Chemo Plans
We saw Dr Adab last night to find out what he is planning for me in the way of chemo now.
Obviously it is BAD NEWS that I have loose cancer cells swimming around in my abdomen and he is going to give them a major blast for SIX MONTHS!
The routine will be like before, three nights as an inpatient, every other week, starting at the end of this month. (Tuesday 27th Feb). He is going to give me the same as before, plus one called Alvastin, which works on my blood vessels .. cos tumours like to make fresh blood supplies for themselves, this drug works to deny them the blood vessels ... which you can imagine gives rise to a fresh lot of possible side effects, like high blood pressure, clotting, bruising, bleeding and kidney problems! Brigid says.....But we have every confidence in his magical drugs and could not wish for a more wonderful Dr to make Suzi all better.
Hey ho - if it all gets too much I can have a week or two off, but at the very least I am going to be having this treatment until the end of August.
Plenty of visiting opportunities there then!
Valentine's Day
We saw Dr Adab last night to find out what he is planning for me in the way of chemo now.
Obviously it is BAD NEWS that I have loose cancer cells swimming around in my abdomen and he is going to give them a major blast for SIX MONTHS!
The routine will be like before, three nights as an inpatient, every other week, starting at the end of this month. (Tuesday 27th Feb). He is going to give me the same as before, plus one called Alvastin, which works on my blood vessels .. cos tumours like to make fresh blood supplies for themselves, this drug works to deny them the blood vessels ... which you can imagine gives rise to a fresh lot of possible side effects, like high blood pressure, clotting, bruising, bleeding and kidney problems! Brigid says.....But we have every confidence in his magical drugs and could not wish for a more wonderful Dr to make Suzi all better.
Hey ho - if it all gets too much I can have a week or two off, but at the very least I am going to be having this treatment until the end of August.
Plenty of visiting opportunities there then!
Valentine's Day
We bought each other cards and these china mugs each with loveheart messages on them. (how cute are they?) They are made in England by Juicy Lucy and very girly...
Brigid also bought me an individually crafted glass coaster with a heart motif, which is just gorgeous. We had chocolate and red fruit for breakfast and we are going out for lunch later....
Celia's Visit
Yesterday was brightened by a visit from Celia F. She came bearing rainbow (multi-veg) soup for lunch, Welsh cakes AND a massive chocolate and orange sponge cake, all stuff that she made herself. If you are round here in the next few days make sure to ask for a slice of the cake, but you'll have to move sharpish ...!
Celia's Visit
Yesterday was brightened by a visit from Celia F. She came bearing rainbow (multi-veg) soup for lunch, Welsh cakes AND a massive chocolate and orange sponge cake, all stuff that she made herself. If you are round here in the next few days make sure to ask for a slice of the cake, but you'll have to move sharpish ...!
29 comments:
The chemo plan sounds grim Sue, but if anyboy can turn this into an opportunity for growth it's you
Well, as they say in Yorkshire, 'It'll be the making of you' that's making you well,I hope!You sound admirably stocial about the whole thing, and I'm sure there will be many like me who are,as I write, giving you enormous
'mental' hugs.Glad to hear that Valentine's Day has ben so romantic, and hope the lunch was a feast. Thank you for my honorable mention on the blog - I had to smile when I typed in the password: LICUP! More cake etc. opportunities go with extended visiting! Luv, Celia F.
we had a nice time at Trentha, the sun shone and we had lunch at Cafe Davide ...
I dont see how I can be anything othere than stoical, really!
Oh I don't know, if push came to shove I'm sure that you - like the rest of us - could manage a quick toy with blind terror.
LOL @ Julie. Indeed, I'm a fond believer in frantic flapping and screaming abdabs to name but a few.
Sorry Julie, but isn't the point of the chemo to deny any 'opportunity for growth?'
Susan, I wondered how you would react to Dr Adab's treatment plan. But you just come back more awesome than ever.
If ever you have to face a crisis I expect you will cope.
Impressive.
lots of love, Mark xx
ps yes, the previous comment was me too.
You're going to be just fine because, y'know, *I* say so. So there. See you in the morning. xx
Kate - B agrees with you and for the exact same reason ..
she reckons she taught you well !?!?!?
It looks so daunting when you put SIX MONTHS in capitals - I'm sure it will fly and you'll have the support of all those that love you. Lots and lots of love Aunty B
Hello Mark, hope to see you next week.
"Loose cancer cells swimming around in one's abdomen" is enough to give anyone the screaming Dr Adabs, poor honey. But the loaf has gone and these are just the pesky crumbs.
