Life and music
Last time I made the mistake of writing this: 'I'm beginning to see the pattern in how I react and recover and know what to expect...' and (even bigger mistake) this: 'By a week after treatment day, I begin to feel a tiny bit more energy...'. I should have known better. That was after Chemo 3. A week after Chemo 4, I felt so washed out I could barely get off the sofa, let alone go for a walk. Hence no blogs for the last month... I've now had five (out of a probable 12) chemo treatments. Treatments are every fortnight so it is pretty relentless. I've already mentioned lots of side effects so I won't go through all that again. On the positive side, I've recently been doing some work from home for a couple of days each cycle which has been a huge boost both mentally and emotionally. Another postive (and I hardly dare write this one down) is that the pain that's been getting gradually worse since last spring has started to recede. Still there but a l