It's quite odd, going back to work and starting ever so slowly to slip back into the old habits, then just as you're starting to get used to being back in the swing of work and everything that entails… having to go back to the hospital for another day of tests and checkups. Its like having your old life dangled in front of you, to the point that you think 'I can reach that… I'll just stick out my hand and grab it, nearly got it.. here it comes.. oh bugger, dropped it – go straight to Parkside, do not pass Go, do not collect \u00a3400'….<\/p>\n
As with all of this, its a perennial mindfuck<\/strong><\/span> as just as you start to think about work, clients, earning a crust, winning a project, making the tea or whatever, the nasty old thought of Myeloma creeps back into the front of your head and settles there, like Conker in front of the blow heater. <\/p>\n But at least today was good news – Paraprotein now down to an all time low of 4<\/span><\/strong> which is great. Prof somewhat distracted by Chelsea drawing Liverpool in the next round of whatever footy cup it is, and on his mobile for half the appointment, but that's par for the course. And another bonus is I don't have to go back till just before Easter, marvellous.<\/p>\n Each time I go there's a new hospital routine now<\/span><\/strong> - go to the Chemo 'Lounge' (you might as well say the 'Death Row Executive Salon') and have an IV dose of Zometa – a bone strengthening substance which will hopefully help me avoid any bones breaking spontaneously or as the result of exercise (if only I were doing any). Then off to see Prof and have blood tests so he can look at White Blood Cells, Red blood Cells, Haemoglobin levels, Neutrophils etc – oh its all SO interesting… Then trot over the road to the main hospital where I have to check in and be escorted up to the 3rd floor (ridiculous) to do the Pentamidine inhalation – sucking on the tube for an hour while the white liquid does its best not to disappear like its supposed to. Managed to cock up 2 Sudokus while I was there today, bloody rubbish.<\/p>\n And what else is going on? Some physical oddities<\/span><\/strong> still going on – have a nice chest & back rash which seems keen to stay, my feet don't bend in the mornings and ache after not doing very much at all, my legs are still pretty weak and don't push up out of the chair all that well – but these are just things that have to be lived with and with any luck they'll improve over time. Oh and my hair is now an impressive 4mm long and as Hawksey delightedly keeps saying, is all growing back in a mix of some dark but many grey\/white clusters… cheers! <\/p>\n Am still doing a few walks but not enough to make up for the raging fat bastard urges I have for sweet stuff at the moment – what a greedy porker. Just seen a KitKat, Flake and a bag of those disgusting Chilli & Chocolate Walkers crisps off the premises – and god those crisps are gopping, more like Flipflop & Toenail Fluff. Off to a dinner at my first ever hockey club tonight, some sort of anniversary 'welcome back all you ancient old players' do. Then got Rach & Rog and sprogs down for the weekend, so its all nicely 'go' on the social front<\/span><\/strong>. Which is just as it should be, long happy sigh….<\/p>\n Happy weekend and long may the sunshine last… Sx<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It's quite odd, going back to work and starting ever so slowly to slip back into the old habits, then just as you're starting to get used to being back in the swing of work and everything that entails… having to go back to the hospital for another day of tests and checkups. Its like […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1464","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n