Melanoma Miles

End of cycle 2 tests: patience, ECG and CT Scan

Wednesday - 23 January 2013

Today was a treatment test day. A big one two as it is the end of the 2nd cycle of treatment and we now get to see how much effect it has had. Or not had as we have been warned. I'm twitchy and grumpy, not looking forward to the barium "slushie" and CT Scan.

Achievement Unlocked: Cat littered home

Tuesday - 22 January 2013

After picking some more cat litter out of my feet this morning, this time in my bedroom, I realised a peril of owning an indoor cat. There is cat litter in EVERY room of my 3-bedroom 1-bathroom flat. From kitchen to bathroom to the barely used spare room, darling TamTams has managed to spread the painful grit. I don't know how she has managed this feat and I don't think I want to know. I see fine cat litter in our future. Anything that is more like beach sand and less like gravel has got to be kinder on my feet and her paws too.

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Tripping on an ear-worm

Monday - 21 January 2013

This morning was spent watching The X-files and poking at my website. This site needs a software upgrade from Drupal v6 to v7 as most of the addons I use are no longer being updated. With this I will also need a new theme as a v7 version of Fusion Aquia Slate doesn't exist. I could try to upgrade it myself but that is a manual process and I just don't feel like it.

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Keep Calm and Knit On!

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Sunday - 20 January 2013

Another day of The X-Files, couch bonding and cat entertaining. This time mixed up with some knitting. I have a three friends currently preggers and due in July. Two so far are having girls, one is still hoping for a boy. Such begins my first round of knitting for babies. I just hope I get things finished in time for the debuts!

Stock issues, stock non-issues and yarn stock

Saturday - 19 January 2013

Not much happened today. Mom and I went to Makro to buy cat food for the fussy furry hoard. We're battling to find decent boxes of their normal favourite, Friskies jellys, as most shops appear to be running low on stock. Is the supplier having issues? TamTams pretty much refuses most of the other brands of food so I hope we find some soon.

Consistency is key to prevent confusion!

Friday - 18 January 2013

I'd been liaising with work on the disability claim they wanted to apply for. Turns out the Discovery Group Life plan will definitely offer some benefit, if granted, as they cover the initial period of diagnosis and treatment as a short term incapacity to perform duties. Getting this granted though requires a stack of forms and the collecting of a whole bunch of other paperwork.I was getting very confused, as was our HR chic, so a meeting was called with the company broker and the Discovery broker.

Have another slice of birthday cake, Dad.

Thursday - 17 January 2013

An early start and a slightly less sticky morning saw me standing gritty-eyed in the kitchen still trying to get the icing to reach a pipe-able consistency. Butter icing does definitely require cooler temperatures than Cape Town is capable in this heat wave. Eventually, I added milk and got the consistency just good enough, even though the blue colouring was splitting out, and piped the cupcakes as best as I could. Sprinkles and edible glitter hide a multitude of baking sins and were definitely great tools in my arsenal today.

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New wheels for mom!

Wednesday - 16 January 2013

This morning started with discussions on Twitter about IUDs and online dating - not together or with the same people mind you, although that would also be an interesting conversation. I have an IUD, the Mirena, and I swear by it. My doctors are also very happy that I have one right now, it makes one less pill to worry about taking.

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Back on track

Tuesday - 15 January 2013

After a lazy morning on the couch watching The X-Files, I drove us through to Rondebosch Medical Centre to see my oncologist, Dr Maurel. He had asked us to come see him last week in the midst of the fever drama. He did more than Tina did, actually checking me out, giving me the physical and vitals once over before we even spoke about what had happened the last week.

I told him about the fever, sometimes fighting over mom to get the details out. Mom's still very worried about the situation. He explained to us that at times treatment does need to be stopped to allow the side-effects to ease off but that this in no way negatively impacts how it's killing the tumour.

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TamTams and Terri

Friday - 11 January 2012

Lying in bed this morning with TamTams was amusing. She was obviously very playful while I wouldn't say know to a few more minutes sleep. When asked, "Where is your lion?" She responded by pouncing to where my hands was, clearing indicating her choice of toy this morning and complete lack of interest in the toy lion I keep on the bed to entertain her.