Last Achy week

Had mild back pains all week as well as odd stomach muscle and neck pains. Seems to be easing a bit tho. Glad it's the last week of these aches. Should just have the fatigue to deal with from next week and pushing to kick that as soon as I can!

Starting early planning for my charity bike run. Very early in fact as I won't do it until Oct! Looking at cycle computers with Gps as my Xmas pressie and have my contact at charity comg back to me on routes in Ireland and training plan hopefully. Aiming to get on my bike next week and very slowly ease in. So looking forward to being fit.

In other news kids already getting xmas mad here. School Xmas fayre tomorrow. Should be fun!

Award winner

Last night I attended an awards event hosted by luekemia and lymphoma research in London. My friend Jon was invited for his run and he kindly asked me to join him.

What a great evening. Great to see so many great fundraisers, drink champagne with Jon with an amazing view of London and event better Jon won an award for his run. Alastair Campbell presented it to him as well! It was very bizarre hear Alastair Campbell talk about me, Criterion Games and baby Lily. Was great to see Jon up there get the award. Great job!

The whole thing really inspired me for my own biking charity event next year and I have a contact at the charity now who will help me get this organised.

In other news it's achy week and so far I am not feeling too bad despite my night out. Took the last of my drugs this morning as well so threw the pharmacy paper bag in the bin with an amazing sense of pleasure! Another milestone met. Just over 1 week until my scan!

Final chemo done!

Last treatment yesterday. Fairly usual crappy experience. Spent afternoon in bed and after helping get kids to bed went off to bed again myself. Feeling better today but still pretty tired.

I have a scan in just over 2 weeks followed by appointment with doc to go over results then that's me until first maintanence treatment in 8 weeks.

Really hoping achy week not bad this week and I am on road to normality by Xmas.

Frustrations

Hate to moan, but hell it's my blog so who cares, but what a mixed week. For a week 3 it's been challenging because I have pushed myself harder than ever under treatment and been frustrated I cannot achieve as much as I want. I should probably be chuffed I have managed so much but instead I am annoyed how I still feel held back. I am such high maintanence!

We had a fireworks party over at neighbours which we all enjoyed, was godfather at a best friends baby's baptism in London and had two full days of meetings at work - first full days since chemo started.

And it's only Wednesday night!

Looking forward to the weekend, getting my chemo out of the way and looking forward best I can. I am so glad Tuesday's is the last. I am sick of the drugs, sick of the tiredness, sick of putting Clare through the stress of picking me up with the kids cos I can't drive, sick of those hospital beds, the smell, the food, every little detail of the experience of being in the hospital.

Ouch!

Week 2 and it's achy achy time. Suffering awful back pains this time but trying to resist the heavy pain killers as they could upset me and i am taking enough crap right now.

Taking the afternoons to rest so I can work in morning and help with kids at night but still suffering. Trying to be positive that the next time I go through this will be at end of chemo but still pain is hard and making me grumpy as hell.