Less than a week to go!

It’s gone so quickly. Hopefully this time next week Day 3 will be complete.

I think I’ve got everything on my “hospital packing” list now, so I’m ready! I had to make sure I had some respectable pyjamas – you honestly don’t realise how much of a slob you are until you need clothes to go into hospital 😂

I’ve been warned about this vile rash that you get as a reaction to the infusion on Day 3 or 4 so I’m loaded up on Eurax cream and Aloe Vera gel. 1 in 10 manage to avoid it, but I’m not counting on me being one of the lucky ones! I’ve had warnings of offensive tastes from the steroids too so I’ve stocked up on mint imperials. I also succumbed to ordering a Love Island water bottle too- hopefully it’ll arrive before I go in. If I’ve got to drink about 10 gallons of water a day, I might as well make it sassy!

This week when asked about how I feel, I’ve answered that I’m just looking forward to a really long break from work and a lot of sleeping. Dave’s fuming – he thinks it’s a huge waste that I’ve been signed off work for the duration of the World Cup as I’m really not a football lover. I can’t even find it in me to be slightly patriotic towards my country. Not a fan.

Yesterday I thought I was going in to see Danny, so I was armed with a tonne of questions. Turns out I was just getting some pre-Lemtrada blood tests. I dunno what they were for exactly but as usual, they took loads.

Having caught up with Danny today I’m feeling really reassured now. He said he’ll pop in to see me next week, so I know I’ll be getting at least one visitor.

As it turns out, they’re really flexible on visitors which is good. I’ve told Kat and Steph to come on Thursday so that they can laugh when the sexy rash appears!

I’ve got more of an idea of what Day One holds now. On Monday, I need to be at Salford Royal for 8 am. They’ll start off with some blood tests and a urine sample followed by sending me off to the cafe for an hour as they wait for the results to come back. Then providing they’re all ok, they’ll request the lab to mix the Lemtrada and then I’ll be hooked up to an hour of intravenous steroids before they move onto the Lemtrada. I’m bracing myself for a LONG day.

In the meantime, I’ve got a nice a weekend planned with a Poppy play date on Sunday and Dave and I are going to an Evening with Eddie Hall Saturday night.

The next time I blog, Day One will probably be done! Eeeekkk!