Here Goes

ok. 3/4 x AC down. Given up on port working. Friday night I noticed my neck was hurting when I moved around in my sleep. 7pm Sat night, I called the Onc Emergency number and she says pop into the ER. Sent home pretty swiftly being told by the DR he cant feel anything swollen and if something was going on my arm would be swollen and hanging down. So I left with my tail between my legs. (quite happily cos I am so over hospitals). Came home, went to bed. Woke up 7am. Next still very sore and swollen still but this time my arm is swollen too!!!  So wanted to just go back to bed and forget it all but decided to call Onc Emergency again and she said to get back to the ER. She said if I couldn't get anyone to react, I should go to her at the Cancer Hospital (Same hospital but difference entrance). Rang the ER before heading over. They were ready for me when I got there. well as ready as any ER can be. As it was there weren't any people in the waiting room.

This time got new shift of Dr's. One was about to end his shift when he looked at my file and jumped too. Called Radiographer to come in and handed me over with strict instructions to new Dr on shift. As he left he said he suspected a blood clot and couldn't understand why I had been sent home the night before. No stress. Cant change that. I just needed to be reassured that coming back was the right thing to do. Most Definitely he said. He shook my hand and said he hoped he was wrong.

He wasn't wrong. I finally got a dx of DVT in the jugular vein. 7 hours later. in that time had ultrasound and the usuals obs.

After speaking with an on duty Onc, they have sent me home to self inject every 12 hours, Clexane (blood thinner).

Before leaving the ER I asked what I should be watching out for. More pain they say. They are hoping the blood thinner will help the clot break down.

I have to admit I am a bit worried. Blood Clot near the brain and heart??

On the good front, only 1 AC left on the 4th of September. I have my first appointment with Rad Onc this Tuesday, to get the ball rolling once Chemo is over.

Hope you all had a lovely weekend. The sun was shining here! Unfortunately didn't see much of it.