His eyes bigger than his belly
We had a lovely few days' touring friends in the north, between the scan and the start of treatment. We started and ended with a wonderful welcome at Anita and Jonathan's amazing barn conversion (think Grand Designs) and visited a friend, a cousin and my godmother on our way to Gateshead. The weather was spectacular and the Yorkshire Dales were breathtaking.
We had a perfect, sunny weekend with my brother and his family in Gateshead. Oakley proudly introduced his cousin Amy to total strangers and accompanied her to a Hallowe'en party dressed as a skeleton. He was of course "too busy having fun to stop" when it came to saying goodbye.
All in all, we arrived at the hospital well rested and pretty relaxed on Monday morning. The treatment didn't start till 3.40pm so we watched a film, chatted - and ate! By the time he rigored, Quent had managed to consume two three course meals, including soup, fish pie, roast chicken, sponge pudding and custard etc. It all came back up a while later. Between the sickness and three rigors with the first dose, we were soon keeping the nurses busy.
The second dose was less eventful and Quent is now asleep after dose 3 and the associated rigor. His sats plummeted again and the oxygen was whacked up to full, as a student nurse was introduced to IL-2. He was drifting in and out of sleep after the pethidine, but managed to joke he's ready for hallowe'en as he saw his entire fingers had gone blue.
We are right back in the throes of it and I can't say it's pleasant. But the warmth and care of the nurses helps - as does the thought that the treatment finishes on Friday and we'll be home at the weekend.
We had a perfect, sunny weekend with my brother and his family in Gateshead. Oakley proudly introduced his cousin Amy to total strangers and accompanied her to a Hallowe'en party dressed as a skeleton. He was of course "too busy having fun to stop" when it came to saying goodbye.
All in all, we arrived at the hospital well rested and pretty relaxed on Monday morning. The treatment didn't start till 3.40pm so we watched a film, chatted - and ate! By the time he rigored, Quent had managed to consume two three course meals, including soup, fish pie, roast chicken, sponge pudding and custard etc. It all came back up a while later. Between the sickness and three rigors with the first dose, we were soon keeping the nurses busy.
The second dose was less eventful and Quent is now asleep after dose 3 and the associated rigor. His sats plummeted again and the oxygen was whacked up to full, as a student nurse was introduced to IL-2. He was drifting in and out of sleep after the pethidine, but managed to joke he's ready for hallowe'en as he saw his entire fingers had gone blue.
We are right back in the throes of it and I can't say it's pleasant. But the warmth and care of the nurses helps - as does the thought that the treatment finishes on Friday and we'll be home at the weekend.
posted by Helen at 10/23/2007 12:09:00 pm
5 Comments:
I hadn't read Saturday's blog. That's great news about the spots or should I call them speckles. Just a bummer that you have to go through this treatment to get rid of them. Be much easier if you could just cross your fingers, turn round on the spot three times and say go away. Thinking of you both. Jen x
Bon courage pour cette semaine, on pense bien fort a vous,
Sylvaine & Panny
Hang on in there. The weekend and non hospital life will be here sooner than you think right now. Plus you have Quent's bouncing back gene in your favour. Oh and he has his tigress wife fighting his corner.....
Thinking of you both
Clare x
Hi there, as usual been thinking of you constantly, however only just caught up on the blogs and have to say the summary of the years events makes more sense to my simple mind than all the medical jargon but not once did we ever doubt Quent's positive outlook on life and know this will just be a story to tell in old age, all be it one you could really do without!! Anyway it was lovely to see you the other week you looked really great. Sending you all our love, hugs and all things positive.
Lots of love Janice Paul Holly and Hannah xxxxx
You're back to number one guests because of our mention on your blog!
It was absolutely fantastic to see you all and we loved having you to stay. The key is cut and waiting for you to drop by whenever.
Thinking of you both constantly and hoping things are going to plan. Sending you lots of love and positive vibes.
Anita & Jonathan xxx
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