had my hospital appointment on Friday, where I picked up my bumper bag of chemo drugs.
Turns out it's not as simple as just taking the darnthinngs; cchemo takes military procision. For starters they have to be taken on an empty stomach.At the same time every day. For most people this means first thing in the morning, as most people rarely have all their meals at the same time every day. So starting yesterday (Saturday), I wake up at 7am (with help from Mr Alarm clock) and take two anti=sickness tablets, then I have to wait 30 minutes before taking three chemo tablets, then wait an hour before I'm able to eat. Given I'm not working (and I'm knackered all the time!), I generally have a sleep during this hour! yesterday was the first dose and absolutely clobbered me! I was fine until I started my breakfast, which I couldn't even get down.Learning from my mistakes, I decided that from now on milky cereal is not a good idea! I felt sick for a couple of hours, but by lunchtime, I was fine, all-b-it tired. Today has been a lot better. Lightly buttered toast proved much better, and I've been okay, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed, that it stays this way, and I'm one of those lucky few that doesn't suffer too badly, or if I do it's only in the mornings.
In other news, sadly the mobility's becoming more of an issue: I'm having flashbacks to ten years ago, when I could barely walk! My left leg (like my arm) is now very weak, so walking is a real effort.I've started using a stick outside again, as I don't feel very safe, which is a real nuisance.
otherwise I'm honestly doing okay, just get a bit grumpy now and again! Glad to be home for Christmas too, especially as being inTaiwan meant I missed out last year!
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