Saturday 21 February 2009

Home again

Again I must thank you all for your kind thoughts.

I have just come home from hospital after the first session of R-DHAP chemotherapy, which apart from being stuck on a drip for most of the time was not reallyt that bad. The line insertion was not that bad either as it was done by ultra sound rather than x ray and meant that I did not have to have a marker dye inserted. In fact the biggest problem was that as a man I have hairs on my chest and they could not find a razor to shave the area and had to put the dressing straight on, result every time I stretch I indulge in a bit of self waxing!

Howwever I think there is worse to come as I have been told that the side effects of the chemo will kick in soon, the worst being neutropenia which means my imune system has been supressed and if I come into contact with someone who has a common virus such as a cold it could kill me-not a pleasant prospect! I have to stay off work until the end of the course of chemo (a couple of months) which to be perfectly honest is a prospect that I do not relish even though I appreciate the neccesity.

Again thanks for all your kind thoughts

Andy

7 comments:

LYN said...

VERY VERY SORRY TO HEAR THIS...I WAS SO SURE IT WOULDN'T HAVE COME BACK...

HANG IN THERE...HOW LONG HAD YOU BEEN IN REMISSION BEFORE THIS SET BACK??

Beth said...

Andy, I hope you will weather the side effects well. You are in my thoughts.

Ally Lifewithally said...

Andy I am glad you are home again ~
thinking of you and wishing you well ~ Ally x

ADB said...

Hang on in there, Andy, you'll come through this alright :-)

Sandra said...

I`m glad you`re home again Andy, take care and I`ll be thinking of you.

Love Sandra xx

louise said...

Take care Andy, hope you tolerate the chemo well. Wishing you all the best Louise x

Liz said...

Put your feet up and rest. Work can wait until you have fully recovered.
Thinking of you.