Well, had my ninth treatment this morning - bright and early at 8:30 - ok, so they don't take you right away!! Chantal came with me - which is always a lot of fun - lots of laughs!!! Thank you for coming with me - means a lot!!! I had Shelley today (she always wears really nice shoes, but had her plain janers on today!) and we weren't able to get her picture as she was busy with a new patient and had to explain lots of stuff to him. But she sat with me, as I was her first patient, and explained some stuff. My white blood count number was below the minimum they normally do - which is 1.5 and mine was 1.4 therefore they had to get permission from Dr. P to proceed with treatment. So will have to be careful next weekend as that is when my count will be low again and seeing as it is as low as it is now, more prone for infections. So have to stay away from people who are sick.
I also had a student nurse - which had me worried - re putting in the IV, but Shelley put it in and has been the best so far, was just a wee poke and that was it. The Red Devil went in as usual, though she puts it in at 1cc then checks for back flow and then another 1cc - and checks - so in case the drug has escaped, not as much damage will have been done. When she started the other drug, she put it in over an hour - to reduce the
chance of me getting the headache - and it worked! No headache. We were in there just over two hours...... which is not bad. One of the other patients that was there was a woman who is 10 years younger than me, and has been given two years to live - makes me very thankful for the time that I have. She was a lot of fun and the three of us laughed and giggled - the black humour of cancer patients comes out when you have a couple of us together!!!
Got my requisition sheet for my blood work for he 24th of April - a full workup this time and then we were out of there! Next stop - the Guildford Station Pub for lunch.... sat on the patio with the warmth of the sunshine - and had a yummy lunch...... Chantal walked home as her and Rick live a block from the pub - we discussed that....LOL.
Just one pix of me today and one of my new garden in the front!! Till next time!!! The 24th of April when we get the results of the CT Scan, lung x-ray and the bone scan. And then I am off to Victoria for three days with Meghan.
Ciao for now
Roni
11 comments:
Just read your update. You have such a wonderful upbeat attitude for all the crap that you are going through.
Sending hugs
Daphne (from Ontario)
Love your positive, upbeat attitude, Roni!! And I would have loved to have heard this black humour you wrote about... I suspect I would have been shocked ;-) HaHa!! I'll be back for your next update... looking forward to hearing good things!
Victoria
Glad you're doing so well and keeping so optimistic. Your train friends are thinking of you and say hi!
Bonnie W.
You look great Roni. I would have loved to be a fly on the wall to hear your "black humour".I can relate!
Your new garden looks awesome and I envy your great weather. It's 14 in Calgary today but it's been a very long winter and my crocuses are finally in bloom.
Keep smiling.......
Thinking of you,
Sophie :)
thanks for the update miss roni!
This is just gonna be a short one...
I had a great time with you today - we had a lot o' laughs, and the other woman that you mentioned was also a great humourist, given that she has many more issues to deal with than just the chemo treatments. I overheard her name - Celeste, I believe.
Lunch was de-lish! Gotta remember to try the wraps there again, when I ever get there for lunch again. We had a good visit, without the hubbies, or kids, or others, for a change, which was fun!
Hope the side-effects don't hit ya too hard... Talk in a bit...
Hugs 'n' luv,
C
Hi Roni, You look great, and always smiling and having a laugh, such a wonderful inspiration. The flower garden is coming along nicely. Nice to see you are going on a little trip , enjoy!
Hi woman, you have nothing better to do than that......just kidding.... next time I want to go and be there with you so just tell me which date after your trip to Victoria.....Hang in there....love you, Mila
Hi Roni,
Thanks for posting the update... Glad to hear you have a short trip to look forward to with Meghan, that should be fun for both of you. The pictures of your garden look very nice, can't wait to see the finished product. I too would have loved to be a fly on the wall at your chemo... As always your attitude and spirit amaze me. You go girl!!! Love Rae
Just thinking about you Roni. I saw your post that you went to your sister's 50th Anniversary party tonight - So glad you could be there. I'm sure it meant a lot to her too. Wishing you a very blessed Easter and all the best to you so you can go to Victoria and have some fun. A big Easter Bunny Hug to you
Mavis
It sucks that you are having such awful side effects and feeling so sick. Just wanted to let you know you are in my thoughts daily.
Hugs, Mavis
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