Almost at the end of Chemo Part 1

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Life goes on and I’m in the better part of the treatment cycle.  We went to the shack for the Easter break, spending it with Dave’s family but for the first time, without his Dad which was sad.  However, the weather was beautiful, the tide remained fairly high most of the time and I managed (as did others) to get out in the kayak a bit as well as change my walk venue from roadside to seaside – no worry about cars out on the sand.  And I read a couple of books out on the verandah.  The beach is definitely soothing to the soul.

My appointment with the lymphoedema physio paid off as I’ve definitely got better movement in my arm and the good news is that there’s no evidence of fluid buildup, but I do have to get my strength back slowly.  And apparently, gentle kayaking is good for that!

I am in the better part of the chemo cycle which sometimes makes me feel a bit of a fraud, but then I overdo it and realise that I’m really not as well as I think.  I picked up the kids from school the other day and as I had to wait for sport to finish, I called in to the office to see everyone which was really nice.  But just hanging out chatting and then the drive, left me so tired.

I got a wig yesterday – not sure how I feel about it but figured that if I was going to wear one I might as well have a change so I’m going to be blonde sometimes!

Counting down now to the last of the vicious chemo – my final dose is next Thursday.  Some say that the last one is as bad as the first so I need to make sure that I’m as fit and well as possible going into it.  Not so easy with all of the bugs going around.  Then it’s on to the second part of the chemo treatment which is 12 weekly doses of Taxol.  It’s not supposed to be as bad for most people but can have significant side effects so not sure I’m ready to see how it goes.