It''s been a very long day. Very long indeed.
I did receive my chemo eventually. There was very nearly a de-rail though. Remember the Strep B infection I had a month ago? When I finished the antibiotics for that, the CDC took another urine sample to check it was clear. Apparently it wasn't but no one told me until today. There was no sign of the Strep B. They found E. Coli instead.There was much consulting with doctors, checking of vital signs, etc. Once they were certain I was asymptomatic the doctor authorised the chemo to go ahead.
I still had to wait for Pharmacy to get the chemo to the unit. It finally arrived just before 4.30. I was finally able to leave a bit after 5.30. I have a 5 day course of Trimethoprim to start tonight. I will also need to have my bloods checked every week to make sure the platelet level doesn't fall dangerously low.
I'm supposed to have physiotherapy tomorrow but I will ring first thing in the morning and reschedule that.
Between the chemo side effects and possible Trimethoprim side effects I seriously doubt I'll be able to do anything tomorrow or indeed for most of this week.
By the time I was able to leave the hospital I was absolutely starving so I picked up a take away on the way home and inhaled it the minute I walked through the door.
I'm going to try to stay up for another hour or so but then I'm taking my nest of hot water bottles to bed.