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Posted: 19 April 2007 at 1:49pm | IP Logged

hey ladies

Only me, well thats the first night done and dusted with nothing to report.  Got home from the hozzie and crawled into bed..just in case..was pooped and slept all day.  However the steroid anti-sick kicked in just after 5pm so even though i was still tired, couldnt settle down to sleep til about 1ish. 

So ive been a good girl today and just loitered around in bed all day....and its getting boring now lol.  Ive taken all my pills, my alarm is set for the next 6 hourly ones..going to be a killer of 3 days getting up in the middle of the night for that one lol.

So not been too bad, not feeling majorly quesy, even managed a poo last night..which is usually unheard of for another 6 days lol.  Got on the scales though and im now 10 stone..so will be starting to do something about that when my chemo finishes.  Im aiming to not go higher than 10 nd half stone.  But we shall see how that goes.  Got a bit of a tight tummy, but its more like trapped wind tight tummy...and if my farts and amount of them are anything to go by, then thats all it is lol.  So am feeling fine, a bit tired, but thats just from being mentally tired if that makes sense.  Its hard work psyching myself up for needles, but now that they will be coming thick and fast now (chemo finishes in early june woohoo) then with a bit of luck i wont have anything to stew about.  My blood results from yesterday are perfect..nothing has dropped and nothing has risen, so thats always good, so we are well on track.  My chemo nurse has said that as i have to see the oncologist next wednesday afternoon, shes going to see if she can swing it that I have my chemo..and then go straight to see him to save me having to go up later in the afternoon to go and see him which i thought was nice of her.

Im starting to prepare for the radiotherapy now, got a huuuuge pot of e45 cream to start slapping on over my scar to prepare the skin and scar for the radiation.  So rather than the week before and start doing it, and it not making one jot of difference, if i start now then it gives my skin a head start so fingers crossed im not to burnt etc from it all...oh the joys.

I know this is going to sound daft, but i like this chemo, its nothing like the other one, i know its still early days and it might hit me in a day or so, but at least its nowhere near as harsh as the last lot.  So yay, im back...on semi-full power which is a nice change lol.

Posted: 19 April 2007 at 2:39pm | IP Logged

woohoo, glad you feel better this time round! And im pleased that you can poo lol!!

You are doin so well, and you are so strong! You are coping so well!