Nearly there!! Last but one methotrexate done and dusted yesterday, and although Sarah felt horrible yesterday afternoon and evening, she woke up feeling much better - she spent most of last night seated on the bedpan, so hopefully that means she has wee'ed out loads of the stuff and she will clear tomorrow so we get an extra day at home this week..........or not!! Fingers crossed!She had a good session with the physio, who measured her range of movements today to make sure we shouldn't be worried that she can't walk yet (!?). She can bend her leg now to 86.5 degrees by herself, and can get to 95 degress if its done for her, so no worries there. LOADS better than before when she could only manage 45 degrees when measured!! Full extension so OK there too. Foot movement more troublesome - only half way there for external rotation (or something like that!!), where you twist your ankle outwards, although she has full flexion inwards,and only half way for achilles stretch too, which is stopping her putting her heel on the floor. Those are the ones she has to work on, so we are going for it now!!
On another positive note, she has been booked in to have her Hickmann Line removed on 8th December - WooHoo!!!!! I'll be glad to see the back of it, and so will she!
Post-chemo tests all being booked in at the moment too, so fingers crossed we can move on after Xmas and back to our own lives again!
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That sounds very positive Zoe, and so does your tone! So I expect you're getting excited about it all being over?? I bet that Hickman Line won't be missed much...sarah can finally go swimming and get back to normal a bit. These are all small steps back to normaility but I have a feeling you'll still be seeing the physio quite a lot in the foreseeable future! Oh well, if thats the only thing, then thats not bad really. Hope the rest of the week goes as planned. Looking forward to seeing you Saturday if all goes well. Lots of love x x x
One down one to go!! Well done Sarah NEARLY THERE!!!! Have they given you the ankle support that holds the achilles tendon at right angles has really helped Rose get her foot flat although no nearer walking but thought might be worth suggesting just looking at Rose's one and it's called Foot Up! Really looking forward to seeing you soon although not got round to ringing Jessie re party will try to sort it out xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
All sounds good Zoe. Some more steps towards that finishing line. Hope those final tests go well and good luck for the op to remove the Hickman Line. I understand you may be down at our house over the weekend?! Good to see you both getting out and about. We are in Perth at the moment getting the train to Adelaide in the morning (Sunday). Takes 2 days so will be a nice rest after all the chasing about. Lots of love & hugs and keep up that physio Sarah!! Think of Disney!! Jan & Mike xxx
Good luck Sarah for your last chemo today! Thinking of you sweetie! So proud of how well you've done.
Love you, Jo xX
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