Me & Sissy.I'm up showered and dressed with a feeling of impending doom, not helped by my dream. I was somewhere with my sister and they were selling off Christmas ornaments. Every time I picked one up I would look at it and even though it was only a few pence I would think 'it's not worth buying as I might not be here next Christmas'. It's not something that I spend my time thinking, but it must be somewhere in the depths of my strange mind.
The weather doesn't help today, it's pouring down, still I'm sporting my new skirt and boots, it's always nice to have a reason to dress up a bit and I've given myself a kick up the bum in relation to clothes. There is a tendency to slouch around in jeans and thick pullies when you're not feeling so good, but it doesn't help the morale. I love my clothes, so I've decided to wear more of my nice stuff instead of thinking 'oh I'll leave that till I feel better'. It might not last, but at least I feel a bit better about myself today. So more later!
Post Chemotherapy - Well all went smoothly. I was looked after by Tracy who is an Oncology Specialist Nurse and she was lovely, she took lots of time to talk about my recent experience all of the side effects that I've experienced. It would seem that I am quite sensitive to the chemotherapy drugs and I am having quite a rough time, which sort of answers some of the questions I've been asking previously in my blog re: stories of other cancer sufferers running and working. Next time I will be seeing my Consultant to review progress, so we'll see what he has to say. Tracy also flushed two litres of fluid through to alleviate any constipation caused by the anti-emetics(anti-sickness) tablets which a tend to soak up body fluids and slow bowel movement.
The actual treatment went without incident and it was nice to have Patty (my sister) to chat with. Tracy took a picture of us both on my phone and once I discover how to transfer it to the lap top I will put it on here.
We came home to what I hoped would be a really nice 'slow cooker' stew, but as I do at the moment I forgot to do certain things and it was all a bit 'al dente', oh well better luck next time. It took about three hours for the effects to kick in (from the chemo, not the stew) and I am currently experiencing some nausea, slight headache and general wobbliness, so her we go!
