Scan Day

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Hi Everyone Hope you're all well!

So, went with Jay this morning to get his CT scan. This will decide if the chemotherapy treatment is working- which we really do hope is! We were both quite calm this morning when he was going to get it done and it was only at our local hospital just down the road from us so didn't have far to go. But now, as we are back home and got a bit of time to think about it, getting a bit jittery now. We had to go to another hospital yesterday as well to see his stoma nurse to get his stoma checked just to make sure it was behaving itself which it has been and so from now on, he doesn't need to make any more appointments with her and just needs to see her when and if needs be. Jay wasn't too great yesterday and spent most of the day in bed. He was just really tired and felt really lethargic in his words `like a bag of sh**t` He slept quite a lot yesterday and I was a little bit worried he ate dinner last night but decided to stay in bed. He just about made it down for his appointment yesterday and the stoma nurse gave him a right ticking off for actually being there. I did a covid test with him as well as he said he was feeling sore all over and felt quite hot took his temperature as well, but it was normal and the covid test was clear as well. I just wonder if this is the chemo treatment really kicking in now. He has been tolerating well but have read as the treatment progresses the side effects get worse? He's a bit better today and bit more chipper but still a little bit `hanging` as they say. He says himself he thinks this round of chemotherapy has knocked hell out of him. Maybe need to mention this to MDT but isn't it the case where the meds get reduced, they can be less effective? we see the oncologist in 2 weeks' time again and hopefully they will have the scan results by then (going to be on `eggshells` I think up until then). Will just keep my eye on Jay until then. Take Care Everyone.

Vicky x

court over 2 years ago

All the very best with his results .
Hoping he has picked up again in a day or two . All things considered he has been amazing so far on chemotherapy.

The scan build up is awful but I always found a sense of calm on the actual day . Hope the results come through quickly . Out of touch for a few years on how things are going on that front . The latest have been as an in patient and that certainly cuts the process but way too drastic a solution to that problem .

Thinking of you ,

Court

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PattyK over 2 years ago in reply to court

Thanks again Court! Hope you are keeping well all things considered with you. He went to bed early tonight again around 9.p.m. never does that. Beginning to worry now because he hasn't had a lot to eat today either saying he's not hungry. I asked if he was ok, and he said yes but again said he thinks it's the chemo that's really doing him in this time. We had hoped to get across to the caravan this weekend, but our son phoned us today and asked us to watch our wee granddaughter this weekend. His partner's sister is emigrating to Australia, and they are having a leaving do on Saturday. Any other time would have been fine, but Jay as much as he loves our wee granddaughter, can really see this far enough just now but trying to get it through to William is like hitting a brick wall. We keep telling him that there is `another set of grandparents` they can't go to this do because the mother is bedridden and doesn't keep well herself and William will say how ill she is, and Jay will say to him `and I'm not`?? He's not a selfish lad we never brought him up to be selfish, but he just takes things like this for granted that we will watch our granddaughter and just springs it on us, and he knows his dad is going through this treatment. I think because he sees him up and walking about, he thinks he's ok. Yes, I think they're quite quick with the scans now. Well Jay goes and gets bloods done the day before his oncology appointments and they can tell him the results of that the day he's there. In saying that though, the oncologist said the last time that he would try and get the results back for his next appointment on the 10th of November but seemingly there is a backlog with scan reports coming back just now. Just hope and pary they have a bit of positive news for us when we go. Thanks again Court. Take Care.

Vicky xx