Monthly Archives: July 2011

Shortly after I posted yesterday’s blog came the most pain I had experienced in a long time. For 3 hours my bones felt like they were melting together, my back was hurting so much I could barely move and breathe … Continue reading →

Just came back from my monthly haematologist’s appointment and all is well. My doc is happy with my progress and so am I. However, my neutrophil count has been very low for the past 2 weeks (making me neutropenic therefore susceptible to infections) … Continue reading →

My blood count is going down and I’m a lot more tired. My neutrophils are 0.5 which means I am neutropenic yet again (it was the norm when I was doing chemo). This translates in my being extremely susceptible to … Continue reading →

Although I am glad the Hickman Line is out, it is making getting blood a little more complicated. It seems that I still have chemo veins which means that the veins tend to be quite fragile and narrow, making it difficult … Continue reading →

I’m on Cancer Vacation! Well, this can be taken 2 ways: I’m somewhat on vacation because of cancer (long-term medical leave), and on vacation from cancer (remission). See, part of the difficulties about a long-term recovery are the mind tricks … Continue reading →