A quick question before I start. Does anyone know what this plant is? I was given it with a very helpful label that said 'green plant'. Now that it is flowering (purple of course) I'd really like to know what it is.
Yesterday I spent over 4 hoours in Addies in the Department of Nuclear Medicine. I had some radioactive material injected and then had to return after 2,3,and 4 hours for blood tests. The most fun bit of this was having both arms measured with a Geiger counter to check that the stuff was circulating properly. I discovered today when we saw the consultant that the purpose of the test is to determine how quickly my kidneys eliminate stuff so that they can fix the dose for the next lot of chemo.
The consultant was happy - I am still in morphological remission. Next I have a 3 or 4 day in-patient stay for high-dose methatrexate (I might really lose my hair this time) followed by blood tests every other day for a fortnight and then repeat the chemo and the blood tests. So that's the next month organised. I could go in as early as tomorrow depending on whether the Oncology Bed Manager can find me a bed. So I have packed my bag just in case and I will spend tomorrow morning trying to think of all the things that someone else might need to do if I am not around this week.
I also visited the Maggie's Wallace Centre. Maggie's is a voluntary organisation that supports cancer patients with information, classes etc. The centre at Addenbrookes is in the residential block behind the car park and is a very restful place - glad I went.
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