Ho Hum - it was all going so well yesterday - dialysis had gone well 2 blunt needles and then just getting ready to come off and my blood pressure dropped very very low. I had to be given quite a lot of fluid before I felt well again. Thankfully Paul had been to Oncology to tell Dr C that I would still be in dialysis when he had finished the clinic so he came to find me. We chatted about the side affects and blood results and then I mentioned my numb fingers and how it is creeping further up my hands and he sighed and said ok that changes things. We now have to make some choices in order to prevent for ever damage to my hands and feet. He has decided to reduce the dose of chemo that I will have today - as it will have already been made up this will involve the nurses stopping the drip when I have had about 3/4 of the dose. If the numbness continues to creep even with a lower dose we will have to stop after the next lot of chemo. Not sure how I feel about that as my wedding head says yes lets stop after 4 but my sensible head says no lets continue for 6 to make sure we kill every little tiny cancer cell that might be left in my body. We shall see what happens.

I then decided that I would bleed everywhere - covering the poor nurse. And I continued to bleed for nearly 2 hours. What that means is that I don't actually squirt blood for 2 hours but I have a nurse pressing on my arm to try and stop the bleeding and then every so often they check to see if the bleeding has stopped. If it hasn't the fistula pumps blood into the air - making a big mess. So we again resorted to seaweed which seemed to work and I was eventually able to go home, collecting chicken and chips from the chip shop on the way.

Today - chemo all being well. Then maybe a visit to the garden centre on the way home if I feel ok.