tut! sigh! back in hosp at the local DGH as had a fever early hours of sunday morning and a temp of 38.7oC. Blood tests showed i had zero white blood cells therefore neutropenic, so got fasttracked to a ward and now in my own room as my immune system is so weak. was given IV paracetamol to bring temp down but last 24 hours were the worse as it felt like i had tonsilitis. the pain turned me into a gibbering wreck. i cried and winced in pain with every mouthful of yoghurt i had. that was the most painful meal i've ever had, a part from the time i accidentally pierced my throat with a wooden stick while jumping off a shuttlecock climbing frame on my 13th birthday and was too scared to tell my parents so sat there watching Dukes of Hazard trying to eat a salt and vinegar crisp sandwich of all things until the pain got the better of me..anyway....
normal paracetamol didn't help, nor codeine, not even sodding OraMorph, but thank god for IV paracetamol! saved my day. now i can eat food with lumps in it. can't taste a thing mind, this cheese and onion sarnie i'm eating now tastes like pva glue, but i'll go with that for now.
saw my haematologist earlier. says i'm not leaving this joint until i start producing white blood cells again, my temp goes down and my bp gets higher. having antibiotics IV and injected via my stomach. meant to be starting my second chemo cycle at RMH next tues...so much for my respite from all this.
on a more positive note my charity head shave went really well on saturday. was an emotional evening but i needed to do it. so far i've raised £790. xxx
