So yesterday marked round 2 of chemo. After a change in chemo drugs, everything seemed to go a lot smoother! This time the canula went into the base of my thumb, and today I've woken up with a nicely swollen unusable thumb at the minute! Yesterday was also my first headscarf day out, the hair has officially gone! To start with I was nervous as hell, the looks I thought I'd get, I didnt!! So the headscarfs and hats will remain! On arrival at the chemo suit yesterday, I met an old friend who was also up there for treatment. She's been through Breast cancer, and is now on maintenance only treatment as the Cancer has spread. She's so upbeat despite everything she's had to take on board. And it'll be nice catching up with her again after all this time! Everything gets put into perspective when you meet such an incredibly brave inspirational lady. So onto treatment, I succeeded in getting 'my' seat again! Pot full of pills before hand, anti sickness and steroids, canula went in, and I was attached up. First off was the hydrocortisone, they're pulling out all the stops to make sure I don't react again! Then came the first of the drugs, the new one, Carboplatin. This was an odd sensation, my arm was warm but the vein it was going into was freezing cold all the way up my arm! Then came the second one, Docetaxel. Again this started absolutely fine, and then my veins decided to collapse in that arm, because the first drug was cold, the veins decided it was a no go, causing a lot of pain, as if Id shut my arm in a door, hard! So my arm got warmed up and they continued, although still painful the drug had to go in! Im definitely already known up there for my weirdness! And that was round 2 done and dusted! Thanks to Mumma bear and the best mate Sarah for coming and occupying me again!! Even if it did consist of the song Baby Face being stuck in my head allday.... Thanks Sarah!!! Appointments made for the next round..... 7-8 hours on my birthday, and 5 hours the next day! Who wants a birthday out of hospital anyways, apparently cake tastes better in there anyhow! The arm soreness is expected now for a few days, no doubt with some bruising to come, and the nausea is back in full swing, but if that's all I've got to put up with then I'm happy! So today is going to consist of a onesie sofa day, to make sure I'm fit enough for our gyms social this evening! Roll on the next round and birthday cake!
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