Thursday, 8 January 2009

Little Red Riding Hood! 1st chemo done Yey!



Hello to all fellow blog watchers. Well my 1st chemo is done and I am feeling surprisingly well. Had some stinging and burning sensation in the eyes and nose and a slight headache towards the end of the drugs being administrated but otherwise no other immediate side effects apart from the bright orange wee! 

The cold cap treatment which lasts three and a half hours is pretty awful especially in the first 15-25 minutes, it is quite painful to begin with but after a while it does ease although not a pleasant experience, I was happier when it was over.
Anyway we finally left the hospital after having been there for five and a half hours. I have had something to eat and feel fine although I am now feeling generally very tired but it has been a long day. I have been given an array of tablets to take which starts tonight. Feeling very positive about things.

Tuesday, 6 January 2009

The calm before the storm


Hi to you all, just thought I would start this blog as a means for people to follow my progress during my treatment after being diagnosed with breast cancer in October 2008. I am about to start Chemotherapy on Thursday 8th 2009. I will do my best to keep this blog up to date and will try to answer any questions if I can and will be happy to receive messages of support.