Luckily, your medical history, statistical probability and SuperNurseWife B, all dictate that the next 6 months shall pass, not in the nicest fashion, admittedly, but they SHALL pass and you WILL end up fit as a fiddle with a l-o-n-g life ahead of you. (Not talking beer, here, either.)
As for Valentine's evening, I bought a wee chocolate fondue/fountain thingy, a big bar of Galaxy and cut up loads of organic rainbow fruit. No sooner had we embarked upon the chocolate road to lurve than I got a sudden and fierce migraine and had to lie in a dark room for the rest of the evening! Who knew I was allergic to Kiwi fruit?! :)
Big hug and much love to you both,
Jean xxxxx
Oh Jean - you poor thing... but how did you get to your, ehem, advanced years without knowing you are allergic to kiwis?
ps .. re cancer cells in abdomen
don't forget the surgeon mopped up the fluid she SAW there so the pool of cells has already been reduced. Obiously liquid stuff can move around in any space .. and there is no knowing how far the pesky crumbs have travelled or lodged themselves ... but we DO know that they are nowhere big enough to show up on a scan yet ..
I get another set of scans in 3 months.
Just said goodbye to the Mystery boys, I made a meat pie with lots of veg,Joe always says this pastrys loveley, bless him.
T and J were to busy playing a game on the computer to bother with pudding and time flew John came and they hadnt managed a blog,so had to go home for bed.
We painted the bathroom walls,well Dad did,I supervised we will paint the doors tomorrow.
Lots of love L M xxxxxxxx
Julie, any day except Wednesday is good for me. Tracy's lost granny was found.
Enjoy your Japanese birthday meal on Saturday + have a safe journey to Warwick.
love Mark xx
Hi Sue, This is cousin Pauline. 3rd attempt to send blogg message today. T'others must be chewed up by the munchkins, or I've done it wrong?
Just to say, I'm sure you'll win the battle in the end. It is grim now but hope springs eternal.
Lots of love. Pauline xx
Julie, on second thoughts Wednesday might be fine too since, thanks to granny, I now have the day off work.
Mark x
Cousin Pauline,
Susan won't just win the battle, she will win the war. And deserve a VC.
Suze - My new found kiwi allergy is clearly a matter of much debate in influential circles. :) I have never liked the varmints so I just don't eat them.
However, we get one of those random organic deliveries once a week and they've obviously had a glut of kiwis in their organic warehouse so they keep on arriving on our organic doorstep.
As Merc likes them, they were sharing the plate with the other more sociable fruit and I managed to absorb some kiwi juice by default. Later on, I found out that my little sister has an equally violent reaction to kiwis.
We live and learn!
Hope you have a good day, today and that you and B have a lovely weekend.
Mwahs.
Jean xx
well that's the kiwi mystery cleared up .. thank-you.
now I need to know what "Tracy's lost granny was found" means?
Hello Suusan we are coming to aunty Bs on Feb 28th till Fri so will see you in the hospital on wed night and again on thursday we will check with Brigid the best time to see you later.
Its a bit wet today, Dads just been for his blood tests hes to go to the diabetic clinic on Wed, he just found the appointment thingy last night good job we are coming the week after now.
Dads just painting the doors,while he wswas out I put all the towels ect back in the cupboard it took me ages to sort it all out.
Bye for now love L M and Dad xxxxxxxxxx
Mark pleased to hear she has been located, when is the funeral?
Susan you are obviously in the dark as to this plot development - but I can assure you that it's one that John Irvin would have delighted in.
That wasn't meant to be anonymous, sorry. Julie
cripes .. Tracy's deceased granny got lost? Good heavens!
Are you sure it's John Irvine, sounds a bit more Janet Evanovitch to me
not nearly enough trauma, (or exploding cars - that I know about) to be Evanovitch.
The lost granny episode was quite funny, but I was trying to avoid an explanation via this blog. However, since you ask, Tracy's gran died and needed a post mortem. Her body went to Walsgrave hospital and was parked up in the morgue. But all records were lost, so a week later she was still there, forgotten.
Only when phone calls from family were made did anything get sorted. The post mortem was hastily performed (hardening of arteries not helped by 60 years of passive smoking) and a funeral was able to be arranged for next wednesday.
Not funny at all really, but somehow you had to laugh. The situation did not improve when Tracy remarked 'my nan would have hated getting lost'.
Stories of incompetence can be double edged with the human suffering and the sureal humour. I'm relieved for the Bannisters and yourself Mark.
@ Mark - I'm glad it all turned out right in the end, presumably it's more the paperwork that gets mislaid than her actual body in that situation ..
It all has a ring fact being stranger than fiction ...
I am getting good at black comedy, seeing the funny side of (literally) shitty situations is my new speciality!
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