Well...here we go....i shud be sat here today case packed waiting for a taxi to take me to the airport...jetting off to the sun for a week....instead im sat here waiting to go and have my 1st cycle of chemotherapy...not quite the same is it...lol...
Ive got a mixture of emotions...relief that im actually starting after the long wait...apprehension of what is going to happen ....and the worst one...jealousy...of my sister and her hubby who ARE going to the airport...they said it wont be the same without me...bless em...and have promised to book the same hol next year and save us a place with them...thats something to look forward to.
So...lets just get the 1st cycle over with...its the beginning of another stage towards recovery ...and hopefully packing a suitcase and waiting for a taxi to the airport...lol...good luck to everyone on here...chat soon xxx
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Hi Sharon
Know how you feel about the holiday. We had to cancel our holiday in July because I had to have surgery and I started chemo almost 2 weeks ago. What keeps me going?...............................the thought of having the bestest holiday ever once I've recovered from all this........................can't wait! Just hope my husband is saving hard.
Kinda know how you feel, I've been off work for a while now during which time I had 2 lots of holiday time booked off but was too sore to actually go anywhere. This nasty disease does halt you in your tracks but once the chemo is done and you recover just think of the next holiday and how great it will be. I start my first lot of radiotherapy next week and then chemo once that's done, like you glad that its getting treatment but apprehensive too. Hope all goes well today and just keep thinking of the next holiday.
Hi Sharon, best of luck with treatment today. I'm sure you'll get that holiday soon. I went on my first holiday abroad with my partner after I finished treatment and we have gone away every year since.
Let us know how it goes for you today. Best wishes, Christine xx
Hi Sharon - good luck with your chemo treatment today - hope it's not too bad for you.
Last year I had to cancel a holiday in Italy (for my 50th) as I had to go in hos and have a huge tumour removed. I remember thinking 'That's it! I'll never get to see Lake Garda, or go to the opera in Verona.' (We had tickets to see 'Carmen'. Well, guess what? We went this year just before my 51st birthday, and whilst we were in Verona we went to see what opera was on, and it was the last night night of Carmen. We got tickets 4 rows from the front. Meant to be or what?
While you're having your treatment, you just plan your next holiday. Let your mind drift off and even plan your holiday wardrobe! No expense spared!
Thank you all for your positive comments...n Jeanie...wow..ur right...so meant to be...hope u enjoyed it and appreciated it even more this time. This is the 3rd cancelled holiday..i shud have gone on a hen party in may to Malaga..10 roomed villa n 20 girls...how great wud that have been...then Benidorm in june...just me n hubs..then Fuengirola yesterday...but like you all say...i will enjoy..and appreciate my holiday even more next year.
The treatment went well i think...i feel ok up to now...but then im pumped up with anti nausea medication at the moment...felt really tired..it had been a long day...slept for a cpl of hrs..but now im wide awake...lol..that will be the steroids. My next cycle in 3 weeks lands on my 50th birthday...my sisters say theyre going to tie a big balloon to my wrist n make me wear a big badge...they will n all knowing them..lol..n theyre taking a cake in too...bless em...
SO...its so far so good...hoping it doesnt get too bad..ive been told thesickness n tiredness will kick in for a few days after the medication wears off...but hey,,these things are sent to try us eh...
