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Its been a long day at the hospital today, I was out all morning. It was just one delay after another, starting with a 45min delay for the radio. Still, myself and the other waiting zappees (yes I know that's not a word) managed to have a long chat - not sure why that happens sometimes, often I'm rather self conscious of my speech and don't join in these things but today I did. Mostly, as I'd often the case, the others waiting treatment were older with a high percentage of pensioners...
So haven't posted for a while because nothing of note has happened.
Bob the blob is now getting blasted with radio waves. 5 days in and Husband has the tickling sensation on the zapped area of skin of mild sunburn. E45 or similar has helped (thank you Hiloa for suggesting pre radio application). His first appointment ran really late but the following 4 have been close to schedule.
He is trying to work out how many shifts are running as he hasn't had the same team for his sessions twice. He...
Yesterday evening we went to a very useful session at our local hospital's Macmillan Centre. It was a small informal group of people and their supporters who had started or were about to start chemo. We had interesting discussions with a lead nurse and two experienced chemo patients on all aspects that you worry about: how important is diet?; will the drugs make me really tired?: can I go on holiday? etc, etc.
The emphasis was on how every individual's experience will be different but there...
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...
Well what a change today from last time, I have been taking all my meds, on a regular basis , but even though i have had nausea i feel almost normal, i have benn able to do a tiny bit of gardening, tidied when the grandkids had gone home, picked my hubby up from hospital and sat in garden most of day feeling tired now though but looking forward to tomorrow:) dee
Today is the first day since Saturday last that I have felt even remotely normal. I still feel a bit nauseaouse and very lethargic. I'll need to have a discussion next time I am at the hospital as this past 5 days has been terrible.
I have a question, as I don't know if anyone actually reads this.
I'm not the let everyone know I'm sick type, and writing this sort of goes against the grain with me. I thought about doing it as I couldn't really find anything that was from someone...
Radio 7/33, chemo 2/6
Well I managed to miss a day, well two really, on my diary so I am writing them now.
I've had another chemo session, which is why I missed a couple of days on the diary. I ended up being rather late back on the chemo day - they really couldn't find a vein to get a line in. They looked for over an hour, warming my arm up to make them stand out a bit but just couldn't find anything. At least they didn't keep trying with the needles, I was spared that. In the end they got a...
