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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...
Well thats that over and another reaction discovered lol about half way through the first bag of Pacitaxel my back went into spasm, i thought i had moved funny and twisted it, but no, chemo had to be stopped for a while while a heat bag was put behind my lower back and another dose of Piriton and one of Hydrcortisone while pain went, which was'nt long thank goodness:) then a staggered chemo again until full speed. Feel much better tonight after reactoin to first one its such a relief so here's hoping...
Why do parents feel it is for the best NOT to discuss important things with their children?
So just a short recap: Dad had his operation, the cancer was worse than what showed on the scans, had to have a stoma which kept leaking and was causing a great deal of hassle and stress. After 3 attempts they did the reversal operation and he eventually came home.
My parents went to an appointment with the surgeon and my mum said he told them that they had removed the cancer, and made an appointment for...
Today we went to see the oncologist to discuss the terrible reaction i suffered after my first chemo, the upshot was he was'nt sure whether or not to revert back to one chemo or to reduce the strength of the 2 i am on to 75%, after much talking we decided to reduce the strength because the benefits of having the 2, although only small, are worth having. I have now been given, Codiene for the pain and Zopiclone to help me to sleep and Ondanestro,n (Zofran), for the terrible nausea. Tomrrow at 9.30...
Firstly welcome,
please accept my apologies for not doing this sooner, be prepared to read exactly how it is, every little meltdown,
I have decided already that the meltdowns will appear as they happen and then I will also write a reflection as the two are very very different. as when they happen what may actually only be something very small or petty is such a big deal when you can't control feeling actions or the way in which you react to anything, upon reflection or in the cooling off period...
