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Monday 11th January 2016
Helloooo
11am I went to my appointment at the hospital to get my PICC line flushed/checked and pre-chemo bloods taken for my short chemotherapy appointment tomorrow. The nurse and I both noticed that my PICC line, while re-dressing, it was feeding itself from my arm of it's own accord. Possibly the effect of my blood pressure, a twitch, or possibly the covert intervention of little people!
Also there were problems in the taking of my pre-chemo blood samples, so another nurse inserted a hand cannula into the back of my hand and they took blood from there instead. Took only a few minutes. Should be ok for the chemo nurses tomorrow.
Spoke to the wards head nurses afterwards, and they suggested, in a few weeks time, to removing my PICC line and attaching a Hickman line for the rest of my chemo treatment instead.
This would be more reliable and will not need to be replaced every few months like my dreaded current 'PICC line'.
Once my PICC line (in use) comes out to a particular length, it becomes unusable, and it cannot be pushed back in either. It has to be completely removed and replaced with a brand new PICC line for the furtherment of any future chemo treatment. This has happened 3 times already, during my treatment, and has been mentioned by the ward staff today. So a pre-emptive booking has been put down for the Hickman line to be inserted (ie. in a few weeks time). Which I have been assured to take the whole of a Monday morning, so that I can get my chemo treatment done the next day on a Tuesday, without any hiccup. They are serious about NOT upsetting my current chemo schedule.
After all this banter, I got my buses home.
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Tomorrow, 9am, I will be back at the hospital, for my short chemo day of treatment. As I mentioned before, my previous compressed/single day of chemo treatment has been abandoned due to the horrible side-effects my body had to put up with over the past festive period. My chemo schedule will now be split over 2 days, over 2 weeks, like I had before, last year - but with a lower dosage. Hope all goes well and there are no hiccups. It should roughly take 4 hours at the most.
Best Wishes,
Muz xxxxxxxxxx
p.s.: For Mr.Bowie....
Helloooo
11am I went to my appointment at the hospital to get my PICC line flushed/checked and pre-chemo bloods taken for my short chemotherapy appointment tomorrow. The nurse and I both noticed that my PICC line, while re-dressing, it was feeding itself from my arm of it's own accord. Possibly the effect of my blood pressure, a twitch, or possibly the covert intervention of little people!
Also there were problems in the taking of my pre-chemo blood samples, so another nurse inserted a hand cannula into the back of my hand and they took blood from there instead. Took only a few minutes. Should be ok for the chemo nurses tomorrow.
Spoke to the wards head nurses afterwards, and they suggested, in a few weeks time, to removing my PICC line and attaching a Hickman line for the rest of my chemo treatment instead.
This would be more reliable and will not need to be replaced every few months like my dreaded current 'PICC line'.
Once my PICC line (in use) comes out to a particular length, it becomes unusable, and it cannot be pushed back in either. It has to be completely removed and replaced with a brand new PICC line for the furtherment of any future chemo treatment. This has happened 3 times already, during my treatment, and has been mentioned by the ward staff today. So a pre-emptive booking has been put down for the Hickman line to be inserted (ie. in a few weeks time). Which I have been assured to take the whole of a Monday morning, so that I can get my chemo treatment done the next day on a Tuesday, without any hiccup. They are serious about NOT upsetting my current chemo schedule.
After all this banter, I got my buses home.
.....................................................................................
Tomorrow, 9am, I will be back at the hospital, for my short chemo day of treatment. As I mentioned before, my previous compressed/single day of chemo treatment has been abandoned due to the horrible side-effects my body had to put up with over the past festive period. My chemo schedule will now be split over 2 days, over 2 weeks, like I had before, last year - but with a lower dosage. Hope all goes well and there are no hiccups. It should roughly take 4 hours at the most.
Best Wishes,
Muz xxxxxxxxxx
p.s.: For Mr.Bowie....
Murray - update
Hello everyone, this is Murray's brother Donald.
I know Murray was using this journal to keep you updated on his progress. It breaks my heart to have to write this but he sadly passed away last Friday evening. He had been hugely strong throughout these last three years and is now at peace.
His health deteriorated quickly over the last week and he died peacefully at the Marie Curie hospice in Fairmilehead, Edinburgh with his family around him. I know he had a lot of friends on here who gave him loads of support and for that I thank you.
I want to make sure his legacy is preserved on here and will need to work out the best way to do that.
Haemoglobin Levels
Thursday 12th July 2018
Hello there.... :wave:
I got a phone call from the Cancer Clinic yesterday morning, from one of their nurses. It seems my 'Haemoglobin' levels have not changed (after they studied my blood sample taken by my GP on Tuesday). The nurse is happy that the level has not dropped, but still wishes to get another blood sample, next Tuesday via my GP (the week before my next cycle of chemotherapy treatment). If it does drop, they may give me another blood transfusion. We shall see what happens. The earlier they know, the easier it will be for the clinic/hospital to book me bags of blood for the possible transfusion.
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Update on Chemo
Friday 6th July 2018
Hello,
Yesterday was a bit muddled!! I shall continue...
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Thursday 5th July 2018
At 11:30am I got a taxi to the the Cancer Clinic. I met the Cancer Doctor that I had the chat with about the results of my recent CT-SCAN. I quickly mentioned my current gastric 'PLUG' problem thing which had bothered me for a while. It had fantastically disappeared/moved out the night before. So my sleep positions were back to normal and I could get more sleep with less soreness. Only pain when sleeping would be my right-hand side where my tumour is (it swells my liver up also). I avoid that side. We were both hap
Summoned
Tuesday 3rd July 2018
I gave blood at 10:20am today (same every third Tuesday, a few days before my next cycle of chemotherapy treatment on Thursday). It went ok. Because of my recent anemia I felt ancient getting a bus up the road home instead of walking.
12:00 noon I got a phone call from a nurse at the cancer ward asking how I have been coping. I explained my gut/tummy pain (opposite to liver/tumor side) which has been very uncomfortable, especially when I attempt to sleep. I also told her of my anemia creeping back like before.
She phoned back later requesting me to go into the cancer ward in a few hours for a checkup by a ward doctor.
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Crossing everything for ya muz! My money is on the well meaning little people 
, the new line sounds more reliable indeed.
Those photos look ouch man, you're a real trooper for enduring all that, is it getting better with the new dosage?
, the new line sounds more reliable indeed. Those photos look ouch man, you're a real trooper for enduring all that, is it getting better with the new dosage?