peta's blog

Woken up early this morning 6 ish because of aching in my arm. Usually repositioning helps, but this morning it just kept on aching. I left hubby snoring away and went to fill the hotwater bottle to apply as instructed. Climbed back into bed with the morning paper ( get our delivered really early) and balancing HWB along the length of my arm settled to read the headlines and before page three or four I had dozed off…

Only 3 more days to go now! Treatment starts Tuesday afternoon after Easter. Had a mild panic this morning as hubby mentioned, as I was getting myself dry after getting out of the shower, stylishly wearing my new PICC line protector, which incedently did the trick and kept everything stayed dry thank goodness, but I digress..... he mentioned that he could not see the tattoos on my hips and lower back. I have never really…

Tuesday 7th April Well I am all set as they say! This Monday morning dawned bright and sunny and hubby and I set off to the hospital for the next step in my journey- the PICC line insertion. I must say I was feeling rather apprehensive. I think it was the thought of some foreign body being pushed up through my arm to sit near my heart that did it! Would they know when to stop pushing? Would I feel it going in every…

Thursday 2nd April Have had a really bad two days with the PITA. Why does it vary so much from day to day? Mornings are my worst time. Usually the PITA wakes me around 3-4 am, I toss and turn position like a demented dervish and hope for sleep to overcome me again! Poor hubby he must be getting used to being bounced around. Sometimes I eventually manage to get back to sleep but by 6 or 7 ( a good day!) I eventually have…

Monday 30th March Can’t believe another month has gone by! Where are the days flying too? Have just got back from a few days up in Yorkshire. I had booked a few days away for hubby and I to do some walking over hill and dale, staying at a country inn as part of hubby’s Christmas present, all pre-diagnosis. We had not cancelled it the minute I had been given the diagnosis but decided to wait until we found out when I…