Hickman, you're on your way out!

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Hello my lovelies!

Wednesdays seem to roll round quite quickly.

I took a while to wake up properly this morning, on a Go Slow mode... Deri asked if I was ok today because I was talking slowly... bless her! So on the ball. Makes me proud of her but sad that she has to have that little niggle to deal with. I told her I was just a bit slow this morning! She's excited too because her new friend from her new school is coming for tea! ;-)

Anyway, it was tubes flushed AND bloods and dressing change today, so off I trooped. Had a chat with Sandra about kids crashing their cars, chatted with a lady who can't find a good aromatherapist, I said I used to do that but for obvious reasons don't do it right now - she said could she call me in a few months and see if I was doing it again? Hmm, this could be interesting :)) Also bumped into a lady who was waiting to have her spleen out the same week I was due to go in for transplant - she was on a bed having chemo - she said it was her first session as when they took the spleen out they found out she had NHL - oh I said, "oh same as me... you'll do just fine. Well, I am sure she will, but felt sorry for her when thinking of possible bone marrow tests and maybe the SCT... I was wearing my scarf I got from the wig shop, she liked it and we chatted about wigs and cutting hair shorter and getting funky with hats and scarves... I never wore anything like that before, apart from a sunhat occasionally, so I have learned a new skill - tying scarves in comfortable and acceptable ways hahaha!

Good news, my bloods were all very good, and a referral has gone in to get the Hickman line out - whhoohooo!!! Can't wait for that :))))

Popped in to see frined on way home and ended up having lunch there which was fab, then had an email from a certain friend abroad who says there are 2 trollbeads winging their way over?! I am rather spoilt methinks!

I feel very positive and as though everything is working, but there's tests and scans and checkups to come and that's a bit of a drag as I want to say goodbye to it all now! But then that's a bit impatient and you have to be more cunning than that when dealing with stoopid cancer :D

So hugs to you all, and hoorah for first day without rain for weeks here in Welsh Wales
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  • FormerMember
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    You are doing so well Ems and I love that you speak slowly when you have a slow day :-). And patience for all tests etc to be over with, they will be soon. Big hug xxx
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    Thanks Clare :))) Big squishy hugs to you xxx

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    Hello my lovely Welsh sis... I laughed when you said you that you were speaking slowly... Do you sound like those records when they slow them down? :D

    Deri is a wonder of the modern girl and you are training up one tough girl... she'll be great. I used to have a postcard from Sweden that translated as tough girls drive red cars. Dunno why it said that, it sort of rhymes but anyway, you can tell Deri she's getting a red car.

    Whooo hooo for no Hickman line. I did a happy dance (in my head haha) when I had my picc line out. It was such a good feeling and OH to have a shower without all that fuss :D

    You are amazing how well you are recovering, I am quite blown away....

    We can compare trollbeads next week and maybe collywobbles cos lets face it, whatever they say or however positive we feel, scans and check ups give us the collywobbles (or screaming psycho moments) But we are here to hold your hand for that bit and grin with you for the other bits and I am quite excited about our race thingy now :)

    Ems, you are a star...

    Love you

    Little My xxxxx

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    HAHAHAHA! I don't know, I'll have to ask Deri what I sounded like :))

    I cannot wait... no more hip baths... I am going round to my friend's mother's place and submerge myself in the hottub as soon as stitch heals heehee!

    Am I recovering well then?? Hope so :))

    And comparing trollbeads and laughing about silly scans and sorting out Race for Life all sounds brill.

    Ach, we're all just mirrors........... ;-)

    Love ya too

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  • Ha ha listen to you wandering round hospital talking like a veteran (and you are now, an expert on all things nhl) and a consultant, all sounds positive which is excellent news. Kids are amasing and come out with some brilliant things and it sounds like you have a special young person looking after you. You will now have to start saving so that you can buy her that red car or you could get a noddy car for a laugh.

    Continue to do what you are as its working and maybe a spa day rather than just a hot tub.

    take care   john