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That’s one less dose to do!

We arrived just after 9 for the 9:30 appointment so in plenty of time. The staff were all very welcoming and soon I was in a comfortable chair with my crochet and a fresh cup of tea.

Then the waiting started.

First the oncologist wanted an ECG done  and to see the results before we went ahead. Then there was a trip over to the main hospital building for another quick scan as a baseline before starting.

Next, starting about 11:30, I had to be educated by the nurse on all the possible side efects and which medicine to take when. There are 6 different ones with different instructions so it took awhile.

Finally ready, they started trying to put the line in. For this medication ithas to go into a vein but not at your elbow. My veins proved unruly, so if it hadn’t worked on the fourth try we would have had to go back into the main hospital to do it under ultrasound, but it did work.  I’ll be remembering that vein for next time s I feel less like a pincushion!

On the up side, the dose itself took less than an hour then we were free to go.

I slept most of the trip, got out of the car and slept again, woke for dinner and slept again pretty much through to getting up at 5:30.

I don’t currently feel sleepy but I am a but lethargic and one of the pills I just took says it’ll make me sleepy, so it’s goig to be an interesting day. I have a little nausea, but I did get through breakfast and that’s mostly what the medication is for so I’m hopeful it’ll work.

That’s it for this update but wen I dd the flowers the other day I mentioned that the native iris wasn’t in bloom. Well now it is. Pretty, isn’t it?