My journey with cancer started yesterday, with my first visit to National Cancer Centre. My whole family and Khai were there to kickstart the journey with me. My specialist gave everyone an overview of the treatment of my illness, which is chemotherapy. I will embarking on a 6-month chemo treatment, which is 6 cycles of two treatments per cycle. Each treatment will take me 4 hours. A hyperactive person like me to be sitting in a chair for 4 hours. I really cannot imagine.. I will have complete hair loss, by the time of my second cycle. No more shopping for hairbands.. No more shopping for shampoo.. I am trying to take in all that I can, as bravely and optimistically as I really can.. There is so much fear and uncertainty that is in me that I lay awake at night, thinking about them.
I had my blood test yesterday. They took a total of 7 tubes of my blood for testing. The nurse took blood from my right and left arm.
Today, I did my bone marrow test. I wish I will never ever, ever have to go through that test ever, ever again.. It was one of worst experience of pain I have ever had. The entire procedure lasted 30 minutes. A metal tube, the size of a Yakult straw, was inserted into my back pelvic bone to remove bone and blood sample for testing. It was such an ordeal.. I was in such a state of shock or trauma that I could not stop shaking and shivering, even after the procedure.
I will be going for the lung test tomorrow.
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