KiwiCat's updates
my cancer journey, and other stuff
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3 medications, 2 sunburnt cheeks, and 4 hours of insomnia. Day 3 is proving rougher than day 2. Yesterday I worked a little in the morning then needed a rest. I would then have been fine to go back to work for a bit but it was getting too close to my district nurse appointment…
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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…
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Hi Damon here just an update Charlotte will do her own. The treatment in thames took 45min, most of the day was other checks, finding veins for IV line Got back in the car 2.30 and heeded stright home, Charlotte sleeped the whole way. Straight to bed at 3.45 Have got her up at 6…
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It’s officially winter now but our garden doesn’t seem to care. I already posted photos of the hibiscus, so here are some of the other flowers popping up. I don’t know what they are, generally, other than pretty. I’ve captioned the ones I do know. As for fruit, well our couple of surviving cherimoya are…
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It may sound silly, I mean I know I am on a cancer journey, I’ve had major surgery, I’ve been bouncing between scans and medical professionals for that very reason, but I just don’t feel like someone who has cancer. What’s that supposed to feel like? I’m not sure, but most of the time right…
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It’s almost the first day of winter, and certainly we’ve had the odd cooler evening and chilly morning but overall it’s been incredibly mild. Right now, mid-morning I’ve just been for a walk in short sleeves on a sunny day. Amazing. Perhaps our change in altitude helps. It would have been a damp, chily morning…
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Two weeks after the lst scan I finally have a date for my next oncologist appointment: 4 June. Given the casual nature of the conversation I had with the bookings clerk (who was going to ring sometime in the next fortnight to make an appointment if I hadn’t rung her first), I can only assume…
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The weather this weekend was great and we made good use of it. My clotheline area is now cobbled, so no more walking on the dewy grass. The washing got out mid afternoon and surpriningly all but three items did get dry before we lost the sun for the day. Impressive for the time of…
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Today’s trip went well. For a start it was supposed to be raining but while it was misty and damp, it wasn’t actually raining. Then as I was packing the car, I saw a kereru/native wood pigeon in the neighbour’s tree over our driveway. I tried hard to get a picture without chasing it away.…
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It’s been a very normal last few weeks. My energy levels are improving, I’m doing longer hours at work, and I’m having fewer medical appointments. Speaking of which, I do have a scan bioked for Wednesday, but it’s in Thames, so a 3 hour round trip rather than 3 hours one way, so that’s good…
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