Back to the hospital today for the first dose of Nelabarine. It was a slightly complicated journey. Sarah was taking me in our little red Polo. Thankfully we stopped at Morrisons for petrol on the way there rather than Sarah going straight to Addenbrookes (getting stuck there would not have been funny). So when the car wouldn't start again after filling up at least we were only 15 minutes from home and the helpful village garage and only 15 minutes from where Andrew was meeting a friend for lunch. Sarah and I managed to push the Polo into one of the shopping parking spaces at the petrol station with the help of a very friendly woman (who pointed out that none of the men on the forecourt had offered to help!). So Andrew and Dan from the garage turned up, Andrew managed to get the Polo going and drove it back to the garage while I followed in Andrew's car and then he drove me to the hospital. I was only 45 minutes late!
The chemo was ok. No ill effects so far, though I have to have a neurological questionnaire before each dose as it can have some pretty nasty side effects. Finally escaped at around 5:30pm and had a remarkably easy journey home through the traffic - not nearly as much as on a usual Monday.
The Polo reappeared just after we got home, fixed. Apparently it needed a new coil pack. Sarah was relieved to discover it wasn't just her driving and that is was a comparatively easy fix.
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