Chemo Round 6 - 27/7

 Just waiting to go into Wonford and next Paclitaxel!! 1.30pm! Wish it was a bit earlier! This is a pivotal day in that it will be halfway through this poison! On the home straight!  Spoke to oncology team yesterday and my wbc is higher than they were expecting but could be linked to the filgrastan injections! Obviously my brain goes into over drive worrying!! Biggest fears like cancer elsewhere comes flooding to the forefront! Spoke about the muscle/joint/bone pain after last round and they’re going to reduce potency by 10% without affecting its effectiveness.  Fingers crossed as was quite unpleasant!!

Managed a few decent walks and some gardening this week, can’t help pushing myself when feeling better and bored!! Also gained weight I don’t want - just a shame that the cake I love so much isn’t calorie free!!  No alcohol is bad enough - but no naughty stuff is BORING!!! hey Ho will try to be good for a couple of weeks!! 

Weather been shit for a few weeks now and that doesn’t help my mental health and mood!  Ffs it’s July but feels like end September!! Really hope the sun comes back soon! On a positive note the Level 2 Counselling Skills Course I completed in June has been marked and I’ve passed.  Still no idea what I want to do with it!! But that’s next years dilemma!  Alongside travelling to make up for this years crap housebound restrictions!!

Anyway here we go again!!

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