13th visit to hospital.....

well, this morning did not go too great! My optimism at avoiding vomiting was shortlived and I have been feeling fairly rough. I had to get to the hospital by 8.30 am today which meant I could not wake up slowly, so felt awful throughout the procedure. I had to have biopsies and blood tests, and decided to take Tara with me today-as she is harbouring a thought that I am on regular secret shopping trips (after all , why would I be needed at hopsital 13 times in 26 days??). She did great, and the nurses were wonderful with her- and I think she was quite intrigued by the whole process. However, they could not get blood out of my PICC line - which rather defeats the object of having one inserted! It appears I may have a fibrin sheath around the vein preventing the blood from being released, which will need dissolving with enzyme. I obviously did not look up to the task today though, so they are getting me back on wednesday to try and resolve the issue. Wed. is also the day of the node biopsy results- so please pray for clear nodes and a working PICC line.