Not A Great Day

Yesterday Teresa got a call from Southern Cross Radiology, I am booked for a PET scan next Tuesday.   With chemo due to start tomorrow (Friday) this a is a bit of a problem as I should have a PET scan before chemo starts, as a base for comparison, and the scan won't work properly with fresh chemo in my system.

This sort of uncertainty upsets me, plus I had quite a difficult day at work yesterday that flowed into today.  So I started today with a curdled brain and feeling really stressed and anxious.  The logical side of my brain was OK, knowing that all would be sorted but I could not seem to get through to my "other" side.

Today started out with a phone call from the radiology clinic, asking lots of questions and giving me lots of prep and after care information - all good and fine.  But they also made it clear that I should not have chemo tomorrow, as planned.  At their recommendation I called the oncology unit to try to sort it out, I had planned to call anyway.  The nurse I spoke to agreed that it did not seem right to have the chemo first but needed to confirm the situation with the oncologist, who was out of town.  She would keep trying him and get back to me.

In  the meantime I went to the hospital to get the PICC line installed.  This all went OK, the only minor issue is that it is in my right arm instead of the left arm.  I had been told prior that it was likely to go into my left arm as I am right handed, however the nurse doing the job explained that it would really have no impact on the use of my arm and the route in was a bit shorter and easier via my right arm.  I am all for simplicity so right arm it is.

After leaving radiology for the PICC job we went to oncology.  We had to deliver documents from the PICC insertion to oncology and I was looking forward to trying to sort out my chemo start date, which we did.  They had been in touch with the oncologist, my new chemo start date is now Wednesday 25th May and I seem to be on a Wednesday cycle now.  This may well have an impact on working time, but I am not too fussed about that now.

Had a wee rest this afternoon and got some good sleep, I have not been sleeping well for 10 days or so.  I am feeling quite a lot better now.