What a mayhem day today was
By Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
Manchester, England
September 4, 2017 5:34pm CST
Today I visited Christie hospital to undergo the day one of my final 3 day chemotherapy session. Day one is always a longer day than the other two because it involves blood tests and two separate chemotherapy solutions, but today was sillier than usual.
I set out from home at 10.45 AM and arrived at Christie around 11.30 AM, which was good timing for my 12 noon blood test. I finally got a blood test shortly after 1 PM, at which time I also discovered that the chemotherapy department was running behind schedule.
My scheduled 3 PM chemotherapy eventually started just after 5 PM. With 2 separate chemotherapy drugs to be run along with the cannula being flushed before, in between and after, this becomes a 4 to 4.5 hour process.
I finally left Christie around 9.30 PM and arrived home just after 10 PM.
Of course all is not bad because the day is now over and the next two days will be far shorter, so now I am back on target.
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
4 Sep 17
Oh dear that is a long day my friend!
Glad you are back home now, rest now @Asylum..did you go by bus or taxi or?
Glad you are back home now, rest now @Asylum..did you go by bus or taxi or?2 people like this
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
4 Sep 17
@TiarasOceanView It would have been extremely difficult for me to return home via bus.
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
4 Sep 17
@Asylum Oh I see and they brought you home as well I hope..so late at night for you to be out there in the street trying to catch a bus.
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@celticeagle (158615)
• Boise, Idaho
5 Sep 17
Glad you are back on target. This sounds like quite a day for you.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
6 Sep 17
@celticeagle Hopefully t0oday will be my last chemotherapy treatment for a while.
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@celticeagle (158615)
• Boise, Idaho
5 Sep 17
@Asylum .....Yes, and you are caught up.
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
5 Sep 17
sounds a very long day - hope you had decent book to read to pass the time and the treatment works well
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
7 Sep 17
@arthurchappell Thank you Arthur.
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
7 Sep 17
@Asylum hope everything goes smoothly without too many side effects
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
4 Sep 17
wow that was a long day, I hope the next two go more smoothly for you.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
4 Sep 17
@Asylum That's good hopefully they can stay on schedule and not make them longer.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
4 Sep 17
@fishtiger58 I sincerely hope so.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16521)
• China
6 Sep 17
The day one chemotherapy was torture ,which took about 10 hours.The hospital trifled with patient's time.They should have known it is one hour drive from hospital to your house.
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@averygirl72 (37706)
• Philippines
4 Sep 17
This is a long day waiting. It must have test your patience. Hope the treatment all goes well and successful
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@Srbageldog (7716)
• United States
5 Sep 17
That sounds like an exhausting day. I'm glad you have put it behind you. Hopefully the next two days will be less chaotic.
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
14 Sep 17
So sorry to hear about the delay. I hope all is working well.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
5 Sep 17
Wow! That is a very long time. I am glad you are on the last doses.
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
4 Sep 17
How do you feel about the treatment you are getting? Do you think this is doing something for you @Asylum
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@YrNemo (20261)
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5 Sep 17
A long day for you, especially if you are not in perfect health. Hope you have a good rest afterwards.
