Firstly, before I get to the story from which this post got its name, I hobbled in to the ward on Monday. Hobbled? Yes hobbled. Must have looked an absolute mess. Especially with my bald head too. Someone even moved to give me somewhere to sit on the bus ride down the hill. How come…
Category: treatment
Methotrexate!!!
Methotrexate is seriously a walk in the park compared to my lovely Cisplatin/Doxorubicin combo from the first week. I mean… I guess I should start from the beginning. So I come in on the Monday and I have to be here for pre appointments with literally everyone, checks, talks, find out about my drugs, etc….
Still struggling days later, but appreciating the people around me.
So Friday afternoon I went home. We got an uber. When I got home, there was this incredible collection of gifts waiting for me on the dining room table from my amazing housemate Owen and his girlfriend. Best welcome home present ever. As well as moisturisers, body butter and masks (I have been loving these!),…
Day four and first week of chemo is DONE!
Day four, I woke up tired and in pain. Surprise surprise. My back was starting to hurt from lying down (lots more on this later, unfortunately), and my chest was sore from the chemo pumping in. But there was a light at the end of this tunnel, today I was getting disconnected and going home! Charlie was…
The adventures and ordeals of Chemo day 3
By the third day I was still in pain. Every time it pumped (which was every few seconds) I had pain and discomfort in my chest. I tried to spend the morning napping and then went back to the ward. They were naturally worried and sent me swiftly down for a chest X-ray. Which I…
Well hello again everyone!
I am still alive, I have survived the first week of chemo, but I’m not going to lie, it wasn’t easy. Sorry for the radio silence, this is the first time I’ve been able to put thoughts together. It’s been a big week or so, so let me start at the beginning. I’ll try and…
The Cancer Chronicles 