I was discharged on 18th Oct, so I'll be resting up at home for the next 3 weeks. The second chemotherapy went by smoothly — I was amazed at how 5 days went by so quickly! During this cycle they increased the dosage, and this will continue as long as my blood counts remain good enough. There were no nausea side effects this time, just fatigue. All I do is sleep and eat, I wasn't even allowed to walk to the toilet! Total nua mode. The nurses were really kind, one even bought me a madeline from flor patisserie :')
Remember how I was saying that the PICC line that was inserted before this cycle was so troublesome...? Well, it will remain inserted till the end of ALL my 6 chemotherapy cycles. My parents were taught how to clean the area once a week, it'll have to be super clean, dry and germ-free. Looks like I'll be in long-sleeved loose cardis when I go out for the next few months!
The past couple of days I've been slightly feverish (37.7-37.8 deg), although I feel not serious enough to go back to the hospital. Actually had high palpitations today for 5 minutes too sigh. Anyway, the doctors and nurses once cautioned that once there's a fever, I'd have to return to hospital — "a fever to others may just be part of a passing flu, but for you... it can be life-threatening!" But then again, body temperatures post-chemo are known to be abit higher too. I promise that I'm not acting tough or anything ah... but really, I think it's important to know your own body. I still feel the same as with a lower body temperature, so all's good!
Also, instead of the 7-day booster jabs that I needed to inject myself post-chemo, they gave me a 1-day one this time around! Apparently previous blood counts have shown that my body is pretty strong... so this one time jab actually has a few "layers" - it will self-activate every day without me injecting myself. Hurray!
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