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So there we are, I survived my sixteen sessions of GemCis Chemotherapy yesterday.
I now have to wait for a CT Scan and appointment to see my Oncologist to see if 'Boris' has shrunk, or, hopefully shrivelled away completely. I won't have this until the new year and hope to feel at least a little …
Well, what a week that was, it started off with a Blood Transfusion on Tuesday, followed by the second session of my sixth cycle of Chemo. Apparently I have another two cycles to go and hopefully I shall well and truly given Boris a battering. Then today I had a much feared appointment with my Diabe…
So what does having Chemo actually involve?
I thought this time I would explain the procedure I go through at a Chemotherapy Session. My Chemotherapy regime is based on a 21 day cycle. I have treatments on Day 1 and Day 8 and a Day off on Day 15. The day before each session of Chemo I have to…
OK so I have reached Day 2 of the 21 day Chemotherapy Regime.
Day 1 Wednesday 4th July
Admitted as a Day Case to the Chemotherapy Department at St Mary's Hospital. First I was weighed to ensure that I wasn't in fluid overload at the end of the session - I needed to weigh no more than 2 kg abov…
This is probably the toughest blog post I have ever had to write, and it has taken a while as I needed to spend some time visiting family and letting them know what's going on.
Some of my Facebook 'Family' have already been following my story to a point and have been very supportive.
As alrea…
Sal
August 18, 2014
Hallooooo! I love the background colours - so soothing for my dyslexic eyes! I love the poem too - she's very talented! I'm so glad you're doing this - I'm sure it'll help a lot of people. xxx
