Ding! Ding! Round 7!

I can now officially say that I have only one round left of chemo!! YAY!! I can't believe how quickly it has gone, although in some ways its hard to remember life before cancer!!

Well Mum and I seem to have got into a bit of a routine on chemo days now; early start and breakfast at the hospital.  Whilst Mum makes a healthy choice in M&S, berries and yogurt, I tend to choose a pastry from the cafe! I definitely need to sort out my healthy diet!!  But hey, I'm banking on the chemo doing its job for the time being, I can sort out my healthy diet once its all over!

So we went to the appointment with the oncologist and went in in record time this week! Didn't have to wait for more than half an hour this time.  The doctor was again pleased with my blood results, although again my levels were low they were just about high enough to go ahead with the treatment.  I had a few questions for the doctor this time, the first was to arrange some counselling.  There was a lovely nurse present during the appointment and she took on organising this for me; she is sending me some dates for one-to-one counselling at the hospital and also look at the possibility of going to group counselling sessions.  This has definitely put my mind at rest to know that this can go ahead and I can start to get my head around what has happened in the past few months.

I also asked about my diet; as mentioned before I have been researching healthy food and lifestyle choices to help prevent the return of cancer, my problem is that as I suffered from bowel cancer I am still finding it hard to digest lots of the healthy foods.  I find fruit and vegetables hard to digest, particularly when they are raw.  The doctor suggested that I keep a food diary and work out what is good for me and what is not.  I am also worried about my weight gain; I suppose its not having the energy to exercise and also being able to eat more now.  The doctor said that I need to carry on gaining weight to keep my strength up and to worry about it when it is all over!  Oh, I cannot wait to start exercising and shift this weight!! But that's the next challenge!

So after a successful appointment it was up to the chemo ward; it was surprisingly busy this week.  We had a long weight, helped by our usual yummy M&S lunch!  We finally went in at about 2ish and I was over the moon that there were no seats left so I got the bed!! A lovely 2 hour nap was ahead of me, just what I needed.  Poor Mum having to watch me all cosy and dozing sitting on her uncomfortable chair; she deserves a medal :)

The two hours went quickly for me thankfully; time for a quick flush of the line and we were ready for the off!  As I am sure you all know this is my favourite part of the day; picking up my gorgeous Alexa and she was full of smiles and cuddles.

So another round is over and I am so close to the finish line now; it has been a hard slog but knowing that I am nearly there is keeping me going. 

Much Love Cx