BLUESFEST!

I have to say that Bluesfest was a bit of a let down. First, I was too tired to go to it every day - and that's a bummer. Ordinarilly I would not only be at BF from open to close every day but I would work either a full day or a half day. This year, despite being off of work, I couldn't even go every day. I missed three days all together and wasn't there until later in the day even when I made it.

I must say however that the Bright Light Social Hour did not disappoint. They were so great that Laurie, Char and I skipped BF to head out to Neat Cafe in Burnstown to see them for the THIRD TIME IN A WEEK!! Tres awesome. I'm now officially a groupie. Check out my photo below of Laurie and I with the smallest guys to come out of Texas!

Saturday, 17 December 2011

Totally Bland Update

Good morning!

Just to ensure you that you are missing nothing from my adventure, here is a little update.

This week I have been injected with dyes and nuclear gunk. Some people at the hospital could access my veins, some couldn't. I had needles in my hand and all over my one good blood draining arm. I drank iodine. I was scanned from tip to toes. I had a full body bone scan and then separate ones for my hands and elbows???!!! I had a CT scan - I have no idea what they were looking at. I held my breath when I was told to. I didn't move when I was told not to. I couldn't nap during my bone scan because I was a bad patient and I forgot to fill out the questionaire beforehand so Derek had to read me the questions and write down my answers during the scan. Haviing missed a nap, I'll never do that again!

I did the last blood test to see if I qualify to be in the Dynosamab (???) clinical trials. D-mab is a drug used for osteoporosis. Apparently breast cancer most frequently spreads to the bones. They are hoping to show that D-mab prevents such a spread. I won't know whether I'm taking D-mab or a placebo - but it's 50/50 so well worth it. If at any point they collect enough evidence to show D-mab is helping then everyone gets moved over to D-mab.

That's it - that was the week. Next week I have a muga and cancer school and then Friday is the big chemo day. I've already bought a ticket to a concert at the Black Sheep Inn on Friday, so I'm hoping that all the drugs they have me taking will ensure that I'm feeling up to it.

Enjoy the last week before Christmas!
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  1. orleanscyclist18 December 2011 at 06:26

    Hey Donna

    Enjoy the holiday season and let me know when you can fit me into your hectic social schedule :)

    Howard

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