Thursday 21 June 2012

All is going well with Luke. He has just finished uni exams and he seemed to do really well as usual. We saw the specialist a few weeks ago and asked if he could have a week break from chemo cycles so that he wouldn't have to do exams while feeling really crappy. Luckily he did have a break and got over his exams as when he started up the next cycle he ended up having the week off work feeling really horrible from the chemo. Obviously when his body has a break and he gets hit with chemo again his system must suffer more from the toxins. He's back into the swing of things again and all is back to normal. He now has a 2 month break from uni and has had his contract with DAFF extended. They wanted him to work full time however I suggested he ask if he can work 4 days a week as he has been going non stop for a year with uni and work and needs a bit of down time. They agreed and have actually reassessed the role and standard of work that he has been doing and as such he has gone up 2 levels in the pay scale. Which is really amazing for someone of his age to be earning so much. Obviously he is doing a good job as they keep extending his contract. Murray is doing really well. He hasn't had any other episodes (thank god). He went to the specialist on Tuesday for his 6 week check and all seems to be going well. He had an ECG done and the doctor said he is still showing irregular rhythms. These are apparently normal for him however the doctor said if you went to emergency again and a young doctor saw this ECG they would think you were having a heart attack. So it's best to let them know his irregular rhythm is normal! They then put a computer over the defibrilator to check it is working okay and to take a print out of the history. It was quite amazing, as they said what were you doing at 6pm last Thursday. It turned out Murray was running for his bus (that he missed). Although nothing was wrong with the increase in heart rate it was obviously enough to register a spike on the printout! So I guess there is no running in marathons on the cards in the future! He has been given the all clear to play golf (very important!) although it will be interesting to see if it affects his game. He had been down to a 2 handicap so hopefully he won't be too badly affected. He has been told he can rotate his left arm fully now. The only thing that he can't do is drive. He probably would have been okay as no cardiac arrest was recorded against him, however when the specialist found out Murray rides a motorbike he was reluctant to give the all clear. Murray also had concerns riding, not for himself but if he had an episode what might happen to those around him. So the doctor wants him to wait a few more months to make sure he has no episodes. Murray doesn't mind as he catches the bus to work anyway so I'll just play chauffeur for a bit longer. Other than a cold Amy has been suffering with last week, which she now appears to have passed on to me, we are all doing okay.