Well my friend went for her chemotherapy session on Friday 31st August. The results of her blood test this week were positive in that all the levels had gone back up, so for now at least there is no need for a blood transfusion.
Unfortunately my friend hasn't felt so good since Friday, which is such a shame as she was doing so well. One of her biggest problems is having to keep opening her bowels. Although having avoided the curse of diarrhoea, the frequency of bowel movement is quite something, even in the early hours of the morning, she is woken with the need for the loo.
My friend has decided that at the end of this 3 week period of chemotherapy, she is going to wait until after the scan and seeing the Oncologist, before deciding whether to continue with the Chemotherapy, assuming she is given the option.
She is tired of the discomfort, the travelling, having needles poked into her and the concern that soon they will be unable to find a suitable vein. Each week it becomes increasingly difficult to find a suitable vein for the needle.
Still tomorrow is another day and everything could change.
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