I had an appointment with Maggie’s this afternoon - I caught my counsellor up on recent events such as the Oxalyplatin stopping and chemo nearing the end. We talked about the psychotherapy course I was going to go on to help me with the next steps of dealing with cancer. My counsellor is the best … Continue reading 19 March 2021 – Maggie’s
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26 February 2021 – Rants, Rage and Elation
Ok – this probably isn’t the right time to post, but I just wanted to note that I’m in a real piss today. My feet are now impacted and I’m feeling slightly unsteady, I’m bruising everywhere, my bloody fingers are peeling and I just struggled with the washing again due to pain in my fingers. … Continue reading 26 February 2021 – Rants, Rage and Elation
22 February 2021 – Covid & Psychotherapy
Boris made his announcement today, the easing of lockdown. I’m not sure why but I felt miserable – probably just the chemo – because it’s still going to be ages until I can see my friends at their houses/ or mine. I have busy times ahead, but I just know that some of the things … Continue reading 22 February 2021 – Covid & Psychotherapy
10 December 2020 – Chemo, ROUND 4
I went into this round of chemo a little cocky, the last one was a breeze and I had a clear idea of what my symptoms were; even if the severity was mixed most of the symptoms remained relatively consistent. For some reason this time they went straight back into the large vein on the … Continue reading 10 December 2020 – Chemo, ROUND 4
01 October 2020 – Maggie’s
After my chat with the lovely Focus Centre, it was time to get me mentally prepared for chemo. If honest, I was getting really pissed off with the communication, it was all really negative, every discussion was worst case scenarios about symptoms and emergency protocols, surely it’s manageable? HA! God I’m stupid…. The reason the … Continue reading 01 October 2020 – Maggie’s
Bryony vs. Bowel Cancer 