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Chemotherapy day 48 - very disturbed night

After a breathless day, 8 trips to the toilet during the night. Very much the pattern of the 1st cycle. Hopefully today will see a reduction in the breathlessness as the drug has flushed out of my body. Very tiring!

Same tablet mix as day 47, 6 cap., 3 anti nausea, and vitamin B6.

Temperature @7.45am 36.8c.

Side effects: tingling hands and feet, tired after disturbed night, and feeling ’off’.

Positive, phoned the MDCU reception to try to get the blood test appointment for next Wednesday, left a message to have a call back. Had a call back and the receptionist, sadly didn’t catch her name said that although next 29th was fully booked I should go up to the MDCU on the 4th floor of the West Wing and the receptionists would have a blood test number for me to take to the blood test department. Excellent result.

Had a conversation it’s Ann, Sharon and Dennis today.


BSC - 4

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