Am on Day 7, 2 days post chemo. Circa 21 days to go before I can go home. I moved to a single room today. I was actually starting to enjoy the double room. I had the double for a whole week to myself, which was great. But this one's fine too..I'll just have to stow my laptop in the bag everytime I finish using it. So far I'm doing good, no fevers yet, but still some cough and cold which started even before chemo. At the moment I'm munching on some kuih raya, the lunch served today doesn't seem to be too appetizing. My appetite has diminished lately, as a side effect of the chemo. I crave for food with strong taste, e.g. spaghetti, pizza, burgers, etc. mmm...a pizza neapolitana would be nice for now....yummy. or Baked ziti with loads of cheese (I am watching too much of The Sopranos, as you can see)
Anyway, with regards to the previous post, thanks Najah for the clarification. I don't think anyone's trying to take advantage of C though. The malay guy gave the water in return for C's kindness in sharing some of his herbal drinks. I've seen some weird things here though. A couple of weeks ago, I had an Indian for a roommate. One night a preacher came and talked to her. Sounded like he was preaching Christianity as the solution to my friend's disease. I thought, "and her mother allows this?? my mom would smack me on my head if i ever attempted such things." Oh my, I couldn't listen to what was going on, so I left the room shortly after realizing what was going on.
I had a Manual for Clinical Hematology book on the table this morning. Yeah, to impress the docs. Hahahahaha. One offered to buy it from me at second hand price. No way!! Get your own! One said he's having trouble understanding what the book says (oh-oh...should i be worried? thankfully he's not yet a specialist). Myself, I read the book like a 2 year old trying to learn her ABCs. hehehe...slowly lah, kan. It took these specialists years to become good at what they do. Surely I can't expect to understand everything in just a few days. With the help of a dictionary, I'm sure i'll master it in no time :-).
Ok lah...going to find some other things to do to get through the day. Things are a bit boring since I'm not encouraged to leave my room. At least if I could go outside, I could make new friends and chit chat with the nurses. Unfortunately I'm not here to make friends, I'm here to get better. So i'll just stay in this room, and munch on more kuih raya.
Au revoir!
