Pocket duties for thecat, please

stickywicket

Elaine, thecat, is going for her first rituximab infusion tomorrow, Wednesday, and would welcome some pocket dwellers. This is in spite of my warnings about biscuit crumbs, smelly cheese and garlic and the dangers of alcohol spillages.

Good luck, Elaine. Take a lump hammer with you to quieten some of the noisy ones. I'll be there.

mig

Hi,Will be in your pocket,sorry got to bring my pork scratching,bit noisey.Good luck.Mig

fowls48

Count me in xx

valval

no prob will love to be there now who got the cork screw????????????

barbara12

Course I will be there....hope it all goes well for you Elaine xx

bubbadog

I will be able to do pocket duties for Elaine, count me in!

7worlds

count me in too elaine. Hope it all goes well for you.

7worlds

dreamdaisy

I'll be there. I'll decant the fizz into a thermos in an effort to keep the spillages to a minimum. Good luck, thecat, I hope all goes well. Take a book - it's gonna be a long day! DD

deedeeitsme

In your pocket Elaine, hot chocs with cream and flakes at the ready, bit messy but soooo worth it

Good luck x Dee x

diamond

I will be there to support Elaine.xx

[Deleted User]

I will be there Elaine.
Good luck!

dachshund

Hello Elaine.
i will be there for you.what time is it.
joan xx

duvarayi

I'll be there Elaine.

I hope everything goes as planned and good luck.

All the best

Babs xxx

tillytop

Hello Elaine

Really good luck with your infusion tomorrow. As a fellow "Rituximaber" my top tips are not to be embarrassed to take with you anything which will make sitting for a long time more comfortable - I take a cushion and my hot water bottle for my back and a good selection of magazines and puzzle books. I also take my MP3 player which means I can "tune out" from what's going on around me and relax a bit or even doze off. I know it will be a long day for you - when they say "be prepared to stay all day, they really do mean it - but I am sure you will be very well looked after and hopefully there will be others there you can talk to which makes the time go quicker.

Really good luck Elaine.

Will be thinking of you.

Tillyxxx

ruby2

Good luck Elaine

stickywicket

I'm thinking of you, Elaine. I hope it goes well.

tillytop

Have been thinking of you Elaine and hope it went well and that you are now home and resting.

Look forward to hearing how it went when you are able.

Tilly xxx

duvarayi

I'm thinking of you too Elaine. I hope everything went as planned.

All the best.

Babs xxx

Folara

I'm sorry I missed but I was there in thought. I hope it all went well for you.

Fols x

dreamdaisy

I hope you are feeling as well as you can today, thecat. These things can knock the stuffing out of one. DD

thecat

Hi Everyone, Thank you all so much for your support (dont know how I managed to sneak you all into hospital without anyone noticing).
Infusion went well, no bad reactions really just my blood pressure dropped quite dramatically in the first hour !!! that scared me a bit but I was advised to drink loads & by the time I left it was ok.
It was a long day, got to hosp 10.30 & didnt leave hospital till 5.30.Im absolutely drained & feel a bit sickly ,didnt sleep too well either.
However my day went over not too bad I had a lovely elderley gentleman (83yrs) next to me for a couple of hours & he chatted to me nonstop,bless him.I really wanted to sleep
but felt so sorry for him as he obviously doesnt get much company so felt I had to make an effort.
Just popped on here for a few minutes but really need to go back to bed now.Im aching from head to foot (especially the osteo in hips)from sitting in a chair for 7hrs yesterday.The steroid they gave me hasnt worked yet(they never have much effect on me).I really feel like I've been though the mill,be back on when feeling a bit better.Thanks again for the support xxx

frogmorton

Well done YOU!!

and so kind of you to be so patient with teh elderly chap - I bet he is telling everyone how nice you were

rest up now and i hope the pain eases soon.

Love and hugs

Toni xx

Numptydumpty

Sorry, I totally missed this.
I'm glad it went well for you, and hope you don't feel grotty for too long.
All the best,
Numpty

dreamdaisy

Rest as much as you can over the next couple of days, that's just as important as the infusion itself. Take care. DD

stickywicket

thecat wrote:

Hi Everyone, Thank you all so much for your support (dont know how I managed to sneak you all into hospital without anyone noticing).

We were all wearing our invisibility cloaks.

The BP thing must have been a bit scary and the old man a bit wearying. That was so unselfish of you to put his needs first.

I hope the resting is helpful and the ritux too.

phoenixoxo

Hi Elaine,

So sorry I missed signing up for pocket duties earlier this week, but I'm always here in spirit! Congrats for getting through the infusion; perhaps the next one will seem a bit easier now that you know what to expect. The elderly gentleman you mention reminds me of a lovely chap I met once while having IV steroids, who took a bit of a shine to me because I reminded him of his granddaughter! I hope you're starting to feel less achy now.

Best wishes,
Phoebe