kicking the arse of the bastard beast ™ since 2014
Monday 9th July Early start from Derby to arrive at Nottingham City Hospital for around 0800. The haematology day case unit opens at 0815 and I join the queue to
Continue readingThe fitting of my Hickman line and 6th cycle of chemotherapy went well last week. I’m now rapidly approaching the end of the first phase of treatment. It’s been successful!
Continue readingI’m listening to King of America, Elvis Costello’s 1986 album, while receiving my fourth and final dose of Cytarabine for this chemo cycle. Unlike the over-produced and rather directionless ‘Goodbye
Continue readingI had the results of my most recent (last week’s) PET/CT scan today. The good news – no, excellent news – is that it shows I’ve made a complete response
Continue readingNo, not that C word. And not ‘Chope’ either, though goodness knows his antics and those of his filibustering friend have made me furious over the last few days. The
Continue readingMy blood test results from Monday showed a significant improvement over the previous week (no longer neutropenic, but still a little anaemic), so cycle 5 happened on Wednesday. I felt
Continue readingThe tiredness I felt after cycle 4 turned into shortness of breath a few days later. I didn’t think too much of it at the time – after all, I
Continue readingI had my fourth chemotherapy cycle (one infusion of Rituximab, followed by 4 infusions of high-dose Cytarabine 12 hours apart) as an in-patient at the end of last week. This
Continue readingThis lovely bouquet arrived for me this afternoon. Thank you to everyone at Software AG for your encouragement – it (and the flowers!) is much appreciated.
Continue readingHello again! *furiously dusts the cobwebs off the blog and its readers* The last time I felt able to sit down and write was almost a month ago while I
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