{"id":10295,"date":"2018-03-15T21:08:48","date_gmt":"2018-03-15T21:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lesguis.com\/wp\/?p=10295"},"modified":"2018-03-19T15:49:27","modified_gmt":"2018-03-19T15:49:27","slug":"thursday-15th-march-2018-i-didnt-enjoy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesguis.com\/wp\/?p=10295","title":{"rendered":"Thursday 15th March 2018 – I DIDN’T ENJOY …"},"content":{"rendered":"

… that one little bit. Not at all.<\/p>\n

And it all went wrong right from the beginning when I hardly had any sleep at all. I spent most of the night tossing and turning and that clearly didn’t get me off to the best possible start. <\/p>\n

But nevertheless, I was up and about just as the first alarm was going off and after the usual medication and breakfast, I had a shower and washed my clothes. I need to look pretty for the hospital.<\/p>\n

There were a few tasks that I needed to do before I went and then I wandered around the corner for the bus. <\/p>\n

6 minutes late it was too, and we had something of a performance as there wasn’t enough money left on my card. So that involved some negotiations with another card.<\/p>\n

At the hospital they checked me in and informed me of the change in tariffs (that doesn’t concern me of course) and then I went to the wrong room, so they had to come to look for me.<\/p>\n

The needle went in the tube in my chest totally painlessly – yes, it was the former Belgian ladies’ darts champion who was nursing me today. And then she gave me the treatment.<\/p>\n

As well as the saline drip I had four bottles of Multigam 5%. That’s a stimulant made from human plasma and it attacks the viruses that I seem to have and builds up my immunity. Five hours it’s supposed to take.<\/p>\n

It was OK for the first couple of hour but then I started to feel the cold in my veins and it sent the shivers right through me. Not as bad as when I had the chemotherapy but horrible none the less. I had to wrap up in all my clothes. <\/p>\n

The doctor – a young girl – came to see me and so did a skin specialist – likewise a young girl escorted by two even younger female students. It all ended up like the scene at Castle Anthrax<\/a>\"\".<\/p>\n

And then I went to sleep.<\/p>\n

The nurse awoke me to say that it was finished. And so was I. She unplugged me and told me that I could go but I was in no fit state to leave. I had to stay there on the bed for a good 20 minutes.<\/p>\n

I made it to reception though. My next appointment is April 12th – likewise a Thursday.<\/p>\n

And so I sat downstairs for a while and then came home. It was pouring down with rain outside but I walked back all the same. I bought some potatoes and tinned ratatouille for tea from Delhaize, and some vegan cheese and vegan sausages from The Loving Hut – I fancy some sausages and cauliflower cheese when I return home.<\/p>\n

Soaked to the skin, I vegetated here for a while in the warm and then had my tea. <\/p>\n

\"sports<\/a>And later on in the evening I went out for a walk. The rain had eased off and I wanted to pass the 100%on the fitbit.<\/p>\n

There’s the Philipssite complex just down the road from here and I’d never been to see what goes on there so I went for an amble around. <\/p>\n

That building there is actually a Sports Centre of some kind and there were hordes of people disgorging themselves into the street as I went past. I was tempted to go in for a look around but I didn’t feel up to staying out.
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\"philipssite<\/a>There are offices there too because I knew someone once who worked there.<\/p>\n

Quite a few, in fact, all nicely illuminated in the evening which probably costs someone a small fortune.<\/p>\n

And I found the police station too. There’s quite a big one on the site, And and underground car park too – I didn’t know about that
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So I’ll have an early night. Tomorrow I’ll be gathering my strength – what’s left of it.<\/p>\n

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