Zombie and Chemo - The Ongoing Saga

[IamtheZombie]

Summer is slipping away but the chemo goes on. Previous thread is here

Please join in. We're a friendly bunch of bananas.

I think it's receding Allalone thanks.

Heading north this morning ready for baby duty all day tomorrow!

Will be offline till Sunday night.

Will be thinking of you Z.

Well bugger. Bloods are low again. BUT, they want me to come in around 12.00 so they can repeat them today. I wish I was more optimistic.

Oh fuck. That's no good zombe
Fingers crossed for some sort of miracle today.

Oh Zombie, how long can you go without having your chemo ? It's been two or three weeks now hasn't it. Fingers crossed new tests will show you can get your treatment ASAP.

No prizes for guessing who is NOT sitting with a cannula in her arm receiving chemo.

Deferred for another week. Oncologist is going to consult with haemotology in the mean time.

I'm getting close to the fecking edge now.

Oh Z. Why can't they boost your bloods with something? Same effect as the body producing them, surely?

Have several hugs and some

Sending you some hugs Zombie.

Zombie that's really terrible

You must be feeling so disappointed Zombie. It surely is about 3 weeks or more since you should of had this last bout of treatment.it must be horrible fir you not knowing when you will be getting it. Hope bloods improve in the next few days.

lin, I haven't been able to have treatment since July so it's actually been 8 weeks since my last chemo.

Oh my god Zombie. That is awful. Do you know how long it is safe for your chemo to be put back ? I can't believe all that time has passed already. Let's hope this week sees a huge improvement in your blood so you can carry on with your treatment. On a brighter note how is Zombielad getting on ?

Oh bloody hell Zombie that's a sack of cack. I'm sorry to hear you've still not managed to have your chemo. Fingers firmly crossed and loads of positive vibes for better bloods this week and you get your treatment.

It's really more of a case of when it is safe to resume the chemo, lin. I just have to wait and see if the hematologist has any bright ideas.

ZombieLad is doing very well. He and his fiancee have now publicly announced their engagement. We're also counting down the days until Christmas.

That's rotten news zombie wish there was something we could do to help you, I'll just keep praying for healing vibes to be sent in the bucket loads to you 🌸🌸🌸

Hi Zombie, hope you managed to have a decent weekend. Are you feeling more like yourself now ? Let's hope this will be the week you get your treatment.
Horrible day here today, still raining now and to top all that, I've had no internet all day !! Shocking. I had to do ironing instead !

Really sorry to hear the news Z, has anyone mentioned a platelet transfusion, does that exist?

Just so frustrating to not get an alternative offered.

Chin up Z.

Every day's a new day.

Xxx

Platelet transfusions or something similar must exist because my mum had one once, back in the 80's or 90's. She has something called Von Willebrands syndrome which causes a platelet deficiency so in order to have some major surgery and not bleed out on the table, she had a transfusion so that her blood would clot. And if that was 20 or 30 years ago I imagine medical knowledge has moved on since then & hopefully they have something even better now.

Sigh. My medical ignorance is so evident with lack of proper terminology! Sometimes I really wish I had gone to medical school.

They have to do something soon. They just have to. 8 weeks is an eternity. ((((Hugs))))

They don't do a transfusion until the count drops to 20 or less.

I've had my Movicol nightcap so I'm off to bed now. I have a physiotherapy appointment at the hospital at 10.00 tomorrow morning.

Hope things improve this week zombie

You got on well at the physio last time and felt better afterwards, so let's hope they work their magic again for you.

Ironing lin what's that?

How did the physio session go Zombie ?