Hope I've got this in early enough for most of you.
All went ahead today. Alison's neutrophils jumped from 0.96 to over 8, spurred on by the steroids that she was taking.
So far she doesn't feel as sick as she did with the previous treatment, although to me she looks more tired and her face is a little flushed and puffy (will need to keep an eye on her).
This treatment took just over an hour today and there are then pills for the next 14 days.
It wasn't all smooth sailing though today. First of all, it took three tries to get the needle into the right spot. That's on top of a needle this morning for a blood test and another one on Monday, also for a blood test.
Next, there were the ice gloves. For those who don't know, Ali doesn't have very good circulation to her hands. She's been known to have yellow fingers when it's cold. So when the nurses told her that she should wear ice gloves to minimise the side effects of the chemo, she was less than impressed.
The final bump for the day was that the nurses recommended Ali wear dark nail polish. This is because the bumps & discolouration that can occur to her nails may be accentuated by sunlight. Thus, dark nail polish may help minimise this side effect.
So, if you see Ali wandering around with no hair and dark nails, she hasn't gone goth or punk, it's just the way it is.
3 comments:
It sounds like the perfect cover to give Ali the chance to try the punk/goth look!
I for one am curious as to how that would go...
Ali x
I think that I speak on behalf of the other bloggers in saying that you may have to post a photo of Ali with her new Goth look.
It is just not something that I can imagine.
Love Jules xoxo
Hi
Glad to hear treatment went to plan even with the rough time of getting the needle in. Hope this is effective and all goees well. And as for the goth or punk look..a change is a good as a holiday. Anne
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