3 Too Many

T Day = 36 (Adjuvant chemoradiation) – 5 Radiation & 8 Chemo to go this round.

The final week!!!  Yipee!!  Good sleep – though very tired – managed a 6.6 km walk on Sunday so had earnt a good sleep but it still has a hold on me.  Usual routine – up and into drugs – this time next week – won’t have too! How cool!  Well sort of anyway.  Sit down to start getting the blog done for the day as have a busy day ahead & any advantage now will be a bonus.  Try to reply to the comments folk have put on the blogs – something is still up with the Blogtown website as I have double and triple ups of some comments & can’t edit, approve or comment on them – so if I’m slow reply that’s why at the moment.  But please keep them coming as it ‘s nice to know there is life at the end of the ether.

Hurry on with the day as Jono is picking me up at 8:45 to get to the hospital for the 9:10 zapping.  Traffic is going nowhere quickly and we make it just in time.  They take me through straight away.  The mask fits tightly but make sure they take their time putting it on and all is good as long as I can breathe – bonus that!  Another CT scan then into the zapping for the day. All good with it – stop for a blood test on the way out. Then we head to work. 

Busy day getting on with work – have a good day actually.  Throughly enjoy been busy and also catching up  with Cath (my new desk neighbour) whose been away in New York the past couple of weeks.  Nice to have almost all the IT crew back together – just missing Ann now to complete the Portacare crew.  Also thanks Martijn for the awesome Dutch Apple cake – very yummy!  Jono is heading off to get the tyres replaced on his work car and passing the hospital so I hitch a ride there for my 3pm meeting with the Chemo Doctor.

Meeting goes fantastic – as they are very happy with how the past 6 weeks have gone, in fact they couldn’t have expected better from someone having adjunctive treatment.  We go over the ending of treatment & getting off steroids. Though this will be decided properly with tomorrows meeting with the Radiation doctor.  We also discuss the 6 months Chemo plan – it will be a higher dose and done on a routine of 5 days on then 2 days off.  And I have been told to expect to have worse side effects than I have had this time.  That’s fine as I said to them that it is me – just cause you say it is expected then I probably won’t do that – and he laughed and agreed!

Walk off down to meet Jono as he will drop me off home on the way after getting the tyres sorted.  Find out that the tyres aren’t done yet as the Fleet company doesn’t have a record of the vehicle so they won’t authorise the work to be done. Wait there with him for a bit while he tries to sort it then get a text that Sue is passing by so she picks me up on the way thru.  Head home via the chemist to get the last of the drugs I need for the week – yep, more of them!!

Get home and Nevil & Rose are there to greet us.  They are here for the week to help shuffle me around and help with the boys as a full week with work for Sue so driving duties would be to strained.  Nice to have you here – and the help is appreciated hugely.

Not home for long as have a meeting to attend tonight as the Council are replacing our sewerage system with one like we have – go figure.  The quakes have broken the main street system badly and they are about to start repair/replacement of it then put in septic/tanks & pumps for the residents feeding into it. Ask if they will do ours as we already have one – they think so but not 100% sure.  Need to get proper answers – later!

 Back home & tea – need food as I am fading fast.  Then blog.  Tired so its going to be a shorter one folks.  M&D time now – so I will sign off.  You know the deal folks – keep safe, and have an enjoyable day//evening/ arvo where ever you are.

Kia Kaha.