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Posted by tanya
I scraped through on to chemo by the skin of my teeth. My blood count was 1.3. Usually you have to be above 1.5 to go through to chemo but my doc allowed me to go through. Though I am now not having the last Carboplatin I still need to give myself the white blood cell booster injection on Thursday. ...
Posted by tanya
Took the kids down south for the weekend. Feel great about being able to 'pay it forward' in a small way to my sister-in-law who is recovering from a brain aneurism by cooking some meals for the freezer. She is such a beautiful person and it doesn't surprise me that she has a fabulous group of frien...
Posted by tanya
On Tuesday instead of my normal team of two administering the radio, there were two different radiographers. It's such a niche and complex field so I don't understand most of what they say (70.9 ant; down 97.7; that's 2mm; good etc), but I could tell that they were measuring me differently. They did...
Posted by tanya
I went over to mum and dad's yesterday for their top of the line air conditioning. I couldn't bear the heat any longer. And their air con was broken. So I had a nap in the spare room where there is a working air con. My internal thermostat seems to be on the blink - I don't handle the hot weather we...
Posted by tanya
Took the three kids to radiotherapy this morning. They were all excited to come and play with the toys in the waiting room. Mark arrived a few minutes after us to look after them while I was in - he'd been playing golf. Today treatment was very quick. Usually I have the same nurses - there are about...
Posted by tanya
Yesterday I noticed that I am developing a red square patch where I've been 'radiated'. And today it's even more prominent again. It's not hurting. If I get in quick and don't have to wait it's very quick - 20 minutesish. My sister-in-law is doing great. Her angiogram went well this morning so her ...
Posted by tanya
Took the kids down to Hyde Park this morning before it got too hot. There is now a huge playground - a big climbing rope pyramid, a huge tower with slides and walkways, roundabout, swings, stepping stones, sand etc. And after the Town spent well over $400K the kids spent 90% of their time playing at...
Posted by tanya
I can't bear this heat - 40C today. I'd much rather it be cold and raining. I managed to stay relatively cool but am finding that my body overheats very quickly these days. My head gets very hot even when I wear a light cotton scarf, and in general I get very quickly. My niece, who is staying with ...
Posted by tanya
I sit here typing at home as 'my' five beautifully behaved kiddies eat their dinner. We are looking after our two nieces and one nephew for a little while as my sister-in-law endures the biggest fight of her life in hospital. We've had a terribly anxious time waiting to see how her brain surgery goe...
Posted by tanya
Had an appointment with my new regular doctor - my radiation oncologist. I'll be meeting with her weekly so she can access how I'm going, help with side effects, and monitor the area that's being treated through regular CT scans. There wasn't much to talk about today since I've only been on radio fo...
