah..I was just waiting for the opportunity to bring up my MRI I had done on August 3rd. Oh is this your first since surgery "yes it is, so what you waiting for, get my pictures up ;)" nervous laughter "ok ok"......actually he was very good showed me the before and after shots and explained the "black hole" was the site of "buttercup"...he also showed how the line down the middle of the brain is now straight again showing no pressure unlike the before one where it was badly bowed. He told me the radiologist could see no trace of recurrence. So I'm doing good then? more laughter "you are doing very well". He even managed to call me Debs throughout.....SUCCESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My oncologists nurse (or usher) Kelly and Kim my neuro-oncology nurse had pre-ordered my chemo drugs and we were able to walk straight up to the counter and get my poison. A short walk back through to oncology and into the foyer to pay for our carparking..........at this point my darling hubby looks out at a ford focus c-max and says "I recognise that number plate, its local to us"........"that is our car dear"......"no its not"......."oh yes it is" (its behind you lol)..............finally I see by his face......."bloody hell so it is, I thought we parked further back".........good job the brain tumour patient with memory deficits was on hand. I have teased him all day over this...........wonder when I will get bored of it LOL Came home and Tony went back to work.............chatted with the kids, told them my good news, text the family and also sent my weekly text to Indie.....probably drives her mad but good for my karma ;) messed around on the computer and went into chat for a bit....met some lovely new members and had some laughs with some regulars. Did a little washing up, now another of life's mysteries.........why don't my rubber gloves last longer than 3 or 4 days before I get a hole in one them??? I know my tongue can be sharp but not my nails ;) Tony got home and we shared a cuppa and then took the dogs for a walk on the common. I just love watching them romp around together but oh boy the wind.......nearly did a Mary Poppins.......was thinking that there would a traffic warning....."short-fat-baldy woman seen floating precariously over M11.....no accidents so far but traffic slowing to watch is causing severe tailbacks". My sister cancelled her visit tomorrow - boo hoo - she has a rotten cold and I am due to start my next chemo cycle on Monday.......tis a pity but the silver lining is, I don't have to tidy up so much LOL We ate far too much indian take-out tonight but what the heck.......today has been a good day, I hope those reading this have had a similar day. Here's looking forward to a lovely bank holiday for everyone. Thought for today: No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible. Voltaire