Heads or Tails !!!

Evening Folks,

Today marks the official end of my 11th cycle. Elaine drove me in to get my pump disconnected. One of the doctors ask me to volunteer to show a few medical students my port and how the needle access and fit into the port. Well I thought why not..Heather, one of the oncology nurses was there to explain further. She even managed to find a port to show the students. Anyway everything went well and I was free again from the pump.

I felt really tired this time round as I am not sure if the Buscopan is affecting me more than the chemo. I stopped sweating last night and I had a spike in my temperature of 38C which is not too bad. I also experienced blurred vision and an almighty headache. These all went away when I stopped taking the Buscopan. I spoke with the oncology people and they said that I should take Buscopan when I need to rather than the three times a day routine. So far I had taken one dose the past 12 hours. So we will see if that is working or not.

My fingers and feet are like blocks of ice all day. Even with socks and gloves on. This is one of the most annoying symptoms so far and I am told the longer lasting ones...

I changed over to a new type of bag system today. It's back to the old one piece with a additional internal seal. So far it is working okay. The bag is also bigger than the two piece type that I used before so I am hoping that it can hold more so that I can get to it during the night. This is the time I had the most leaks the past while...

Well I looking forward to the end...who wouldn't one might ask. It has been a long and sometime agonising journey. It also is a awakening moment for all of us here. Maybe there is a purpose in this. This purpose has yet to materialise and I am forever trying to find one...

Well Nite all,

Sai