Month: May 2009

Been home for a few days

Finished the chemo on Thursday.  It was incredibly boring sitting around for all that time.  At least I could pop down to the cafe for a nice late breakfast.  Bacon and eggs from Bocelli’s went down well.  Maybe I should get this stuff delivered when I am back in hospital – the hospital food is inedible.

At least my appetite has not suffered.  I am eating too much which is OK except the old guts is a bit bloated and constipated from the chemo drugs.  It has left me feeling like a beached whale.  No point worrying about the weight until I am better which means I can treat myself :-)

I did get the schedule for the transplant on the thursday.  I will put up a rough guide to when things are happening in the next few weeks.  There is a lot to be done :-(

Consolidation

First day of consolidation chemo today.  It took an hour or so to get the first two drugs into me.  There is a two hour gap between these two and the third drug for some reason.  So now I am sitting in the botanic gardens next to the hospital – better than sitting in the hospital.  If I had remembered to bring some cash I could have had a coffee from the bean bar.

The third drug will take four (4) hours to pump into me  :-(

Biopsy

I had my bone marrow biopsy on monday.  On wednesday I saw my doctor and it appears I am in remission which is good – I don’t have to do the induction chemo again.

Next week I will be doing 4 days of consolidation chemo.  After this it is the big one – the transplant.  It will be in roughly 7 weeks time from today.

Home

I have been at home for a few days now.  I was a bit tired etc for the first couple of days – the kids wear you out after 3 weeks of quiet hospital life.  Now I am feeling well.

My bone marrow biopsy is on monday (11/May).  Until then I can muck around on my computer doin’ stuff and practice the guitar, maybe squeeze in some drums on guitar hero and finish the songs on hard.