So I came in this morning for a quick pre-chemo blood test, expecting to be in and out quickly. I wanted to check what my platelets and neutrophils were doing so my friend the Australian nurse Charlie said to hang around and they’d be able to tell me the results in about 20 mins time….
Category: Tests
Trex week wrap up
This week I met with a 4th year medical student who needed someone to use for a case study. You mean I can be the centre of attention and talk about myself? Oh ok! He was nice. We had fun. I’ll see him again sometime. On Thursday I stopped in to grab my lunch at…
Some good news to share!! And some news that makes Jen grumpy…
Well. I am happy to share with you the good news I received yesterday… From the results of my PET scan, they were able to see that the cancer is responding to the chemo! Still waiting for the MRI to get the complete picture, but it won’t tell a different story. This means chemo is…
Monday, 2.c. Final week of second cycle.
9:20 – First things first, downstairs to the blood people for my Monday blood tests. Catch up on weekends. Be happy we have sun and no hurricane. Everything going so quick today, I guess because I scheduled everything earlier. 9:40 – Head upstairs. I’ve got about 40mins until my appointment with the Oncologist. See Nicola…
The PICC Line is in! No more needles! (Communal sigh of relief)
So I went to work today as planned, since my PET scan wasn’t until 3pm. At about 10:20am I got a call from my nurse asking me where I was. I said at work. She asked me when I was coming in and I said ‘well I have my PET scan at 3pm…’ And she…
Kidney tests may very well be the devil.
So today was the GFR (kidney) test. I don’t like it. I don’t want to do it again, thanks (hopefully I won’t have to, I’m not sure). But let’s start from the beginning. I’ll warn you, this might be a bit of a long one. First I had my echo test at 9am. Super easy. A…
The Cancer Chronicles 