Into the second week after 1st treatment and feeling much more normal. Still a bit tired and achy but definitely much more human. Actually managed a trip to the driving range today! My swing is rubbish again so need to get my act together.
Still avoiding crowds and sick people of course. Trying to manage this best I can and still have some kind of life. Popping in to work tomorrow for a few hrs and hoping to do more next week before my 2nd cycle.
Contacted the Lymphoma association yesterday to get what they call a buddy - someone who also suffers from the disease who you can talk to. They put me in contact with someone who has a young family, got the disease at 40 and went straight into chemo like me. She has been in remission for 5 years now. Hardest thing for me right now apart from short term of next 6 months is living with the knowledge it will almost certainly return at some point. Think it will really help chatting to someone going through this. Gonna call her on Thurs.
The other contact Clare found who is going through diagnosis right now has finally had his results. He is the same stage as me but no nodes in risky places right now so is going on 'watch and wait' - meaning no treatment until lymphoma progresses. All swings and roundabouts as they are now debating whether this is a good strategy in the medical world.
11 year anniversary of day I met Clare on Friday - a very different life back then. No dinner out for us this year...we'll stay in and have a nice meal instead.
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