Seeing the Light after Treatment No 1

Well today (day 3 after first chemo treatment) is a bit of a momentous occasion for me personally as I am very proud to report that I made it back to the gym this morning after four weeks of illness. I awoke at 2am last night with chronic bowel pain (sorry for you with weak stomachs but constipation is a fairly common side effect of chemo with all of the nausea medication you have to take; but I agree it's a horrible topic to talk about; sorry!) so I got up and took some of my medication and did some research on how I can alleviate this issue.

I have been so conscious of eating only fresh, healthy high fibre foods and I was doing everything they tell you to do; but the one thing that I didn't think I was working hard enough on was exercise..... so after a very sleepless night, I got up at 6am and tootled off to the gym and began my mission! I have to say that it was extremely satisfying for me, particularly when I broke into a jog for the first time; the endorphines kicked in and I realised for the very first time that I am going to have to physically and mentally fight this disease! I felt like I was getting one step closer with every footstep and that was such a gratifying feeling for me. So 4kms later ( a very slow 4kms I must add), I returned home elated; woke Matty up to tell him my exciting news, called mum (and by the way it immediately fixed my initial problem!!) and realised that I feel better today than I did yesterday; I am making progress and it's fast; so I'm lucky!

I now figure that if I have one chronic day each treatment, knowing that I will feel much better day on day, I will be ok, although I'm sure it won't stop the anxiety before that third Friday each time!

There is still no sign of my hair falling out and I am secretly fantasising that I may be THE one in a million who doesn't lose their hair, but I know it will happen in the next two weeks; to be honest it won't be painful so at this stage, I don't care that it will fall out; as long as it doesn't feel like Saturday....

We are in the process of decorating the new sewing room today so we will be working on some fabric canvasses to hang on the wall and in the next couple of days, my new hobby room will be complete and I'll post some pics.....

Stay tuned.... I am working on securing a 'guest' blogger this week which I'm sure will arouse great interest!