In remission...again!

I went to Bart's yesterday and had an MRI scan as planned. Just before the end they like to inject something called contrast (a dye), so they took me out of the machine and tried 7 times to put a cannula in but every time my veins closed up so eventually they left the contrast bit out. For some reason they aren't allowed to use the PICC line - which would have made life so much easier!

Following the MRI I went to my appointment with the consultant. Instead of seeing him at 1100 I saw him at 1330, a bit of a long wait, but it was worth it. When I saw him he told me that I was doing fantastically well, am "made of hard stuff" and more importantly am in remission. He said I couldn't be doing better. This is all great news and pretty encouraging. 

The plan ahead is still a bit blurry, but I will have at least one more load of high dose chemo and possibly another afterwards too. Because I've had the same kind of chemo before and I didn't stay in remission they know I wont after just chemo this time either, so I will definitely have the bone marrow transplant. At the moment they've got a 9/10 match, who they would be happy to use, but they're still looking for a 10/10 match as this would be ideal. 

Following the appointment I had to go to the day unit for a line lock (antibiotics) to be put into my PICC line and they told me that the scan people had been on the phone and wanted the day unit nurses to try putting a cannula in. So on the 8th attempt it worked and I went back downstairs for the rest of the MRI. After that I went home! 

So, it's all good news and I'm responding to the chemotherapy which is great. I start the next load on Monday and should hopefully be out in time for Christmas at home. I have a few days at home to rest up and enjoy now.