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That's the last of the oral tablets taken, thank god.
I have felt very weak and lathargic since yesterday morning, so decided to have a lazy day today but I can't even do that comfortably. I have already been sick twice today even though I have been taking the anti sickness cocktail of ondansetron and metoclopromide. The sickness has started a day earlier than the last two cycles, so I'm hoping its not a bad omen and I'm in for a rough ride. The weakness I didn't really experience...
Its been a day of ups and downs really, got another radio session out of the way without incident, had quite a nice quiet day with the kids (who have been really good) we even managed to escape the house for a bit.
The downside has been feeling generally crap, I had a horrible headache most of the morning - the doctors have told me to avoid paracetamol as it lowers your temperature and they need to track my temperature carefully to watch for infections. Bit tired too, not too bad though, but I have...
Not a real blog, just a blog in progress - - - - in my head. Which has been pretty fuzzy of late.
Although the fickle finger of fate has pointed its tip at my husbands beautiful behind (in my world only my opinion counts) the medical people who know stuff say the dodgy finger is responding to the cytotoxins and considerably reducing.
He has coped with Oxy & Capec really well and I almost feel fake for being here when I read some of the heartbreaking things some of you are going through. But my...
Well that's me home with cycle three over and done.
Everything went very smoothly this time, in at 11 am, in the chair by 11.30, drip started by 12. All complete by 4:30.
This time I took a Ltr bottle of drink and along with 3 cups of tea drank this during the infusion. I had read before to drink plenty when getting the infusion, and wheel the drip to the loo when required, to make sure the toxins were being flushed. I did drink during the last Cycle, but not as much. So I'm hoping...
Well, despite my saying otherwise, today was my birthday. Attempting to put it back until after my treatments finish and I am at least some of the way back to health was a purely selfish idea I guess. My family wanted to do something to mark the day, so we did. A few cards, a few presents, an attempt at the cinema (an attempt only, sold out - should have booked the tickets earlier) which turned into a DVD instead. Nothing major - no party or cake (which I can't eat), but just enough to spend some...
So. Here I am. Tomorrow is treatment day. I can't believe its finally here, tomorrow I get cooked by xrays. Ho hum, time to man up, as the saying goes. I can't avoid it, I simply have to do it, if I'm going to get sick then so be it. I wouldn't mind if it was something I could spread about - misery loves company :-)
Instead let's think about what else tomorrow is. My fortieth is tomorrow. Actually, no its not. I can't think about my birthday, there is a dirty great cloud over...
8 MONTHS AGO, I HAD SURGERY FOR RECTAL CANCER AND 6 MONTHS AGO, I STARTED CHEMO THERAPY. TOMORROW IS THE LAST DAY OF MY CHEMO THARAPY. BY THE GRACE OF GOD AND MY POSITIVE MIND, I HAD A VERY LITTLE SIDE EFFECTS ON CHEMO THERAPY. ON JUNE 3RD I HAVE A PRE ASSESMENT FOR REVERSE SURGERY FOR MY ILEOSTOMY BAG. I HOPE I CAN FACE THE SURGERY POSITIVELY AND IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS, I WILL BE WALKING AS IF I NEVER HAD CANCER. IT ALL STARTED IN 2010, AFTER 3 EYE SURGERY FOR MY RETINAL SURGERY, WHEN I WAS STRESSED...
My stomach continues to gradually settle down, the tube site still aches and my stomach muscles feel tender still but the gas seems to be slowly easing. It *is* bad though, the trapped wind is the absolute worst. It even woke me up last night, sitting here now I can feel my shoulders start to ache which means another attack is imminent.
I have been getting daily visits from the district nurses, they are very nice and do the daily cleaning and care of the tube which needs to be done. I'll say this...
