The story so far...
The "hay fever" attack last Wednesday evening was followed by a smaller one the day after. There is some circumstantial evidence that it was the result of very high evening pollen counts and therefore nothing to do with the Daratumumab but obviously can't be sure. We'll see what happens this week.
Also some mild fatigue over the last two or three days, difficult to motivate myself to a decent exercise level or do anything much. That's not unexpected with any form of chemotherapy. And a nosebleed last night followed by another this morning - both dried up quite quickly. Also a recognised side-effect of Dara. Will talk to the nurses about these things tomorrow.
A small delay in the dental work needed to clear me to start on bisphosphonates - my dentist has replaced one big filling with some decay showing underneath and has done the preparatory work for the root canal job on the adjacent tooth. That will be finished (and should be signed off Friday morning - an 8am appointment!). That week's delay isn't a significant problem but will mean another trip to Broomfield to deliver the report to Haematology. Starting to live there again...
Broomfield Cardio called me in for a repeat of the cardiac echogram with added contrast medium "for clearer images". What I only discovered from the appointment letter that arrived a couple of days later is that they're going to do a "bubble echogram". There's only one reason for that, which is that they suspect some leakage between the right and left atria - basically that's a leftover from the "hole in the heart" that we all have in the womb and which normally heals up a few days after birth. Except that sometimes it doesn't, or not fully. That's not uncommon and usually trivial - if I've got it I've got along ok for 76 years so I'm not exactly worried, and no way they're going to attempt a surgical repair so I'm struggling a bit to see the value of investigating further. Just the NHS dotting the i's and crossing the t's, perhaps. But I shall ask some questions next Tuesday.
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