Cancer, cash and carrying on

lucielle

Excellent news re the scan

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teapot2

Very glad scan results all good 🎉

ohdearhowdidthathappen

Thanks Lucielle and Teapot ☺️

Currently sitting in a chemo chair having my (hopefully) last session. They’ll take my PICC line out too, can’t wait! I’ll feel 💩 for the next few days, but that’s ok. The rest of my immunotherapy will be via injection.

Stayed on budget last week despite some last minute ‘back to school’ things and our new fancy/overly honest scales. £912 to last us the next 3 weeks.

Spent £50 of pixie fund on treats for chemo nurses, mix of kr!spy kreme donuts, Percy pigs and tubs of celebrations and heroes. Gratefully received ☺️

My daughter went to Alt0n towers yesterday with a group of friends, one of her best friends couldn’t afford it so was going to miss out. I used the rest of the pixie fund (plus a bit extra) to cover her ticket, lunch and train fare. It’s her 18th next month so I told my DD to just say it was an early birthday gift. I keep a stash of generic gifts, so my DD can ransack that for a gift on her actual birthday too.
Must be a record to spend the entire fund in 2 days?! 😂

DancingInTheRain

Oh wow, great use of the pixie fund, sounds like you made lots of people happy, how lovely 💖

Hope it is the last chemo session for you, really pleased that the PICC line is coming out too. Hopefully you won't feel too wiped in the coming days x

enthusiasticsaver

Great news re scan and now lovely of you to treat your DDs friend. My Alton Towers years are over now I think. I cannot stand the queues or the being thrown around on roller coasters. I expect your DD and her friends will have a fantastic time though.

beanielou

Good news on end of chemo. Lovely thing to do for your daughter’s friend. 🥰

Blackcats

I'm full of admiration at the sprinkling of pixie dust in 2 days - that's viewed as a big success in pixie land.

Now it's time for a being kind to yourself few days.

Sun_Addict

Great news about the scan. Hope the final chemo went well and that the PICC line has now been removed. Did you get to ring the bell?

How lovely that you treated your DD’s friend 🥰

I hope the next few days go well and you don’t feel too bad. Lots of rest and relaxation for you right now hopefully.

ohdearhowdidthathappen

Thanks DITR, ES, beanie, blackcats and SA

PICC line is out, such a good milestone. I have to remind myself it’s not there anymore, I find myself still being careful not to catch it on clothing etc 😂

I’m midway through my feeling 💩 phase after chemo which times well with the start of my diet reset as I have absolutely zero appetite. Focussing on whole foods only and lots of water to hydrate.

The fancy scales came and I did my baseline measurements yesterday as Fridays will me my measuring/weighing day. They’re overly harsh this week as chemo/fluids/steroids puff me up. I don’t mind though, it’s still a starting point and I’m not giving myself any strict timelines, I just want to focus on being healthy moving forward.

So Day 1:

Weight: 170lb

BMI: 25.3

Body fat : 33%

Waist measurement: 32

I’ve decided I’m not going to start an exercise plan beyond getting my steps in for now. Surgery is in 3.5 weeks anyway and I think the diet reset and recuperating from chemo is enough for my body for now.

ohdearhowdidthathappen

Money wise, we’re doing ok.
DH is going away next weekend for a week with his Dad and brother for his Dad’s 80th. Usually if we go away on our own it comes out of our personal spends, but because it’s a family thing (and doing an activity DH doesn’t even like 🎣) I’ve said to take it out of joint funds. Regretting it slightly as costs are up to £300 so far and counting 🫠 but it’ll be good for him to get away and spend quality time with his dad.