Chemo cycle 3 went ahead as
planned. Normally I am ‘0ut of action’ for about a week. This time however, now
4 weeks later I am still suffering from the side effects. My oncologist agreed with
me – no more chemo as my body has now become too toxic. So I have come to the
end of the treatment she can offer me. I had a scan on Thursday and will see
the oncologist in 2 weeks time.
Meanwhile I had an appointment
with the palliative care consultant at the hospice. He took lots of blood
samples which showed I was anaemic so on Monday I was in at the crack of dawn
for a blood transfusion. It certainly made me look a better colour (no longer a
‘Whiter Shade of Pale’ and more ‘Lily the Pink’ says Alan), and much less breathless
but it did nothing to raise my mood – I thought I would be running around like
a spring chicken!
I have been told that I need to
lower my expectations as to what I hope to achieve now – this is so hard to do
and makes me so sad. I am so pleased that I have such a wonderful carer in
Alan. I have another appointment at the hospice on Monday – I am hoping for
some nutritional advice/help as I am eating so little.
I hope this brief summary will
explain why the blog has not been updated for a while and why emails have
largely gone unanswered. Will try and do better!
I receive daily photos of the
Grandies. Our lovely Lilah is 3 tomorrow – we will Skype and pop in to her
party. They all had a great time together in Florida and I have many, many
photos to sort through.
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Please continue with your
support. Good wishes, prayers and positive thoughts are what we need right now.
Tess x
