On Sunday we had our first experience of the importance, and difficulty, of avoiding infections. Dan phoned to say that he was unwell with D&V. Under normal circumstances (even though this situation has never arisen before) we’d either go to his flat or he’d come to us so that we could mop his brow and do whatever was required. We couldn’t risk having contact, so the poor chap had to fend for himself. He’s now well, so looks like it was a case of the dreaded norovirus.
On Monday John had a fasting blood test to assess his eligibility to join the clinical trial. Today he received the good news that he will be the first person at West Suffolk hospital to take part in the trial, so tomorrow he collects MORE DRUGS – Metformin, which is commonly used to treat diabetic patients.
Side effects from the chemo are so far limited to tiredness, aches and pains, and a bit of a husky voice. He’s going into work daily, but doing shorter days as and when he runs out of steam. We’re taking each day as it comes, and tomorrow the antibiotics start as he’ll be most susceptible to infections one week after chemo. Then it’s the countdown to the next chemo session in 2 weeks time. Just 5 more sessions to go!