This is my timeline of appointments. And cannulas. This seems to involve a lot of cannulas. And blood tests.
24 October: GP
31 October: Clinic. Biopsies.
15 November: Clinic. Results. Bloods: 1
22 November: Oncology consultant. Bloods: 2
24 November: CT scan. Cannula count: 1
28 November: MRI scan. Cannula count: 2
2 December: Chemo preassessment. Bloods: 3
6 December: FEC1. Cannula count: 3
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If I die, suddenly, from an infection I can't fight, from a reaction to something I have to take, from a general anaesthetic or from being run over by a bus, I want you to know this.
I love you. You are part of me and I am part of you. Even as you grow and the tie between us becomes longer, our bond will still be there. You grew in my tummy, you flourished on the milk from the boobies that have now gone wrong, and…
I wrote this last week, when I'd just had a call from the unit about an appointment I wasn't expecting. It really helped me to put it down on (virtual) paper, but I didn't feel I could post it until I knew the answer. I now know the answer, so here goes
Well, that was eventful. I really am a 'sicky' person.
12 hours after my first (uneventful) FEC, I am back in hospital being hooked up to a drip and given IV anti-sickness medication. Over the course of the day, they fill me with a bag of fluid, another IV antisickness, two antisickness injections, and some tablets. I can barely eat and I know I am in trouble when the nurse insists on NHS-approved high-calorie…
