Category: July 2023
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Sunday, 9 July 2023
The new medication is making a difference I think. My overall mood seems better and I slept well last night. I don’t take the blood pressure tablet today to see if there is any difference in wobbliness. Today is pizza day! We walk to the store to get provisions. I am not dizzy and manage…
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Saturday, 8 July 2023
I wake after a good sleep – zopiclone for the win! I call it my Friday night special. Susannah has the whole week off, so 9 days starting from now. We had planned to go away in our van but the weather is so shitty and cold that we decide to stay at home. We…
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Friday, 7 July 2023
I wake to excruciating pain in my breast, in a different spot to before. I am very tired. Not much sleep again last night. I think I might start taking zopiclone sleeping pills on chemo day as the steroids are definitely keeping me awake at night. I have an appointment with Dr Y. The first…
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Thursday, 6 July 2023
Chemo day has rolled around yet again. Cycle 2, Day 2 – my 5th treatment. My Nurse Specialist Bx is off today so Ld, another member of the team is here. I ask her and my Oncology Nurse a few questions and talk about the sharp pains I have been getting. They refer me to…
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Wednesday, 5 July 2023
This morning I feel a bit queasy. Susannah takes me for my weekly blood tests which is pretty uneventful. The phlebotomist asks if I have any plans for the day. No, this is the highlight, I say. And, sadly, it is. I am tidying the kitchen and doing the dishes when I suddenly get severe…