Well That's the fourth chemo over with. I did wonder whether \i would be able to have it today because the cough is still here and although it sounds pretty dreadful it really isn't no infection etc. So when the doctor asked me what I wanted to do I said go ahead with it. The chemo nurse had to search for a vein , nothing new there then. Found a small one at the front of my wrist, the back of my hand is still quite tender. It took a bit of jiggery pokery to get the canula in but in it went, am now left with quite an attractive bruise!!!! So the epirubicib is finished with , no more red w**! And the CMF part stars in three weeks. The chemo nurse said many people have said that the epirubicib is tougher than the CMF so my fingers are crossed as my side effects to date have not been to bad ( touching wood) The best bit is the doctor has transfered me to the chemo unit at the local hospital as I will ned to go on day 1 and day 8 so journey time of an hour and a jalf there and two hours back will be reduced to about 40 minutes each way!! The only drawback is I have to go two days before chemo for the blood test but I can live with that! I beginning to see light at the end of the tunnel
take care all
kathx
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Hi Kath
Glad you were able to have your fourth and final Epi. Good that you can have the CMF at the local unit. Just think you are on the downhill run to the finishing line now .....and I'm not far behind you. yippee.
Glad you got there its amazing what little milestones please us since this disease hit but everything is to be celebrated if only to improve your mindset which i am sure despite what others views are on mind over matter has got to help.can you see the end of the tunnel yet? I have just been for my pre chemo blood to my local doctors as i found out from a nurse from our village that you don't have to trail to the hospital everytime[but they never told me that] its the little things that make a big difference!!! hopefully that is the worst it seems to be that the ec chemo is very rough am going for my second tommorrow[hopefully] good luck with the next one
Graet news Jazz, it must be a big relief for you and we are behind you all the way cheering you on! It's amazing how little things make such a difference like how far you have to travel for treatment. I had to travel out of my county for the surgery etc which meant depending on my best friend finding time to drive me there etc. Very stressful. We then found out that the Consultant has clinic sessions at my local hospital so demanded my appt at the other hospital be cancelled and re-made at local one! You would think that someone along the line would have thought of offering this to me wouldn't you? So now I can get the bus to the hospital instead of wasting a day of my friend's time.
I just wanted to say - go for it girl and fingers crossed you won't have nasty side-effects with the next treatment!
On the subject of travelling for treatment - my heart goes out to all of you who have to make long journeys to receive treatment. I am so lucky to live 10 minutes away from the Royal Marsden but I have met fellow patients who travel up from the South coast for treatment. I didn't move to this house to be near the Marsden but having cancer makes me think twice about leaving it!
