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In an attempt to keep my mood high, and as a reward for getting BF's birthday present sorted in plenty of time, I did a little online shopping for myself and (at the risk of advertising) bought this tunic top:
I already own these:
and this (there's a lot of green going on, isn't there?):
The velvet jacket was the big expense and it was a reaction to learning I had cancer. I'd been planning to wear it on Hallowe'en with my 1980s squashy black velvet hat, but I spent that day in hospital...
After being so cheerful when I blogged yesterday, my mood started to dip at about 5.30pm. By the time BF got home - and he was working late because he's on a deadline - I felt as though I was broken, about as bad as I did last May before my GP started me on pregabalin. When he told me that he might have to work over the weekend I felt totally dejected and abandoned. By the time I realised it was probably the Levothyroxin messing with my head, and I should phone the Macmillan nurses, it was 7.59pm...
well one might say it has been a successful day for me today. Have arranged a couple of socials and visits, had a visitor, had a phone call from a good friend (very difficult to express feelings this way - blog much easier), made headway on additional food via mouth (including a stab at some tuna and mash), appetite is voracious just wish i could smash a burger king, purchased a top of the range soup maker, assisted with my sons coursework submission, ordered next round of medication, walked the...
Next to my GP Surgery - I think Spring has arrived.
I was exhausted and grumpy last night so I wasn't very cuddly even though we were allowed. Poor BF.
I'm in a much better mood after a really good night's sleep and lie-in. Now I'm thinking about the last few days properly and how things are now. I felt a little bit sick first thing but then I felt a bit sick soon starting Liothyronine as well.
It's nice to be be taking the tablets only once a day instead of three times. I had alarms...
Hi all, this is my first ever post. I have been told its good to share and i'm going for it. A month ago my lovely wife Iryna was diagnosed with stage 4 NSCLC. She's 38, never smoked, always ate healthily, so when we went to find out what was causing her relentless cough and found a malignant 9cm by 6cm tumour in her right lung it was a massive shock.
The Surgeon and Oncologists at the Royal Marsden and Kingston Hospital have told us there is not much they expect to work. They wanted to...
After my scan I had to wait for my prescription from pharmacy. From past (bitter) experience I know that getting discharged from hospital can take hours - literally - and I decided I wasn't going to stand for that this time. For one thing I had a bag of mildly radioactive clothes I wanted to get thoroughly washed and dried before BF got home.
I have a tendency not to complain about stuff but keep everything bottled up inside until it explodes in a big messy meltdown, and I didn't want those...
Just a quick word before I pack the laptop away as I'm on batteries. A nice chap from Nuclear Medicine arrived spot on 9am to read my levels. In case I didn't explain it properly, I lay on the bed and they did it using sensors in the ceiling. Very clever.
So, my rad level was 57, which means I'm going home today. I only have to do the arm's length thing with BF for a day, and I can have contact with small children and pregnant women from tomorrow. I won't see the neighbour's children until...
Well I found out what the klaxon was. It was the emergency call button. I know because I knocked it while I was getting dressed and a male nurse charged in. My rad levels must be really good because I was still standing next to the button when he switched it off.
I just heard it again and this time it wasn't me. Someone's having a bad day. :-(
Today's scrubs are... different. The first pair of trousers they brought me were two sizes too small. These ones fit but they are snug and that's being...
