Marguerite
Active Member
G'day, people.
I was MIA yesterday, we had a very full day.
Treatment first, then from there husband & I drove in to the city. He stopped off at work to collect a delivery, then we drove into the city and miraculously found a parking spot behind NSW Parliament House. We had two hours to kill before the show, so we wandered slowly towards Sydney Opera House. It began to rain, and we'd left the umbrella in the car. Oh well, we got under cover for the last half km or so and strolled past the (mostly expensive) restaurant strip. We'd planned to have an early lunch and finally went to Guylian - definitely hot chocolate weather! Forgetting diets, we indulged and took our time, at an inside window overlooking the Sydney Harbour Bridge. While we were there a stream of customers came in for takeaway coffee and chocolate. One customer caught my eye - we were there to go see "Waiting for Godot" with Sir Ian McKellen and Roger Rees and I was certain this customer was Roger Rees, getting his coffee and sandwich to have his lunch while in make-up. And it was! No, we didn't ask for an autograph or talk to him or anything.
The play was wonderful. I loved it, husband enjoyed the performance but was struggling to stay awake, he has been so tired. And it is a play that requires some concentration. The actors were marvellous, the whole thing - wonderful.
We came out to a Sydney drenched with a soaking drizzle. husband headed back to the car faster (I'm slow) and I had to hurry, feeling very tired. husband drove home, then I had to get ready to go to choir practice.
Towards the end of choir my chest pain returned. Now, we know it's not likely to be heart, not with a stress test a week ago. But I was under instruction to call the ambulance. So I cut choir short, called husband discreetly and headed home (I get a lift). Called 000, explained the situation to them, said it was probably a spasm in the oesophagus because I'm having radiation treatment. husband walked in the door, said our ambo neighbour was home on call. I told the operator who didn't seem to understand. Oh, well.
Ten minutes later the neighbour knocks on the door. Thank goodness he had been called, otherwise we'd have had an hour to wait. Another local ambo turned up with the ECG machine, they put the leads on me and at last I had an ECG while having an episode of tis. And it was normal (as I had expected, so maybe the doctors will stop panicking now).
So when I saw my oncologist at the hospital today, he confirmed that yes, this seems to nail the diagnosis in place. It is going to keep happening, maybe worse, for a few weeks. If it doesn't ease off, I have to go see my gastroenterologist.
We also think the extra walking and exertion could be a factor. When I look back to when it's happened, it's been a few hours after I've been fairly active. Not hugely active, but simply not lying down and resting.
So I'm going to try to take things even more quietly, which will be tricky this weekend.
However, I've been lying down since we got home, although I'm now about to head off to mother in law's to help her cook dinner. husband's niece has just arrived, they should be just about back from the airport any minute now. I hope the girl can cope with a much more frail Grandma than last time she was here!
So enjoy your Thursday, everyone. I get three days off from treatment now, which I intend to thoroughly enjoy!
Marg
I was MIA yesterday, we had a very full day.
Treatment first, then from there husband & I drove in to the city. He stopped off at work to collect a delivery, then we drove into the city and miraculously found a parking spot behind NSW Parliament House. We had two hours to kill before the show, so we wandered slowly towards Sydney Opera House. It began to rain, and we'd left the umbrella in the car. Oh well, we got under cover for the last half km or so and strolled past the (mostly expensive) restaurant strip. We'd planned to have an early lunch and finally went to Guylian - definitely hot chocolate weather! Forgetting diets, we indulged and took our time, at an inside window overlooking the Sydney Harbour Bridge. While we were there a stream of customers came in for takeaway coffee and chocolate. One customer caught my eye - we were there to go see "Waiting for Godot" with Sir Ian McKellen and Roger Rees and I was certain this customer was Roger Rees, getting his coffee and sandwich to have his lunch while in make-up. And it was! No, we didn't ask for an autograph or talk to him or anything.
The play was wonderful. I loved it, husband enjoyed the performance but was struggling to stay awake, he has been so tired. And it is a play that requires some concentration. The actors were marvellous, the whole thing - wonderful.
We came out to a Sydney drenched with a soaking drizzle. husband headed back to the car faster (I'm slow) and I had to hurry, feeling very tired. husband drove home, then I had to get ready to go to choir practice.
Towards the end of choir my chest pain returned. Now, we know it's not likely to be heart, not with a stress test a week ago. But I was under instruction to call the ambulance. So I cut choir short, called husband discreetly and headed home (I get a lift). Called 000, explained the situation to them, said it was probably a spasm in the oesophagus because I'm having radiation treatment. husband walked in the door, said our ambo neighbour was home on call. I told the operator who didn't seem to understand. Oh, well.
Ten minutes later the neighbour knocks on the door. Thank goodness he had been called, otherwise we'd have had an hour to wait. Another local ambo turned up with the ECG machine, they put the leads on me and at last I had an ECG while having an episode of tis. And it was normal (as I had expected, so maybe the doctors will stop panicking now).
So when I saw my oncologist at the hospital today, he confirmed that yes, this seems to nail the diagnosis in place. It is going to keep happening, maybe worse, for a few weeks. If it doesn't ease off, I have to go see my gastroenterologist.
We also think the extra walking and exertion could be a factor. When I look back to when it's happened, it's been a few hours after I've been fairly active. Not hugely active, but simply not lying down and resting.
So I'm going to try to take things even more quietly, which will be tricky this weekend.
However, I've been lying down since we got home, although I'm now about to head off to mother in law's to help her cook dinner. husband's niece has just arrived, they should be just about back from the airport any minute now. I hope the girl can cope with a much more frail Grandma than last time she was here!
So enjoy your Thursday, everyone. I get three days off from treatment now, which I intend to thoroughly enjoy!
Marg
Good Thursday Morning 
. I'm sorry you had to experience that chest pain again. I totally agree with what LDM said about your body trying to tell you to "chill." Please take it easy, get lots of rest this weekend!!!
