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Posted by tanya
Well the good news is that I felt better today than I did yesterday. My headache mostly disappeared this morning. Mum came over to help look after the kids while Mark was at the footy. I had a nap and I did go for a walk to try to get myself moving. Feeling very achy mostly in my back. Mark's paren...
Posted by tanya
Yesterday I felt grim all day. Nausea, splitting headache, tired, aching bones. mum came to the rescue in the morning and came and whisked Fraser away for the day. We ended up calling my oncologist in the evening. He thinks one of my pills might be causing the headache so Mark went and got a new an...
Posted by tanya
All in all I think I've faired better after this chemo type than the last. Yesterday I dozed on the sofa till the afternoon when I went down to work briefly. i probably stayed up too late though... This morning I felt pretty good. porridge for breakfast with a bit of soy milk rather than just water...
Posted by tanya
I was my oncologists worst type of client today - asking about a drug that I'd read some positive research on via google. It was funny because I had the name of it written on a piece of paper in front of me. Before I had a chance to ask, he'd read it upside-down and said "let me guess you want to kn...
Posted by tanya
Making the most of my last 'good' weekend. Was out with the kids on Friday night and then out to a party on Saturday night. We met up with three other girls like me with breast cancer and with young kiddies. We caught up at a playground so the kids could play while we talked. It's so nice to talk t...
Posted by tanya
Here's a random fact you probably don't need to know. apparently it's quite common as a chemotherapy side effect (though I'm not sure of it). I have a runny nose and I don't mean a runny snotty nose. It's more like water and it just runs out before you know it! Odd. Felt rich this morning after tak...
Posted by tanya
After a calm organised morning of getting the kids ready for daycare/school I had a bit of a meltdown ten minutes before leaving when it became apparent that we weren't as ready to leave as we thought. I really dislike this before-school-angst. Next time my plan is to calmly leave the house, get in ...
Posted by tanya
Trying to manage the balance between resting and doing heat I feel up to. Mark had to leave early for work today so I got the kids ready for the day and we had a lovely walk through Hyde Park to school. But even that tired me out. Felt ok at the gym today. It always feels good to do stretches and I ...
Posted by tanya
End of another weekend and on to a 'good' week. So what's been happening? Had a wonderful massage at the Solaris Centre on Thursday which was great for my sore bones. Generally tired but all part of my new norm. I have times of feeling like I can do my normal daily activities and then times when I ...
Posted by tanya
Managed to eat a bowl of porridge made with water no milk and stewed pear, along with my concoction of anti-nausea drugs. Luckily Leila reminded us that it was her Sports Faction Carnival today - I thought it was tomorrow. So a bit of a change of plans. Fraser and I headed down to the oval at 9.30...
