Wednesday 31st October

Wednesday 31^st October

Halloween night and a friend of son No.3 came around with his own version of a carved marrow, very impressive I thought. My daughter will now take umbrage with the fact I haven’t put her carved pumpkin picture on my blog, so will have to remedy that tomorrow.

I started today well enough with a rather blustery game of tennis this morning with SO, AH and AE. Despite the elements to contend with it was a good match and I enjoyed myself. 

It was with some foreboding that I entered the hospital at lunchtime, especially after thinking that this is the first week I have not had an appointment! I’d like to say that my fears were unfounded, but I would be lying.

The Marsden have looked at my whole treatment ‘profile’ and feel that it would be beneficial for me to finish the last two cycles, particularly as I still have two enlarged lymph nodes in my abdomen that  could well have ‘disease’ and appear to be responding to the chemo.

Good news though (!!!!!!!) I will only have Carbo/platinum and not the taxol (taxol makes your hair fall out). 

I was told by the Dr that actually most cases are straightforward, but I seem to be very unusual, having said that I do feel lucky (!!!) that I have him as my doctor, as I know he personally oversees my treatment and always double checks everything. 

I am also on antibiotics as my throat is still bad, and although I had a blood test I won’t pick up the results until tomorrow.

I will not have chemo next week as I have DL’s graduation (whoop) and we will be away, so blood test booked for 12^th- chemo on 13^th………

Lastly a HUGE thank you to AH for a scrumptious, nutritious  supper of fish pie, veg and a cake, truly welcomed, and also THANKS to the mysterious visitor who dropped off the pretty chrysanthemums that were in my kitchen when I got back!

“Simplicity, patience, compassion.
These three are your greatest treasures.
Simple in actions and thoughts, you return to the source of being.
Patient with both friends and enemies,
you accord with the way things are.
Compassionate toward yourself,
you reconcile all beings in the world.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching