| Posted: 18 July 2007 at 5:25pm | IP Logged
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Well thats it ladies..no more chemo...all done and dusted...and no I didnt behave.
Ive erm been sat on the loo lots over the last 24 hours..damn that movethelot stuff really really moves the lot..but I did take rather a lot lol..but then there was a lot to get rid of lol.
So off we went armed with the usual tissues to hide behind, chewing gum to chew and my chemo book. The hospital was heaving...they mustve been having a 2 for 1 deal going on as there were no car spaces and it was heaving inside with crowds. However, battled my way as the trooper I am all elbows etc through to the admissions stuff...walked in and announced...morning ladies...last chemo...here I am...so the young lass chuckled lots and printed off my form (elective admission my eye, but still makes me chuckle). I also said...dont take this the wrong way ladies, but I hope never to see you again..but If I have to come back..well see you later in the year. They were greatly amused but said they understood completely.
So off with a skip (honest I did) into the chemo unit. Kerry spotted me straight away and that was it...woohoooo steph, last one today yay..which then set everyone off in the chemo unit doing a round of applause. Honest, it was like a party in there this afternoon. Got a bit of a lump in my throat...but dutifully handed over my admissions form..and the box of roses which got hidden in the nurses office pretty quick I can tell you lol.
So did my normal thing, two trips to the loo..pace about for a few seconds and then get talked at by some old bloke and his wife...(who me and joe were not sure if the 'wife' was male or female..had the distinct erm mannorisms of a not born female..but couldnt see the adams apple, and trust me I looked. They were trying to convince me about homeopathy, how its good for you, how all cancer sufferers should try it, they get theres off the internet, only 20 quid a week and its not a rip off...me being ever so nice (and I was) ooo will have to check that when we get home, might be worth a try...(while thinking..gawd the bloke saw you coming..20quid a week off the internet..you never heard of holland and barrett with their 95 percent sale thats always on lol.
Soooo Stephanie (i know we get everywhere) came through and called me in. So theres me...its my final chemo..der ner ner ner its my final chemo der ner ner ner..so that set her off chuckling and yes we did bop over to my chair lol. My vein hid which I dont blame it for. However, cos I got a bruise on the vein last week she couldnt go in to the same place, so had to go higher up. She did say it might take a few attempts...my answer....dont care im still not coming out from behind my tissues. But, it went in first time, just below my wrist, which meant i had to keep my hand extended while having chemo rather than in a ball.
All chemo went through no probs and yes I got hammered woohoo. Had a chat though about herceptin and found out loads...how BORED am I going to be if i have to have that. I can start herceptin 6 weeks after radiotherapy has finished..cos you keep cooking for a few weeks after the rads have finished. For the first one I get some anti-sick stuff and some piriton and then the herceptin, it takes about half hour 40 mins for it to go through as it goes through the pointy stick in your hand. Then I have to sit there for 6 hours to see if I get a reaction or not. This only happens for the first one, after that every herceptin i have, if i need it, i will get the piriton, but I will only need to stay on the unit for 2 hours after having it to make sure I dont have a reaction. The sharp pointy stick doesnt get taken out, as they have to leave it in just in case they need to pump me with whatever if I do have a reaction. So that was good to find out.
So when all done, got my pills and potions, stephanie came over and said that after a final chemo they usually do a nurse follow up so you can 'chat' but she said that me being me i dont need it and she couldnt see the point. That i can phone nytime I want and if im loitering in the area to just pop in and said hi. I did say thankyou to all of them for making a horrible treatment go with a laugh and a giggle...and that i hoped i wouldnt see them again..and tracey (the big sister in the unit) said...we might see you in 11 weeks chick..oh yeah your needlecount will be 34 ive just worked it out for you..called her a cowbag and she laughed at me.
So thats it all done, my bc nurse was also in the unit so she came over and stroked my head which was funny..then she went and had a chat with joe to see how id been..hed said yeah ok, a nd e a few times, but apart from that not to bad.
More or less skipped out the unit after saying my goodbyes to everyone (going to miss some characters)..wasnt until we got halfway down the corridor that my eyes filled up a bit, but pulled my sox up, which while wearing boots and off your face is a bit hard..sniffed it up and was fine.
So there we go ladies..chemo unit exploits are now officially over..dang now what am i going to do every 3 weeks...oooo i know...think ill go play with a giant x ray machine...hmm change of belly bar, wonder if you glow in the dark, bit of an expensive way to get a sun tan though lol.
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