Off with the hair

My hair started to come out in big clumps this week, so it was time to brave the shave. Andy did the shaving for me so now I have dug out my huge collection of scarves to wear on my head. I bought a wig for the wedding, but it makes my head very hot so I don’t think I’ll be wearing it for too long. I’ve also ordered some chemo hats online.

The arm is back to normal size and the blood clot seems to be disappearing, the only downside is I’m getting quite a bit of bleed back where the PICC line goes into the skin.

I had my second round of Irinotecan chemo alongside my first round of Flurouracil (which included being attached to a pump for 46 hours at home following the 2 hour dose at hospital. I’ll let you know about side effects, but so far just severe fatigue and nausea and I’m off alcohol as I can’t really stomach it.

It’s only seven sleeps now until the wedding and everything’s pretty much sorted. I’ve just got to focus on staying well enough.