So today was
my second round of Chemo and it went very well (Here’s the Science bit!)
·
White
Blood Count at 7.2 was better than before I first started – result
·
Haemoglobin
was 13.2 – result
·
Oxygen
level 97 out of 100 – result
·
Blood
pressure normal
·
Bloody
hard to get the cannula in on account I have poor veins in hands and after the
third attempt and a fair bit of swearing from me and deep breaths the nurse did
get it in fair play
·
So
the chemo commenced
It was a
long day as you have to wait for the chemo cocktail to be made to your
specification from height and weight, after all the above information has been
cleared so there is endless waiting around, bad enough for the patient but very
tiring for poor Jo.
Also she had
to run with me to the loo every 15 minutes due to the amount of liquid you
drink or have put through your body and help me take my pants down, on account it’s
difficult when you have a cannula in your hand.
Sisters do this for each other in times of need but all I will say is
thank goodness I have the ‘bastard cancer’ and not Jo. Not just because I love her and would take it
100,000 times over than see her with it, but, also because I am the sister who
would struggle with that and she is the caring one between us. As most of the
patients in the ward today were men with prostate ‘bastard cancer’ they maybe
thought I was a man in drag the amount of times I went. Particularly the one in
the cubical next to the loo who kept saying ‘not you again!’
We had a
giggle, but there are many giggles to be had in the cancer unit, people are
bloody brave, bloody marvellous and there is a positive upbeat aura in the
unit.
Anyway I
thought I would sum it up from Jo’s perspective in a parody of the classic ‘Twelve
days of Christmas’ It needs work but you will get the idea and I know you will
all be singing it on our behalf as you read it!
Six
Half Hours of Chemo! (To the tune of 12 days of Christmas) dedicated to my
brilliant and supportive sister Jo x
(To the tune of 12
days of Christmas)
On the first half hour of chemo my sister said to me:
A positive mind and a giggle from you & me
On the second half hour of chemo my sister said to me:
Eat organic grapes and A positive mind and giggle from you
and me!
On the third half hour of chemo my sister said to me:
Drink lots of water, Eat organic grapes and A positive mind
and giggle from you and me!
On the fourth half hour of chemo my sister said to me:
Stop bloody moaning, Drink lots of water, Eat organic grapes
and A positive mind and giggle from you and me!
On the fifth half hour of chemo my sister said to me:
Shut the f**k up please, (it’s
the steroids make me hyper!)
Stop bloody moaning, Drink lots of water, Eat organic grapes
and A positive mind and giggle from you and me!
On the sixth half hour of chemo my sister said to me:
Cold cap really suits you but,
Shut the f**k up Please,
Stop bloody moaning, Drink lots of water, Eat organic grapes
and A positive mind and giggle from you and me!
On the seventh half hour of chemo my sister said to me:
What’s with all the peeing, Cold cap really suits you but,
Shut the f**k up Please,
Stop bloody moaning, Drink lots of water, Eat organic grapes
and A positive mind and giggle from you and me!
On the eighth half hour of chemo my sister said to me:
The nurses think you’re crazy, what’s with all the peeing,
Cold cap really suits you but,
Shut the f**k up Please,
Stop bloody moaning, Drink lots of water, Eat organic grapes
and A positive mind and giggle from you and me!
On the ninth half hour of chemo my sister said to me:
I’m not your bloody servant, The nurses think you’re crazy, what’s
with all the peeing, Cold cap really suits you but,
Shut the f**k up Please,
Stop bloody moaning, Drink lots of water, Eat organic grapes
and A positive mind and giggle from you and me!
On the tenth half hour of chemo my sister said to me:
More tea and biscuits, I’m not your bloody servant, The
nurses think you’re crazy, what’s with all the peeing, Cold cap really suits
you but,
Shut the f**k up Please,
Stop bloody moaning, Drink lots of water, Eat organic grapes
and A positive mind and giggle from you and me!
On the eleventh half hour of chemo my sister said to me:
Thank F**k it’s nearly over, More tea and biscuits, I’m not
your bloody servant, The nurses think you’re crazy, What’s with all the peeing,
Cold cap really suits you but,
Shut the f**k up Please,
Stop bloody moaning, Drink lots of water, Eat organic grapes
and A positive mind and giggle from you and me!
On the twelfth half hour of chemo my sister said to me:
We can beat this Wendy, Thank F**k it’s nearly over, More tea and biscuits, I’m not
your bloody servant, The nurses think you’re crazy, What’s with all the peeing,
Cold cap really suits you but,
Shut the f**k up Please,
Stop bloody moaning, Drink lots of water, Eat organic grapes
and A positive mind and giggle from you and me!
My ‘Bastard Cancer’
Round 2 – Knocked out!
finally thanks to my brilliant neighbour jan who tidied up
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