Just as I thought that I was starting to feel better the side effects kicked in, it was about 5 days after my chemo when I noticed that I was getting a chest pain and then noted that I hadnt been to the toilet in 5 days and was feeling really sick.
I called the hospital and they said that I may need to get something to help me from the chemist and so I did good old coloxil and sienna, went to bed and woke up the next day not feeling 100% the day went on and I was feeling worse so the hospital advised that I come in, all the way down to Sir Charles Gardner Hospital, when I arrived I was ushered straight in and separated from Matt.
They sent me to the Cardio section and they hooked me up to the ECG machine and placed a cannula in and a oxygen mask was slapped on. then shortly after there was a guy with a portable xray machine and took pictures of my chest.
The doc told me that the ECG showed there was nothing wrong with my heart good to hear, she then said that they were sending me to get xrays of my tummy, they came back ok, so I was wheeled off to the CT scan although I had only had one a week ago they thought that they would carry out one to rule out a possible blood clot in my lungs. Wow as soon as you have the word cancer attached to you everything become so much more serious and there are so many things that could be wrong with you.
I spent 4 hours in Charlies having scans and ruling out all the major things that could be wrong with me, then I told them that I am still not feeling good, the doctor said to continue with the coloxil over the next day or so.
I did Bad idea I then got what they call over flow ( great discussion !) this is when you are still constipated but yet you have runny bum and the cramping to go with it.
The next day the constipation was worse and I started to vomit and wasnt able to keep any fluids down, not even a sip of water, I was uncomfortable and feeling really sick, I didn't feel like eating and drinking so at around 4pm I was really feeling sick and the completely dehydrated. I went into the Joondalup Hospital and they rushed me through and placed me in the Isolation room it was like I had a contagious disease but it was for my own protection, they took blood and checked my white blood count Oh what do you know it was so low they said "you need to stay in over night we are going to admit you and keep you on fluids" as I was dehydrated then I was sent for more x rays to see what was happening with my stomach.
Once my blood count had come back the doctors and nurses had to wear masks and protective clothing and gloves around me as to not give me anything that they may be carrying on them, this was really scary to see everybody so concerned with making me sick.
I was in a single room and the door was shut, the nurses were great, I managed to get some sleep but being woken regularly to make sure my temperature wasn't elevated at all.
that night I managed to eat a sandwich and thought I was doing well, the fluids were doing their job and helping me feel a little normal.
I was feeling better the next day but still felt slightly compacted and have done since this afternoon, I think I finally feel that my stomach and bowels are on the mend and hoped to feeling normal again in a couple of days.
I haven't lost my hair yet but have started to get the ulcers in my mouth dry throat and finding it hard to swallow, my skin is drying out and broken out, the constipation is still a worry but hopefully manageable now with more fibre in my diet. I am walking 20 - 30mins a day this seems to help me feel better so will keep it up along with the load of water now to keep things flowing :)
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