Thursday 18 February - I've been out to lunch!

Sorry for the long gap since the last post...


I've been feeling pretty perky this week.  I think it may have something to do with the half-dose of the chemo that the consultant decided on due to my puffy ankles.  I feel really well and energetic - have been making marmalade and continuing to cut the beech hedge - 2/3 done now - and driving myself to the hospital.  My blood results have been good too.
I had my liver scan on Monday.  I got in early and was finished by 19:05 when my appointment was not until 19:00 - can't be bad.  I haven't had the results yet, but the fact that no-one has been in touch leads me to hope everything was normal.  On Wednesday I had an early appointment at 08:00 and was hoping to be home by 11:00, but the blood lab lost my sample so it had to be done again and I needed to see the doctor about a strange rash on my leg and then wait for the pharmacy to disgorge my tablets, so in fact I didn't get home until 13:00.  Sigh!  I am now taking antibiotics 4 times a day for the next 7 days - huge great 500mg things they are too.  However, rash now less angry.


Today's big excitement was a trip out to Ikea in Milton Keynes for lunch and a little bit of retail therapy.  This may not sound exciting to you, but this is the furthest I have been for the last 7 months and the first time I have had lunch out in the last 7 months, so I thought it was pretty exciting!