Friday/Day 1
It was fairly quiet in the Galton Unit this morning
My nurse for today's infusion was Will and, although he was "just" an agency nurse, his knowledge bank and experience were superb so I felt in good hands, but I was a bit apprehensive 😟 from the start knowing that some of my blood results were only just within guidelines (sneaked a quick photo and as you can see quite a few of concern - defo becoming a hypochondriac )
But all went well and we were home by late morning.
Saturday/Day 2
We’ve read from the beginning that some side effects are cumulative, although by having 3 weeks between each cycle the body is supposed to recover to some extent. And - wow - the tiredness has certainly hit me full on this time and pretty much instantly. I didn’t even manage to get dressed today, I got up and showered but somehow never got further than that and just lolled around either in bed or on the sofa.
Sunday/Day 3
Still very tired but looking forward to a visit from my lovely number twos - step and granddaughter - so something to make an effort for.
Monday/Day 4
Today I felt very emotional and nothing seemed to go right. Ian was golfing and I had just a few simple tasks to do, either on the phone or the computer but it was just disastrous. Inanimate objects conspired against me and by the time Ian came home I was just a sobbing mess.
Really glad that BFF called in for a cuppa as that really cheered me up and I even managed to cook dinner afterwards (well fishcakes and salad so not exactly slaving over a hot stove but it gave Ian a break)
Tuesday/Day 5
Feeling a little better today, both energy and emotion wise. I've noticed that the darker patches on my head have gone so I guess there's been another significant fall out, although I'm still velvety to the touch.
Wednesday/Day 6
Nothing much today, except the weekly PICC line flush. Instead of the usual chocolates/biscuits for the nurses, today I took in a box of oranges 🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊 which went down particularly well with one of our favourites as it turns out she's diabetic.
Thursday/Day 7
A new gift from chemo arrived today 🎁 an angry looking rash between my butt cheeks. I managed to pull rank at my GP's and got a telephone appointment and then Dr agreed to see me at the end of surgery. He doesn't know what the rash is and it doesn't look like he thought it was going to (erm ?) but has prescribed antibiotics and some cream - he's also concerned re the low blood levels so tomorrow I have to have another blood test just to make sure.
All in all its been quite a rubbish week, but I'm hoping it's over for this cycle and I can look forward to a couple of "up" weeks. And maybe the sunshine will come back ☀️☀️☀️
