My Cancer Journey

 It's been a hell of a year hasn't it? I've survived one of the most toughest journey's in my life. The most important lesson I've learnt is you can't just sit there and cry, you've gotta be tough as old boots to survive the most intense versions of treatment. It's been a rough couple of months on the battlefield, but I've had my ups/downs, highs/lows, happiness/sadness. It's all been worth it though. One more thing before we get to the excitement of it all is you've got to believe in a higher power and make that all powerful prayer and hope that it gets answered. You have to put in the work to get great results.  Okay I've done enough rambling for once in my life. I went to my appointment, sat in the waiting room being entertained by a little kid. Went to the nurses and got my dressing and line removed. It was all going smoothly until they got to the bit that connects the line to my arm. They twisted it and pulled it, but nothing worked ...

 Hey guys,  It's been a rollercoaster of a year for me. The day before the PET scan I was allowed to eat until 8AM in the morning. After that it was like fasting, except I was allowed to drink water. First I went to the Royal Infirmary for a procedure, It was quite painful. Then I went to Glenfield to the PET Scan centre. I got taken to a room, where a nurse injected me with radiation. I wasn't allowed to be around pregnant people, little kids, and anyone under the age of 18. I had to take off metallic items such as: My glasses. A top that had sequins on. I got into the room, with the huge machine. I had to lie down on the bed. The nurse strapped my arms to my sides with this velcro thing. Then I was put inside the machine with bright lights. They scanned me, which took some time. I had to lie completely still like a statue. Anyway, after all that was over and done with; I had to go back to the Royal Infirmary to get a catheter removed. I went home and went to sleep.  See...

 I went to my appointment. Had bloods. Waited for the doc to come and see me. We discussed what would happen after I didn't receive the last chemo. The reason for that was it was damaging my kidneys. I was quite upset about this, due to not having that final closure about my treatment ending. It was the only way to go though, which wasn't too bad since the PET scan could give me that finality of my treatment being over. We discussed which meds I could come off of. She gave me different dates to stop most of my meds. Then I had to do more waiting around to get my dressing changed, and my anxiety was kicking in cuz I HATE waiting around. I can be patient, but I get tired of waiting every time. The nurse came and apologised, which was super cool. They couldn't find the proper equipment for changing my dressing. It took literally five mins and I was able to go home.  Thanks for reading. VOTE. Comment. Share.

Hey again, Before I actually tested positive for Covid, I was sleeping quite a bit. Everyday I didn't have the energy to do anything. I was like Sleeping Beauty 2.0. My female parental was super worried. I got seen/examined by a doc. I got swabbed with the covid test thing. Then I was admitted to hospital. It wasn't the greatest experience. Then I got told on Sunday I tested positive for Corona. I had to isolate for five or more days. I also had a blood transfusion at this time, plus other antibiotics for covid. Then my line got messed up. There was some type of bug in it. I had to go in everyday for 2 weeks to get it flushed with antibiotics. It started working again normally after that. It was a crazy and stressful experience because I had to have a cannula in my right arm, since the docs/nurses couldn't get the actual antibiotic in my line.  That's all for now. Vote. Comment. Share.

 Hi my amazing readers, Long time no see. I ended up in hospital cuz I wasn't feeling too great. I kept sleeping and my whole body was on fire. The pain was crazy. I went in and was admitted straight away. I was put on IV Paracetamol, fluids, had blood transfusions, had some medication for my sore mouth. Basically I had the full shebang. I had to be hooked up to machines, which wasn't fun, it was like Linc the Sink in Prison Break all over again. Remember when he was in the electric chair? I hated it, but it was making me better. I had to be moved to a bigger bay area where I had to share with another girl, I didn't talk much cuz I didn't want to get too attached. It's sad because you don't know what could happen to a person on your ward. I was constantly sleeping due to being on Amitriptyline, This is a medicine, which knocks you out so essentially it takes away all your pain. Then I had this jap called Deltaparin, which stops you from getting blood clots. The ...

 Hi amazing readers, Today I went to get my line changed. Well the dressing on the line. The nurse took off the dressing with this water solution, it was stuck to my skin quite tightly. She cleaned it with alcohol and put a new dressing on. She took the bungs- these are the bits that hang off the edge of the line. Then I walked a lot to get some food in my system. Then I went home and slept.  Happy reading on your screens.  Vote. Comment. Share.