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Well, I had the port inserted on Saturday which was a fairly quick procedure – in at 11:30am and out by about 5pm. The hardest thing was the fasting so I was very pleased when the meal tray arrived. Now, I feel like I have two broken wings as the port was inserted on the left side and is very sore. Sunday was a bit concerning too as I had a bit of a funny turn. I started feeling crook while I was watching a movie with the family and ended up with my heart racing and dizziness. Dave was on to the hospital and doctor, as for awhile there I thought I might need an ambulance, but it eventually came good and I’ve been fine since. Probably a bug, maybe overdoing things, possibly the extreme heat…who knows. I had worrying images of having torn the vein doing something. Panicking for nothing!
It was Francesca’s first day of high school, today and she’s been nervous and excited about it. I went in with her this morning – she looked so grown up in her new uniform. It doesn’t seem so long ago that I was taking her to primary school for the first time. I took the opportunity to attend to some things at work while I was there and to catch up with colleagues. We’re really so lucky that James and Francesca are at that school and that I am fortunate enough to work there. The support and generosity of my colleagues made me teary in school today and it is making me teary now as I’m typing this. So many people came and spoke to me and wished me well. Others were also able to provide some much needed practical help (much more than I could have thought) which I’m sure they are aware is very much appreciated. I know that with chemo coming up, day-to-day life is likely to get much tougher and it’s going to be so much harder to keep things “normal” for the kids. Knowing that the school community is supportive, is so important.
Now I am just counting down to chemo on Monday. I’ve got the port, filled in the forms, had more blood tests… time will tell as to when I get back to this!