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
7 December: Admitted to the ward. Drip. Cannula count: 4. Bloods: 4
16 December: Walk-in appointment (coughing). Bloods: 5
19 December: Clinic. More results.
20 December: Oncology. Bloods: 6
28 December: FEC2. Bloods: 7. Cannula count: 5
3 January: Walk-in (possible UTI). Bloods: 8
12 January: Heart scan. Cannula count: 6
17 January: Oncology. Bloods: 9
18 January: FEC3. Bloods: 10. Cannula count: 7 (on the 3rd attempt)
8 February: T1 + H1. Bloods: 11 (on the third attempt). Cannula count: 8 (two attempts).
28 February: Oncology. Bloods: 12
1 March: T2 + H2. Cannula count: 9 (two attempts). Recannulated in other hand. Cannula count: 10
15 March: 'Post-chemo' breast MRI: Cannula count: 11 (two attempts)
21 March: Oncology. Bloods: 13
22 March: T3 + H3. Last chemo! Cannula count: 12 (first time!)
11 April: Clinic. Surgery discussions.
12 April: H4.
24 April: Clinic. More discussions.
3 May: Pre-op. Bloods: 14 (4th attempt) and 15 (independent sample, 1st attempt)
3 May: H5.
10 May: Surgery. Cannula count: 13 (and no available veins in an attempt to recannulate)
21 May: Drain 1 removed!
