Subcutaneous Curbs the Spontaneous

When Kitten and I visited the Marsden yesterday for the pre-chemotherapy meeting we went to the Medical Day Unit.

It was far from the relative quiet of the Ward on which I had my first batch of chemo being more closely aligned with a busy morning at Clapham Junction.

Whilst standing at Reception I peered into the room where people were receiving their drip-fed healing. It reminded me of the scene in the film The Matrix where the hero Keanu wakes up to the reality of living in a pod plugged into a machine being used a human battery.  In other words it looked like a load of battery hens lined up.

I was in that room today, not for chemo (that will be next week) but for the subcutaneous (under the skin) blood boosting injections.

In fairness the room felt far less cluttered when inside, the view from reception was somewhat misleading and I must say that the chairs were very comfy.

There was some confusion from the nurses as to what I was doing there, so one of them asked me.  There was a ripple of laughter when I floated idea that I had just been loitering outside and thought that the chairs looked comfy, so I thought I would come in and enjoy the view.

The injection was quite a little stinger and I must self-administer it for the next two days.  So, now I really am in "Junky City" and will be "jacking up" on a regular basis at 4pm, so any hint of mid-afternoon spontenaity goes west.  However, getting the immune system back up to scratch is the main priority so that I can resume my treatment.

The delay for the next round of chemo has its advantages; it means that I won't be operated on until after the World Cup final in mid-July.  Perhaps I should get the Budweiser mini-fridge after all.  If I get one tomorrow then could use it to store my  pre-loaded injection needles.

In the meantime both Kitten and I are missing the kids, but it sounds like they are having a great time.  There are advantages too, as we have just come back from a meal out together whilst Kitten also had the pleasure of awakening very gradually from her slumber this morning.