Today was my 1st instalment of my 2nd lot of chemo. I thought it would go smoothly, like the first time, but did it .... no.
Instead of it taking 2 - 3 hours this week it took 9!!! Yes 9!!!
Last time I had the same problems with the line, but this time it stopped working completely. It was a joke. It got to half way through the day and I was ready to walk out, if I wasn't hooked up to the drip machine, I would have been off out of there.
My line would not give blood for the blood test and then as it got to the afternoon it would not even take stuff through it into my body. I was not impressed at all I must say. I have gone through all that pain of an operation and the recovery as my body heals around the line for me then to have to have another operation to have a new one or even have mine taken out and have to go back to having the dreaded NEEDLES!!! :( I was sent for a lineogram to see if the line was blocked, but it wasn't, so I am still none the wiser to why it isn't working.
I was brave on Friday when I had my blood test. The only way was with a needle so I held my breath and sung to myself while they took it from my arm!! Never again though, never.
I just wish it would work, that’s the whole idea of it, to stop having needles. I am sick of staying there all day when it should only take a few hours. The day after I wasn't in a very good mood, I was sick and tired of everything and just wanted it all to go away.
