I began chemo on Tuesday 4th June. Intravenous processes take longer than just the main drug, something I hadn't realised before so we (I and my very supportive husband) were in the Day unit for over 3 hours. I accepted the drip into my left hand, not very clever as I'm left handed so had to stick to wobbly lines on a wordsearch book as my main entertainment! Hope I can swap in 3 weeks' time.
It wasn't very comfortable but a heat pad helped and the tingling arm was a surprise but a bearable experience afterwards. I was surprise by how much wrapping up I had to do to keep warm in the shade in the garden at home when we had drinks outside on one of our hottest days this year! I began my tablet taking that evening - not one but 4 tablets for the main drug quantity and 3 to prevent sickness - all in a good cause, I hope.
