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The last lot of chemo is still making it’s presence felt a lot more than previous diffusions so it’s been a slow process recovering this time, but I am getting there. I just have to be very cautious not to overdue things in my better moments.
I enjoyed the unseasonal sunshine on Sunday – can’t believe we had 3oC+ toward the end of April but the kids and I took advantage of it and went down to beautiful Seacliff to lounge on the beach and hire paddleboards. I asked for their largest, most stable board and managed the better part of 2 hours (with frequent rests) on the water. I was very cautious but still thought that I would suffer for it later. However, the paddling seems to have done the exact opposite and gently stretched the muscles, giving me more movement back in my right arm and shoulder. Does this mean I get to do more SUPping?
It has been nice to be able to be a bit more involved in the kids’ holiday activities this week as I resented feeling too ill last week, but it does come at a cost to energy levels, etc. Even just the drive down to town and back can knock me out for awhile. I am waiting for the results of the ECG too as I am a bit concerned about pushing myself with such a high resting heart rate.
Oh well, need to hope that recovery will continue in time for next week’s rush back to school. So many appointments for me and the kids – I’m going to be back and forth more times than usual. And then a new chemo regime on Thursday.