Cycle 7 has started

It's only a week late, but it feels so much longer.

Sue wasn't feeling well this morning, but her bloods were "normal" (i.e. within acceptable limits) & the Chemo Unit said it was okay if she went in later, so she rested a bit more & then made her way to Guy's at London Bridge.

This is the penultimate cycle - & it's finally started :-)

Only one more cycle after this one :-)

Keep going, my lovely sis - you're doing soooo well & I'm soooo proud of you!!

Cycle 7: Day 1?

Susan's still not feeling well. I think she's been jolted by the low blood count diagnosis, too. Her white cells have never been a problem before.

Not sure if Cycle 7 will start today or be further delayed.

Will post later.

A Further Postponement

The hospital says Susan's "little soldiers" (I assume they're referring to her white blood cells) aren't functioning properly, so they're still reluctant to drip more toxins into her. They reckon a few more days should see her right, so she's going back for a further blood test on Wednesday, with a view to restarting Chemo on Thursday.

This morning she thought that any further delay would mean her treatment would never end, but now she's acknowledging that it's simply put the Chemo end-date back by (another) week.

She's coping well :)

Cycle 7 Postponed

She went to Guy's yesterday to start her penultimate cycle, but they've put it off until Monday, as she has another infection. She's back on antibiotics, so that should sort it out fairly quickly, but the delay has put her end-of-Chemo-&-Big-Birthday celebrations back yet again, which is upsetting for her.

On Monday, the Onc talked about putting her on a permanent low-dose prophylactic course of antibiotics to stop the constant infections. They don't want her to keep having to rush (or be rushed) to A&E either; they want to keep her from getting hospital-acquired infections in addition to the normal low-immunity acquired ones!! Oh blummin' 'eck!! - being treated has as many dangers as NOT being treated!!

Pre-Cycle 7 Check-Up

Nice, chilled journey to the Onc, as we had enough time to get the local Overground train (empty at this time of day), rather than playing sardines on the tube - lol.

We've had so many Bank Holidays recently that there are signs all over the place, warning that this afternoon's clinic is packed to the gills. Since it's usually a 1-2 hour wait on a "quiet" day, I dread to anticipate the wait we'll have today.

The odd thing is, there aren't actually very many people here but the Blood Test counter is moving sooooo slooooowly.

Sue's awaiting sign-off for Cycle 7, but it seems WEEKS since Cycle 6 ended. She's had a rough time this week but is looking much better &, overall, is feeling much stronger these days. The Chemo effect is really cumulative, though & she gets so, so tired really quickly.

We're all really looking forward to the end of this course of Chemo &, hopefully to my lovely sister having a GOOD length of time feeling well - & having a laff - again.

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It's been an hour's wait up to now & she still hasn't reached the top of the Bloods list!! There are 2 people taking blood - how can they take an hour to extract samples from 10 people??

Sisters, Sisters :-)