PICC line in place, everything ready to go ...

The insertion of 520mm of fine tubing up one of my veins from the hinge of my elbow to the top of my heart went smoothly today. Not as uncomfortable as I'd thought it might be. The Dr did a very nice neat and surprisingly quick job.

After that, I had a chest X-ray. Very straightforward, then some lunch and off to Haemotology Daystay for the clerical side of pre-admission for Thursday morning's start to the chemo. Then back over to the main Hospital for an ECG which I then carried back to Haemotology for my file.

There was a little bit of 'ooze' evident under the transparent dressing for the exit of the PICC line. They hummed and hared as to whether to try and redo the dressing or leave it as is. After watching it for a while, they decided it was best to just keep a good eye on it and call them in the morning to see if anything had changed. I've just had a look again now, and there's no fresh signs of ooze, so hopefully that is a good sign.

Tomorrow, I have my once-a-year check-up with eye specialist who checks me for any signs of Diabetic Retinopathy. Hopefully that will remain fine.

More news as and when it comes to hand.

Just to remind anyone thinking they'd like to visit me that Jeanette has been appointed (by the Medics) to be 'gatekeeper'. I will be extremely prone to infection after a few days of chemo, and they have very strict rules about visitor's health, numbers, etc. They reckon I will very likely not really be up to holding pleasant sociable conversations during some stages of the procedure. I'd like to prove them wrong, but I guess they've done this a lot more times than I have!

Thanks again for your love, prayers and support.

Cheers
Bruce