Well I passed the blood test, so my second round of chemotherapy went ahead.
Strictly speaking 3 of the 4 drugs I have are not chemotherapy as they are not cytotoxic. Two are monoclonal and the final one is to strengthen my bones.
Sadly, the blood test that I had up at the chemo unit was only trial, so from now on it's back to lurking by the door of the blood clinic in the main hospital.
I spent basically all day at the unit as each of the drugs take about an hour to push through and then there is flushing with saline after each one. Not to mention the preloading of antihistamine and other drugs to prevent me reacting to the herceptin.
In spite of having both hands free due to the wonder that is the portacath and thus being able to do crosswords etc. it gets really very boring. The boredom is punctuated with multiple trips to the loo and dozing.
The best part of this type of chemo is that I don't feel sick and in fact the day after (today) I am full of beans. Unfortunately this does wear off by the second day. So I made the most of today by going for a massive long walk. I will try, weather permitting, to continue to go for a daily walk, probably not as far or as for long as I did today, but try I will.
Just been catching up on all your posts, Corinne. Trying to think of tasty foods you might still enjoy... spicy tortilla chips and dips? Curry? Fajitas with salsa?
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ReplyDeleteThank you for your suggestions. I suspect that anything too spicy might not agree with my somewhat delicate digestive system. I will continue my quest.
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