alright now

my week now revolves around thursdays when i fetch up at the norfolk and norwich weybourne unit for my weekly fix of a chemical cocktail which i hope and pray will kick tumour backside....lynne drives me when the appointment doesn't clash with her shift and today it did not....i still am overawed at times by her kindness and devotion as it's not really been something i've much been on the receiving end of for many years....anyway it was as cold as an eskimo's breakfast outside this morning as we make our way in her ford ka with me riding shotgun....happily the revised fix of 5fu on its own only takes a half hour max to deliver into my bloodstream and then we slip away grateful to not be spending all morning in there like some of the other patients....the side effects make me queasy and i don't have much appetite for the rest of the day....also I get tired and dose off dormouse like a few hours later....there is also a metallic taste in my mouth and food tastes funny....happily though am putting weight back on and am now 10.5 stone....tomorrow i'll be a bit better and by sunday i expect these effects will diminish although i remain quite tired during the whole week and manage a half day of activity before wanting to sit down again....i imagine this will be the pattern of my week for a few months to come....jellybean