Monday 30th January.
I don't like 'blood test Monday'.
I hate waiting for the district Nurse, I always think she will forget to call. She owns the local pub and is there in the evenings, I don't know how she does it! Anyway today she was early so I had less worry time and went for my right good arm, the blood was flowing today so all was good, I've been drinking tons of water to try to help. Just had to send hubby out of the room as he's unpredictable with blood, sometimes he goes all faint!
I took the steroids first thing this morning and lunch time, that's probably why I'm wide awake tonight (sigh) I didn't get a call from my chemotherapy nurse to tell me my blood test wasn't up enough this afternoon/evening , so again that's good, I've been living on porridge, homemade vegetable soup and more vegetables all weekend to help with that too! So I'm all set for the next session tomorrow. I will be relieved when this one is out of the way, it does worry me, but it would worry me more if I couldn't have it to be honest.
Today after the blood test we kept busy, we had to do some paperwork and get it signed by a solicitor and then take it to the council office, all totally stupid, as every year we do it, nobody seems to know what to do when we take it there, it amuses us though. It was their idea when they gave us planning permission for the holiday lets to make us do it to say we've not had anyone staying in them for more than 21 consecutive days. The solicitor makes us repeat the declaration to him while we sign and promise we are being truthful, it's like getting married in a way! I'm not sure if he's having a laugh at us, but we pay him £10 for his 3 minutes and it goes in the beer fund I think.
After that we walked the dogs on the promenade at the beach, today it was cold drizzly and windy, the sea looked muddy too, but we all got a walk after yesterday's lazy day.
Back home to family phone calls and catching up with some of the tv we missed while away.
I was watching Apple Tree Yard, thinking I must be psychic, as I knew what was about to happen, then I realised I'd read the book a couple of years ago. Can't remember the ending though, I'll blame chemo brain. Also I'm getting hot flushes so I'm guessing that's the chemo too
As they say it's the gift that just keeps giving!
I can cope with it though, I have hope and the side affects for me have been minimal so far really, for that I am grateful, as I would love to visit my daughter, she's doing well with the baby but she sounded tired tonight, it made me sad that I couldn't just call to help in as she lives too far away. If this new lot of chemo is good to me I will go and see her soon I hope.
Well I'm waffling again so I will try to sleep now.
Stop this ride...I want to get off!!!
