Today went really well, and the portocath is in place. I have two big dressings high on my left chest which disguise two wounds - one where the portocath is, and one where the line goes into the chest cavity.
I'm home, have been since 3pm, and feeling pretty damn fine! The whole day was an exercise in positive happenings, with nothing going wrong, or not according to plan - I even got into theatre almost exactly at the time they said I would. Both the surgeon and the aneasthetist were in jovial moods, and we had a few laughs before they got sick of me and pumped me full of sleep!
I came to, covered in dried betadine, and with lots of slobber on the pillow from the open-mouthed drooling that characterises my sleeping. Of course nobody told me about the yellow stain all over the left side of my head until after I'd been to the chemist to get a prescription filled, and to Woolies to get some vegies. No wonder people looked at me strangely!
Tomorrow, back to work to earn a crust!
Next step, chemo next Thursday/Friday.
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9 comments:
Good news, Tony. Let's have more of the same!
Cheers and best wishes,
Dennis
P.S. You're allowed yellow stains on your head, and similar oddities, in public. After all, you're an old man now (like not a few others of us)!
Next time you get those quizzical looks, tell them you are "The Man from PEP" -- that should get them wanting to know more about PEP!!!
Great to know it all went so well yesterday and glad to see you are keeping the bike.
BUT, I give up! What's a "doddle"?
Brendon & Margaret
Hey Tony - great news all went well. You have always had a great command of the English language Darce......Like you Brendan I had no idea what a doddle was but having googled it - it is:
Noun 1. doddle - an easy task
child's play, cinch, duck soup, piece of cake, pushover, breeze, walkover, picnic, snap - any undertaking that is easy to do.
Rob Kerkin
FANTASTIC NEWS! (Caps is meant to indicate a shout and that's what I just did when I read the `doddle' entry!) Progress!
best, Greg & Wendy
I've never visited a blog before and I have to say yours is fascinating, inspiring and entertaining all at the same time!
I know a Coach who works with people with cancer - during and after - so if you want me to put you in touch, just let me know. He's "been there, done that", so I'm sure that helps.
All the best to you & Gaye as the "journey" (for want of a better word) continues.
Lois
Doddle and dribbles. Great to hear that progress is being made and that you are obviously feeling bloody well. Roll on the chemo.
By the way, was Tony Sheldon a St Edmund's boy, who shared the stage with you in Oliver?
Mike and Trish
Keep the good news coming, Tony.
Graham & Annette
Tony
Glad to hear that things are progressing okay.
Keep up your great sense of Humour.
Best wishes to you and Gaye
Harry and Lynn
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