Bone Scan

Was at VGH for my bone scan injection at 11:50.   Then to Granville Island for some soup and groceries.  Got the fixings for a stew tomorrow.

Back to VGH at 2:15 for the scan.  Took a while as she did extra views of my ribs.  Parking for the two visits was $9.00 and it was a lot of walking back and forth to the lot.

Really tired, so straight home.  My right heal is sore and I still have the cold.

Go Red Socks

Watched Boston win the World Series and a bit of the Canadian Women beating Korea in a friendly in Edmonton.   Then the Canucks lost.  Can't win them all and they looked tired.  

Pam dropped off my handicapped card that I left in Lori's car. Went to IGA in Richmond and then picked up Chinese takeout in one of the malls.  Enough for a good lunch and dinner for $8.00.  Hot & sour soup has to be good for my cold. 

Still can't wear shoes as my feet are quite swollen and dark red.  Yuck.  

Back to UBC

Lori, Pam and Maureen picked me up and we headed back to UBC for some more caches.  Maureen reached 1,000 and found the oldest cache in BC to mark it.  Had a great lunch on 10th at the Provence Mediterranean Grill - wonderful mushroom soup & calamari.

My feet were more swollen tonight but I'm feeling good.

Winning night

Managed to watch or listen to Boston win another World Series game, Seahawks win their 7th (out of 8) and the Canucks win after a long road trip.  Smart to give the Canucks the weekend off.

Bad sleep so kept dozing off.  Trouble is, I have to get up around 8 to have breakfast so I can take my chemo.  Having some sharp little stabs in my feet, so using Udderly Smooth.  Must buy another bottle soon.

A Good Sunday

Still have a stuffed head and a deap cough but can breath through my nose and feel pretty good

Tonight I was reading The Luminaires on my Kobo (really enjoying it), listening to the Whitecaps winning their last game and watching Boston
win the World Series game.  Perfect.

Cookies

Matt delivered my order of Girl Guide cookies that we forgot about last weekend.

Went to Safeway for some groceries and brought home a bento box from Osaka Sushi.  Mentioned that I was missing the California roll the last time.  They were very upset and gave me double.  Saved it for my dinner.  

Still have the cold but it is much better.  Thought the miso soup would help. 

Go Canucks & Lions

Woke up coughing but I'm feeling better tonight.  Kept falling asleep all day. 

Canucks and Lions provided the entertainment tonight.  

Sick day

Slept well but cold is worse.  Drank lots of juice and had an apple and an orange. Going to knock it out with Vitamin C.

Lots to watch on PVR & then enjoyed Canucks game.

Round 3, Day 1

Started taking my chemo today.  My cold has also grown.  Lucky I have a couple of boxes of Kleenex and plenty of food and juices.

Really tired all day in spite of a good long sleep.  Kept dozing off.

Checkup day

Had an appointment at Fairmont at 9:45 this morning.  Saw one of the doctors working with Karen.  She was very pleased.  My tumour markers are down to 38 and I'm tolerating the drug well.  I showed her a new crop of tumours on my left shoulder.  Probably skin cancer.  Don't need a transfusion so on to the third cycle of chemo.  Karen stopped in to say hello.  My back has been sore so they booked a bone scan.  Got the call before I got home to say it's booked for Oct. 31st. No waiting when you have the right doctor.

Off to the Agency with my prescription.  It was an hour wait.  Went to the cafeteria for tea.  Had my hand on the cup when I had a duh moment.  Back up to the sixth floor and the free tea in the lounge.  Read for an hour and then picked up the chemo.  Woman ahead of me was on the same drug but her bloodwork wasn't good enough and she had to wait a week and try again.

Couldn't get parked at the Safeway on Oak, so went to Oakridge.  Decided to fill the cart and have it delivered.  Took a BBQ chicken home for lunch.  I'm getting a cold, so bought lots of juice.

Foggy day at UBC

Lori, Pam and Maureen picked me up at 9:30.  They dropped me off at the Cancer Agency for my bloodwork.  Met several friends at the elevator.  Good place to get hugs.  

