©Jenny Harrod 2019
Chemotherapy Cycle 6 Completed - 2 more cycles (4 treatments) to go.
So we have a General Election on December 12th and my last Chemo on December 5th so a chance to get rid of both Boris's in the course of a week!
Last week I had an appointment with a Gastorenterologist, His name was Thomas b…
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 I had Chemo yesterday and the girls took bloods for grouping and cross matching prior to my transfusion which is booked for next Tuesday. This will be followed by a blood test on Wednesday and another session of Chemotherapy on Thursday. That will complete my Sixth cycle of Chemo out of a total o…
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…
Today was a good day as is usual the first day post Chemo so I try to get a s much done as possible. I went to both Lidl and Aldi to pick up some of their weekly special bargains, caught up with some long overdue e-mails to family and did a little online retail therapy.
The patients sharing the C…
Oh Dear, I got that very wrong didn't I?
I thought my four months of Chemo were a complete regime, and once I had a scan to assess the results I wouldn't need any more, (at least for a while).
However, I saw the Oncologist (for all of 2 minutes) today and he had expected me to have had more …
Well, its officially true, pride does come before a fall and are often the results of the actions of a Fool!
I was so pleased that I had managed to keep my blood sugars below 20 whilst taking the oral steroids (Dexamethasone), that is until today. Then if you pardon the expression it all went t*t…
So, I found out at my latest outpatient's appointment with the Oncologist that my first days Chemotherapy was a low dose to see how my MS would respond and if I could tolerate it. I wish he had told me that before I started it as I thought it was pretty much an easy ride.
That said, yesterday I…
So I have survived it past the initial shock to the system from all the IV fluids, the oral steroids and anti-emetic medications.
Certainly Monday and Tuesday were days where I felt someone had taken my batteries out and left me totally drained, so I even spent Monday in bed to try to recharge fo…
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
