Round 5

Well in two more days it will be round 5. I am prepared - got my pain killers, antibiotics, masks, and gloves. My veins on the other hand will need a little more coaxing to cooperate. Like my white blood cells they have seemed to vacate. Technically my veins haven't ( or have they, being from alien stock who knows what lurks inside my flesh) left my system but they are hiding and are much harder to find. Do you blame them, on average for every 21 days I have had 4 to 5 needles depending on the talent of the blood takers and Chemo givers. Currently, the needle staff at RCH have a higher average of getting it right with the first take than the SMH staff. I keep telling myself it is only a pin prick and things could be way worse.

And now for the sad conclusion because of my potentially low white blood cell counts on this kind of Chemo I am putting myself into quarantine for two weeks. This will hopefully help my system recover. I tried to get out and do too much last time, so this time I will play it safer. I don't really want to go back to the hospital for a week. The staff was pleasant and made my stay very comfortable but I rather be home.