Called Lori when I finished and we found a few nearby caches and then worked our watpy back to UBC.  Didn't see blue sky all day.  Mix of clouds and fog.  Good lunch at Togo Sushi.

Was home at 4:00.  Pretty tired as I didn't sleep much last night.

Port Moody

Drove out to Matt's this morning.  Met Eddy for the first time.  Really impressed.

Ready for Halloween

They took me to the White Spot for lunch. I demolished an order of Eggs Benedict.  

Stopped at Thrifty's for some groceries.  Got a parking spot right outside Earnest Ice Cream on Fraser St.  Bought a jar of Cinnamon Ice Cream to put on the pumpkin pie I bought at Liberty yesterday.  It was perfect.

Liberty Bakery

Met several former colleagues from the VESTA Status of Women Committee at Liberty Bakery.  Amazing how seating magically appears as we need it in such a small place.  Brought home a piece of their famous coffee cake for breakfast and a pumpkin pie.

Slept really well last night so felt much better today.

Poor night

Didn't sleep much last night.  My legs weren't sore, just restless.  Cancelled a movie with Chris.  Kept  dozing off.

My right leg is getting a bit bigger, I think.  My feet and ankles area bit sore tonight.  Spent the day keeping them up.

Above the fog

Headed to the PNE area with Pam, Lori & Maureen.  We rose above the fog that was at my place.  It was still there when they took me home.  Spent most of the day caching in Burnaby.  Only messed up the navigation once and we ended up in North Van.  No one hit me.  Had a good lunch at X-Site on Hastings.

Felt pretty good all day.  Was yawning a lot when I got home.

Joey Broadway

Met Louise for lunch at Joey Broadway.  Best part of the meal was the Key Lime Pie withTahitian vanilla whipped cream.   Next time I'll try Louise's Happy Ending - 70% dark chocolate, dulce de leche, maldon salt.

Went to Granville Island for some apples and dinner for a couple of nights.

No sign of loss of appetite.  

 

 

Foggy

Looked cloudy but I realized it was fog.  A bit chilly.

Did some shopping at Byrne Road.  Like this mal. I was at London Drugs, Marks, VanCity, M&M Meats & Cobs.  Parked next to each so didn't have to walk far. Came home with a good taco shell salad for lunch.

Last day of chemo for a week.  Right leg still bigger than the left and both feet and ankles are swollen.  Still wearing clogs.  Nearly out of the cream Pam brought from Australia but found Udderly Smooth at LD.  Feet are getting prickly but no sores yet.

Thanksgiving flop

Not a great Thanksgiving.  Lunch didn't happen yesterday and I couldn't go to the family dinner tonight as someone had a cold.  Had a turkey TV dinner instead.

One mire day of pills and then 7 days of rest.  Can't wait to sleep in.

Indian Summer

Best time of the year when the sun is shining.  Trees are starting to turn so the colours are great.

Did some shopping at IGA in Richmond.  Bought a taco to bring home for lunch.

Felt pretty good all day.  Seattle Seahawks provided the entertainment.

Sunshine

Forecast is 5 days of sunshine.  Glad I'm going for a drive tomorrow.

Slept well.  Didn't want to get up but have to pay attention so I take my pills on time.

Another loss for the Canucks.

Poor sleep

Didn't sleep well.   My feet weren't sore, were swollen and uncomfortable.  Finally got up at 3 and read for a while.

Bought groceries at Safeway and bought a bento box next door.  Kept the Californua Roll for dinner.  Love my grocery cart for the stairs.

Lions lost.  All my teams have lost.  Am I a jinx?

Spanish Banks

Went out with Pam, Lori and Maureen today.  We found caches near Jericho.  Stopped for really good fish and chips at Spanish Banks.  Good day for lunch at a picnic table on the beach.

I was out for 6 hours and felt pretty good.  Fell asleep for a big when I got home.  Some pins and needles in my feet and hands.  Hope wearing sheepskin clogs and slippers is helping.  Haven't had shoes and socks on since June.

So cool that Alice Munro won the Nobel Prize for Literature today.  Always loved her writing.

Guess the Canucks can't win every game.

