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  • day 5 of Chemo up early

    Well yesterday was a day of sickness and laying around on the settee all day but at least I was up and showered and dressed.
    I tidied up for Ray even while he was out shopping so I felt better at that point but then it started again so took my anti sickness and rested on the settee.
    I had a soup and bread for lunch and cheese on toast for dinner followed by ice cream so that was better.
    All cooked by my very patient…
  • Day 4 feeling a bit better

    Day 4 of Chemo
    Well yesterday it only took a phone call and the Doc was writing a prescription out for Anti Sickness as we spoke and put it on the front desk for Ray to collect.
    I'm sure I must be on a priority list at the surgery as they are being so good.
    The tablets helped but I stayed in bed sleeping and sick all day until at last about 4.30 I had a shower and and was able to eat a weird dish of Smoked haddock…
  • Chemo day 3

    Still feel overwhelming sickness today.

    Im phoning for perscription for Anti- sickness tablets and Duretic's as Im bloated and Im worrying about my one kidney, it musnt fail me in all this as it has got me through all my life, so far and although it is damaged it has worked 100%.  20years ago I had a new uretha made in a dramatic op when I went into kidney failure as the uretha was so small and had blocked.

    This…

  • Chemo day 1 and 2

    Chemo Day 1 October 14, 2009

    Well after 10hours Im home.

    I never thought it was going to be that long a day 10hours of being filled up with 7.5ltres of drugs.

    I arrived at 8.30 and they started on me straight away, bags of fluid 2 hrs at a time, flush’s and duretics, anti sickness fluid and then the first Chemo then flush’s then the second Chemo and more flush’s.

    I read my book and then the…

  • Into Chemo week 1 a message to my husband.

    Darling Ray I have just seen your comment on my blog –you dont talk deep to me anymore but I see the pain in your eyes all the time.
    You are this week going into quiet a busy time (my Chemo starts) I hope you can cope with what ever I throw at you (or up he!he!) Keep smiling together and I know you love me and you are doing so much for me I do appreciate it and I will keep fighting this nasty within me I promise…