Just a short update, things are going well here in Edinburgh, chemo symptoms seem to be past other than a bit of tiredness from time to time. The main focus now will be to get the scans and chemo 6 done next week before sitting down with the doctors the following week to find out how I am progressing. To be honest I am a bit apprehensive about that appointment, although the most likley thing is two further months of treatment, which would just be more of the same, I am begining to feel a bit like I felt when I had the first diagnosis of "cancer" but had not yet got to the definitive discription - its seems like I cannot really plan forward past this "event" in my head.
To counter this I have organised my first flying lesson on the 10th to give me something good to look forward to in the middle of the scans next week. I am also using the voucher for the 4*4 off road experience that Lee bought me for Christmas on the 28th to take some chums along and scare ourselves driving through rivers, mud and down cliffs. We have two dinner parties on the same weekend so that will be a "finished chemo phase 1" sort of celebration for me. If I have to get more then I will try to start just after that weekend so at least I have a weekend off when I am not just recovering from or just getting ready for chemo.
On other fronts things are pottering along well, I am still working about 50% of my normal rate mostly on the phone which keeps me from being bored in the house by myself. Once I get over the steroids (which makes me obsessive about nest building and sorting out the house to the distraction of all concerned specially Lee) then mentally I am fine and very positive. Lee and I are lucky to have good friends who take us out for odd beers and keep things normal/give us a rest and a laugh which has really helped.
So Lee is off to London today to give a lecture and I will be juggling my US phone conference and getting Poppy and Holly ready for Brownies and Guides after school, fortunatly we live beside the church which hosts these clubs so they can just run round once they have snacked and changed. I may go down to the borders to see my friend Neville over the weekend that will give me a chance to test the MG now the water leak has been (hopefully) fixed before going to Aberdeen on Sunday for my PET scan Monday.
Overall things are going pretty well here, the optimism of spring and the warm weather is affecting our moods!
Cheers
Gerry
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Decided it was high time I stopped lurking around this blog and made a contribution, and more importantly wish you well with the scans next week. Your starting this blog seems to have been a very good idea. Gives some insight into what is happening and you've even waxed quite lyrical at times. I particularly enjoyed your Camelot post. Cleared up a few mysteries around the Dumfries social circuit! I also enjoyed the look of consternation on John H's face as a string of people came by and asked about his M5
And fingers crossed for a rainy weekend - but only where your MG happens to be.
Dear Bill, I will email you the file from my friend Charlie is a recording from the site below
"I thought your friend Bill might appreciate this attached file (from the intriguingly named site www.copsinkilts.com)"
Nice to hear from Doug and Brid !
Cheers
Gerry
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