Ding Ding! Round 5

So, I now have less rounds left that I have had! That makes it seem like I'm on the home run!!  I prepared for round 5 on Monday evening by giving myself a lovely lilac manicure; seeing as my hands will be practically out of use for a week or so I made the most of it!  Alexa slept over at her Daddy's so I appreciated an early night; although it never quite works out like that as I miss her sleeping in the same room as me and hearing her breathing.  But I appreciated it in the morning as he dropped her to nursery so Mum and I could leave for the hospital early to have some breakfast. 

I made sure I had my special bracelet on as usual; it was given to me by my two besties, Aisha and Sharifa, for Christmas.  We decided that from the point of diagnosis I have been on my yellow brick road to recovery, so the bracelet disc with 'Dorothy' on which is a reminder of my journey.  Our other special word for this time is 'believe'; I have never lost the belief that I will survive this challenge and again my bracelet is a reminder of this.  I am going to have a tattoo of believe once my treatment is over; and a few of my friends are going to join me.  Having my bracelet always makes me feel like I have my girls with me all the way; it is very special to me.

My gorgeous bracelet from my girls Aisha and Sharifa xx

My appointment with my Oncologist was at 10.10am, and by some miracle we only had to wait for 20 minutes this week! That is some kind of a record as you can usually wait for much longer than that!  The appointment was as usual very quick, the doctor was happy with my blood tests, although my immune system was down slightly, but my white blood cell count was good so they decided not to postpone the treatment.  The doctor decided to keep the slightly reduced dosage as my side effects were much more manageable.  I also asked about how I will be monitored after the chemo and was told it would involve CT scans every 6 months for the next 5 years and regular colonoscopies.  So once we booked my next appointment in three weeks time it was up to the chemo ward.

Again, the wait wasn't too long, only 1 and a half hours; so I was plugged in at about 1pm.  I had a few trashy magazines to keep me occupied, so I am well up on all my celebrity gossip!  The two hours infusion was uneventful and the two hours went very quickly.  Once it was over the nurse had to remove the blue clip from my Hickman line; this was painless but she was very nervous as the stitches that she had to cut through were very close to the line, so she was worried she might accidentally cut a whole in the line.  But luckily she managed it well and the line is still intact!  It is far more comfortable without the clip and I feel much happier with the Hickman line.  It is easier to hide under clothing and I have had no reaction to the line at all.

Here's me taking the 'dog' for a little walk!

Here's where the line comes out of my chest without the clip - it looks sore as the stitches have just been taken out

Here is how long the Hickman Line is!

So it was time to pick up my gorgeous little Lex!  Its always the perfect way to end a strange day!  As I hadn't seen her since 5ish the day before it is always to lovely to see her big smile and running cuddles, it reminds me of the good things in life!  So off we went home with slight tingling in my fingers and toes; and I ended the evening in the best place ever, cuddled up with my special girl.

The best way to end the day xxx

Much Love Cx