A Brief Reprieve

I was expecting to be posting today on my fifth chemo run, but my appointment is tomorrow rather than today. I wish I'd known this before having to get through rush hour traffic to the hospital...ah well. So I thought I'd give an update on what I've been up to for the last 2 weeks, given that I started writing a post a week ago and never got around to finishing it... I'm a bad blogger :)

So, 3 weeks out from the Taxotere and I'm feeling much better than I did when I wrote my last entry.

Overall, it took me about 10 days to get over the worst of the treatment, versus about 5 on the FEC. I'm not sure how much of that was down to the infections I contracted or the treatment however. I also had 2 reasonable days directly after the treatment. I felt feverish for a days or so beyond my last post, and by Thursday afternoon, I was feeling pretty well again. On the Friday I even managed from 10-4 in the office (although that did include going out for a team lunch, which was very nice - thankfully my taste buds have mostly returned).


I had a bit of a treat last Monday night - through work I'd got hold of a ticket to a private viewing of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year at the National History Museum. Simon drove me into London and we had dinner at a nice tapas place and then I went to the exhibition - if you have the opportunity to go - take it, there were some truly amazing shots - especially some of the landscapes (my particular favourite was a starscape - breathtakingly beautiful photograph http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/whats-on/temporary-exhibitions/wpy/visitorVote.do?photo=2769&category=12&group=1)

I've been splitting my time between home with either my sister or my Mum for comapny and my parent's house this time around, as I've been a bit too poorly to be on my own all day. I've been helping my Mum make curtains for my living room, and am becoming quite good at hand sewing. I hung the first curtain up yesterday, and it looks great apart from the fact that its tied up with string for the next few days to help set the pleats. I've also become a jigsaw puzzle fiend and a mean embroiderer. I have to pace myself though as I get very tired very suddenly. I have a habit of "just closing my eyes for a few minutes" and waking up a few hours later (usually covered in cats - they like an ill person, we're warm and still).

Speaking of which I'm just going to close my eyes for a few minutes to make up for my early get up.