Inside no. 9

I had a blood transfusion mid day as an outpatient but was told to bring my hospital bag in case there was a room available now that my blood is strong enough to withstand another round of r-CODOX-M chemo. There was a bed free so I moved from outpatient to inpatient to bagsy room 9 at Toghill (I’m trying to sleep in all the rooms – I've done rooms 1, 4, 5, 7 and 11 already). This was always going to be my ‘last’ chemo but the staff here have started saying “hopefully” in the same sentence to prepare me for the possibility that the final result may not be ‘all clear’. Either way, the sooner I get on with it, the sooner I find out. I’m yet to have any treatment and I’m still waiting for a consultant with some chemo but at least being here means I have a room and better access to better pain relief, the absence of which marred some of my week at home.