May Contain Nuts

It’s been a busy weekend! 

My appointment with the picc nurse was at 8:30am on Friday. All she did was clean and dry my arm and put on a new cover. She’s given me some of the old covers so that the district nurses doesn’t have to use the gel ones. They go mushy and stick to my picc line and then it’s tough to clean off. Seeing as the appointment was early in the morning, Emily said that she would treat me to breakfast at Scott’s. I ate so much spinach! That’s got to be a good thing, surely? 

Friday evening, we had a family dinner booked for Hannah’s birthday. Unfortunately, Emily agreed to cover a shift, so it was just Simon, Hannah, Tom and myself. We went to the Harvester and had some really nice food, and I managed to eat it all. 

On Saturday, Simon and Hannah went to a Southend away match, so I was left taking and picking up Emily from work. She was working 3pm to 7pm, so I had a few hours to myself. I decided to do a bit of cleaning. It started when I wanted to print a crochet pattern. The printer needed ink in it. The computer table was covered in dust, so I chucked everything onto the floor and cleaned and tidied. Two hours later, the crochet pattern was printed, and the computer and table were completely clean. All paperwork sorted. All that cleaning had made my picc line leak again. It must happen when I use the muscles in my right arm too much. It’s so hard not using your dominant arm. I can’t strap my arm to my side. This is such a pain as I feel like I’m strong enough to get things done but can’t risk the picc cover leaking. Stupid arm. I’ll be glad when the picc line is finally taken out. 

Sunday morning my picc line was nice and dry. I did some washing up and a bit of cleaning and it had leaked again. How ridiculous. I can’t leave everything to the family to do, or some things will never get done. So, I will just keep changing my sleeves to keep everything clean and dry and carry on with a leaking picc cover. 

Went to watch Hannah play football and got a bit cold, but apparently not as cold as Simon. I did have my hat on, so maybe that helped me a bit more. 

Simon and I had said that we would go to Hyde Hall today for a lunch date. We had a nice slow walk around the gardens and had a nice lunch. I wasn’t out of breath at all, so these new rounds of chemotherapy may be harsher, but the recovery time means that I feel better. More human, dare I say it. I look forward to the last three rounds being the same, or even better.  

I’ve cut down to two anti-sickness pills a day now as the lunch one I can cope without. I made dinner for Emily and I today and I didn’t take a pill with it. I felt a bit hot afterwards, but my stomach feels fine. I didn’t have a full meal, so maybe that will be something to try tomorrow. If I feel brave enough to do it.