Whitecaps rule

Whitecaps win over Seattle was a great game.  Hope they keep it up.

Quiet day inside.

I can hear again

Went back to my GP this afternoon to tell him that the olive oil didn't get rid of the wax in my ears.  I was totally deaf in the left ear.  He sent me a nurse to clean them out with water.  Didn't take too long and only hurt a bit.  Always love the difference.  Bought groceries at Granville Isand.

My right leg and feet are still swollen but so much better.  Nothing is hurting and I seem to be tolerating the chemo.

Lunch wth Jane

Was supposed to pick Jane up at the Bridgeport bus loop. You can't stop anywhere near it.  I parked near the Casino and she actually found me.  Haven't seen her since November but we do talk almost daily. We had lunch at Applause.  I devoured a bento box.  Dropped her at the Cambie & Marine Canada Line Station.  Took the finished library book to Pru and then straight home.

Keep falling asleep, so off to bed without the late news.

Library

A real book was waiting for me at the Marpole VPL branch.  They're closed Mondays so I went at 1:00 today.  Easier to park on a Sunday.  Took out a couple of books. Started reading Light of the World but James Lee Burke.  Knew Pru would want it, so I read through the Seahawks, Pirates, Canucks and bits of the Whitecaps.  Turned TV off and let the PVR take care of the evening.  Finished all 548 pages by 1:30 in the morning.

Bought Chinese food for lunch and had the leftovers for dinner.  Still have my appetite.

Boundary Bay Airport

Up early and had some toast and cheese so I could take my pills.  Got to the Boundary Bay Airport at 9 for a geocaching event.  Lori and Pam saved me a seat and I really enjoyed some Eggs Benedict.  Haven't lost my appetite yet. Wore my new lamb skin clogs.  They fit better early in the day.  Won a door prize!  It's a Baggie of swag.  Home at 10:45.

Slept on and off through the afternoon.  Great Canucks game.  A lot different from the last game.

 

New footwear

Bought lambswool slippers and clogs today.  They threw in a pair of gloves.  I'm using lanolin cream on my hands and feet and thought these made sense.  My old slippers were in tatters.  Still can't get shoes and socks on.

Got everything on my list (Buy me a pie app) at London Drugs.  Had to get an electric shaver as I'm not supposed to use a blade while on Capecitabine.  Checked the test done on my left big toe online and there is no sign of a fungus infection.  Good thing my GP wouldn't treat it without being sure.  Picked up a taco salad before heading home.

Tired, but feeling well.  Starting to get intermittent stinging on the soles of my feet.

Geocaching again

Went for lunch at the White Spot with Lori, Pam & Maureen.  We then found 6 new caches in various  small parks.  I navigated and they searched.

Really enjoyed my legendary burger at lunch and felt pretty good all day, except being tired. Bad sleep last night as my ankle hurt.  Moved to the chair for a while.  My leg is almost back to normal. I can get in and out of a car without having to plan how.

Pam brought me some lanolin based cream from Australia.  Just what is recommended for Hand-foot syndrome (HFS), also called palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia (PPE).  I'm starting to feel twinges.  

Poor old Canucks.  

Round 2, Day 1

Took my pills this morning.  Felt pretty good except for my ears.  Was even hungry at dinner.  

Day of breaking and dropping things.  My car GPS is toast.  Not spending money on much beyond groceries.  Can't find the recept so might as well buy a new one.

God, the Republicans are stupid.

Checkup day

Bloodwork at 10 today.  It was sent to the lab so I had to retrieve the order and take it to the 6th floor so they could use the port.  If I don't use it, they still have to flush it every month.

Karen wasn't at Fairmont as her mother had died and the funeral was today.  I knew the doctor I did see and like her.  She was very pleased with the improvements - the leg isn't as big (I lost 15 pounds), the pain in my abdomen and groin is gone, the main tumour at the top of the right leg is smaller).  The only worry is my hemoglobin is down and I might need a transfusion next time.  Round 2 starts tomorrow for 14 days.

Stopped at Safeway for groceries.  BBQ chicken will do several meals.