I had clinic last Monday and took my overnight (or strictly, over week bag) with me as I was expecting to be admitted for mor cytarabine on the ward. However I was told that a better solution was to have more Subcutaneously as the release profile is gentler and the individual doses are lower. The normal course is 5 sessions on consecutive days, but I was to have 2 on Tuesday and Wednesday.<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t get my blood results in the clinic, but they were phoned through and showed an increase in WBC and a slight decrease in Hb. Not brilliant news. I am still lethargic with low energy levels, and a planned trip way had to be postponed \ud83d\ude41 the third one this year.<\/p>\n
I have also been in a bit of back pain which I think is pressure related from my gut as it seems to come on about 6 hours after eating. This gradually go worse as the week progressed until the last two nights when it has been milder and shorted duration! Progress??!!<\/p>\n
The chemo itself was a doddle – taking 30 seconds for a sub-cutaneous injection on my abdomen. The hardest part was summoning the energy to walk to the outpatient department!<\/p>\n
I have my next clinic on Monday so I hope there will be an improvement in blood chemistry and we can move back to a less aggressive regime.<\/p>\n
Once again I am indebted to the supportive friends who have taken me to and from the hospital, and sent me messages of support during the inevitable dark moments!<\/p>\n
But I\u2019m feeling chirpier and better in myself, so I\u2019m more than happy to say (go on guess…)<\/p>\n
Onwards and Upwards!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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