By Gillian
Today is Christopher’s 46th birthday, and he is spending it in Cheltenham General Hospital’s Oncology ward. Not how we had envisaged spending it! The nurses are making a big fuss of him. They brought him a chocolate biscuit with candle on it and sang “Happy Birthday” to him. I’ve got his presents and cards waiting for him back home, and we’ll celebrate properly when he is discharged.
He had a bad night and had to take several does of morphine to deal with the pain. The doctors now consider that this is likely to be due to an infection in his bile duct so he is on antibiotics. That explains why he has been feeling so ghastly ever since he had the stent fitted. Because of the antibiotics and his still-dodgy liver-function, they can’t give him the full couse of three chemotherapy drugs that was planned. They are currently planning on giving him two drugs (the cisplatin and 5-FU, but not the epirubicin) and will keep him in hospital overnight. I hope to have him home tomorrow, provided that they can stabilise him.
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Gilian Please send Chris my love and tell him we are all thinking of him.
I was shocked to hear Chris is so ill my prayers are with you both
Lots of love
Amanda xxxx
Hi Chris and Gillian, I’m gutted to hear the news late yesterday. I have read all your blog posts and am really moved by how you both are coping at this difficult time. I think its a great gift to share your experiences with us and i will be following your journey by keeping in touch on here. Needless to say if there’s anything i could possibly help with then let me know. Sending big hugs to you both xxxxx
Amanda, I got your love through Gillian, and it’s much valued. Thank you. Remember, I have the best oncology team looking after me, and the best support network for the home stuff. I feel very lucky.
Jayne, I like to think I’m helping with the diet, not that you seemed to need any help at all last time I saw you
Please keep reading, and being an audience. It encourages me to blog knowing it’s read, and blogging keeps me positive. A win-win I think, don’t you?
Hugs (weakened by being squashed) sent right back.
Keep on blogging! We’re listening!
Glad you’re safely home.
Chris and Gillian
an amazing blog, I don’t know how you remember so clearly and to put it in words that…. well words fail me!!!
I love the photo of the snow and the activities in the show
thinking of you and best wishes to you both
Helen
Thank you, Helen. Remembering is easy, as we tend to write it soon after it happens. And a lot of the blog is opinion, which doesn’t take any remembering at all.
I’m glad you like the photo of the snow. I had fun taking it. Watch for an update to the shower story as I think we’re beginning to sort out how to do it with the least possible fuss and muss.
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