No updates for a week as laptop had a virus and was poorly. It recovered with a bit of help from my hubby. Pity it's not that easy with Melanoma!!
Anyway, had a nice relaxing weekend and did as little as possible. Still felt sick on and off but felt ok to have curry for tea on Saturday (so couldn't have been that bad!!). Went out to DIY shops to look at tiles etc for the bathroom. Still can't decide.
So back to the QE in Birmingham on Monday. On my own this week. It's only the treatment so should be ok. Taking painkillers and trying to move my arm to "warm it up" . All helps. Still feel sea sick, but getting better every day. Had a good appointment time so was home by 12:30 so had time to rest before picking the girls up and doing their swimming lessons. I hate Mondays!!
Tuesday, again an early appointment and feeling ok. Just treatment again so went well and wasn't too poorly.
Wednesday. Can honestly say today I feel ok. Not sick or tired. Think I have put my nerves to bed and just got on with it. It helps having these early appointments. I can drop the kids of at school, get a train, do what I have to do, get home and put my feet up before having to pick the girls up.
Thursday. Day 8 of treatment!! So I'm more than halfway through now. I have done more than I have left to do!! Yippee. Had treatment and scan today. Didn't know that until I got under the machine so I'm sure that was better for me as I would have only worried about holding my arm up. Ouch it hurt. Shut my eyes and just hoped it would be over. But the sickness has gone. Think I've sussed out when to take the painkillers to get the best from them.
Friday. Last day of the week and the kids are with me today!! They have a teacher training day at school. Thought about leaving them with grandparents but to be honest, Charlotte is 10 and I thought it would do her good to see what it's all about. Katie's 5 so she just thought it was great going on the train!!! There was a long queue today but I explained things to the girls and when it was my turn the nurses let them in to see the machine before my treatment. Think that helped too. They saw how long I wait around. How quickly I'm in and out for the treatment and what I lie on to have my treatment and the machine that's trying to make me better. We then went for lunch, round a bookshop and home again on the train. It was exhausting but fun. I fell asleep on the sofa when we got back and the girls were tired from the walking so vegged infront of the telly. Darren got us all a chinese for tea so no cooking tonight!!!
So my second week is over. Only one full week and a day left. Fingers crossed it's working.
