Day 103 - 7th chemo day

10:00
What a terrible night. I had phantom pain that kept me awake till 02:30 then poor sleep till 09:30.

We have chemo today :-(
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20:00
I am all chemo brain. clear head for 10 minutes, then a nap.
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Nap
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We picked up the blood test results on the way to chemo.
All OK there except Hemoglobin was 13, which is a bit low, but nothing to worry about.

I crutched in to chemo. We made arrangements to borrow a wheelchair on the way out to the car after chemo.
We had a chat with the Oncologist. She said she can refer us to an oncology center in George for Chemo treatment. 
I will get a total of 12 weeks of chemo, of  which I have done 7.
The dose today will stay the same at 132mg Paclitaxel.
The oncologist also hinted at the fact that her original plan was 12 weeks chemo, followed by a PET scan, then decide about surgery. That might have saved the leg, But then again we may have elected to remove all known tumor sites to prevent spread anyway.
Now the chemo is focusing on suppressing any possible tumors hiding anywhere in the body.
The Oncologist will apply for chronic meds for Lyrica, Celebrex, and Tramaset. If the motivation fails, then I will send all to the lady at Discovery, and see if she can do it.

I sat next to a colon cancer guy. We chatted. Maddie chatted to a lady with advanced malignant melanoma.

The paclitaxel knocked me out. I woke just before all was done. Maddie had the borrowed wheelchair ready. We got to the car, and went straight home.

I fell into bed, but had terrible phantom pain. It just would not quit. I took a sleeping pill and a pain killer. I didn't think I would ever sleep, but 2 hours later I awoke.

I feel very sleepy, then awake, then sleepy. Off and on.

The bad part of me visiting Maddie in George is still the Prosthetic fitting, and the house in George is not fitted for a one leg guy. It may be much better for me after a prosthesis. That also means, only after chemo.
We need to think lots on that. It would be nice to have chemo with Maddie close. It would also be nice to be close to the surgeon, oncologist, wound care lady, and the prosthesis guy, so we need to decide if I should be in George for only chemo, or only after the prosthetic is fitted, or maybe both.

I am getting sleepy. Time for a nap.
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