I know some of my friends and relatives around the world are waiting for my next bit of news.
So here goes....
I went to the second session but they said that as it was a Friday there would be no-one there on the Saturday to give me the boost with the hypodermic I had last time. We took the stuff home and one of our nurses plugged me with it on Saturday. Each following session will go the same way - dash home and get a fix.,
I was rather run down, but the journey alone could do that and I decided in the end that the only real difference from the first round was the tenderness in my mouth. If I am careful with drinks and food so that it is warm rather than hot when I eat it I should get by. It may be that later chemotherapy sessions will cause other problems or more sensitivity in the mouth. I have been advised to prepare a mouth wash and use it immediately after the next session.
I went out for a drive with Mark and Penny day before yesterday. That was my first time out of the house since session two. We saw 26 different birds and it was rather misty so next trip we may see more.
Today Hnefi got out of his field. Everyone went out to try to wrestle him back in. I was pushed up in the wheelchair and first of all I made a fuss of Hiedi. Next I approached Hnefi with the head collar and some apple. He let me put the head collar on and walked back with Mark. Poor old Heidi thought she was being deserted and we had to follow her round the ruin to get her in her collar. She finally understood and then Sruart led her.
The two of them are now back in their lower paddock. This leaves the upper paddock for the dogs to exercise in. There are so many lambs and besting birds about that this is one of the few places they have a degree of freedom.
There is a lot of bustle in the kitchen. We will have Margaret and Christina here at lunch time so that makes eight of us. Normal roast beef and roast spuds and parsnips.
Until today I have kept away from people as the therapy gives the immune system a smack. Living dangerously today.
One more week for Mark and family. They have moved a lot of furniture from the house, started building a windbreak at the north side of the back gardern and retrieved the trailer so that we can use it if required. He brought plants in pots from the old house and there are more to come. We will talk to people with vans (two have already volunteered) and then clear the house. I use the royal we nowadays, It means someone else will do it but I will shout at them.
Anyway it is a busy day so I'm off for lunch and then a siesta.
Thanks for you comments and kind thoughts.
Thanks for the update. How many doses of chemo are you expecting to have? It is a shame it is such an exhausting trip to get it! Is there any word on how you are responding to the treatment?
ReplyDeleteIt is half term here. Patrick has taken Rosa and Toby away for a few days so I can write essays. Raven is keeping me company, he has exams to revise for. They have gone to Castleton youth hostel which is just lovely. There is a walk from behind the hostel up to Mam Tor but that is a bit far for Toby just yet. They went to the outdoor swimming pool in Hathersage today.
I am making slow progress with my essays but the end is in sight. All academic work has to be in by the end of July and hopefully I will be a midwife by September.
Much love to you and Aunty Janet. Say hello to Mark and family if they are still with you.
Ruth xxxx
Hello Ruth, I go to Aberdeen next Friday. That will be chemo three. Three weeks later it will be chemo four. I asked about checking how much use the chemotherapy was to me. They said that normally they just check the blood and estimate from that.. I have persuaded them to check (probably MRI) after the fourth treatment. I would like them to be able to rule out Malignant Melanoma. So far no one has dismissed the possibility. I may now be getting a bit ansaemic again. I am puffing after walking and getting a bit dizzy.
ReplyDeleteMark, Penny and all left on Friday. They have helped to move a lot of stuff from the other house and its front garden. There is still more to move and a lot of work needed in the garden. We now have pampas grass and willows half way to Paoil Water and some carrot, peppers and aubergine in pots. Also still in pots are the roses, blackcurrant, sycamore, oak if we can find it in the weeds and some other bits and pieces including chives.
I look forward to watching people gardening before long.
You must have mixed feelings about coming to the end of your studies. Hard work now and a rewarding future. Not the same for Raven who must see exams spreading into the foreseeable future. If he has an ambition to go in a particular direction that may give him greater impetus. Anyway good luck to you both in the coming exams. Love to you all.
Peter.. .
Hello,
ReplyDeleteI heard from my Dad that you have now had your third dose of chemo. I hope you are doing ok and not to worn out by the treatment and all the travel.
I am celebrating getting a job, which is a huge relief. There don't seem to be many jobs available so I am lucky. I still have lots of work to do to finish the degree first though!
We are having a half birthday party for Toby this weekend. We always do him a half birthday party because his birthday is so close to Christmas. He is very excited, but has a bit of an unrealistic present list so I hope that won't lead to disappointment. Raven is going to Grimsby to play in the Grimsby chess jamborie on Saturday. Then he just has two exams to go. He has had a very drawn out exams period compared to some of his friends.
Much Love Ruth x