Side effects, my a%@e!

Well, four down, two to go - I feel like I've really broken the back of this treatment now.

The treatment itself was fine - this time my nurse was super speedy David from Swansea who was in and out in 2 hours, although I have to admit to hoping that the winds would prevent him getting across the Severn Bridge at all. My veins seemed to be more cooperative than usual but sadly, the new (and more expensive) anti-sickness drug only served to delay the sickness by a couple of hours - Dr B might as well put me back on the cheap one and save somebody some money!!

So, I'm feeling much the same as normal at this time - tired, groggy, nauseous, sore arm, achy body and problems with pink liquids (same colour as the epirubicin) - this treatment doesn't have side effects, it has full on in the face effects. Having said that I do feel a bit brighter today but then I'm still on my steroids high. The Edinburgh support team have sent Anna, my sister, to take the strain this time and she's doing a fab job as usual, in particular saving me some money by allowing me to have my regular post-treatment retail therapy by proxy this time as she did some serious damage in Fat Face yesterday!! She is also setting up a collection of ipods that she, Ed and I have recently received for various birthdays and Christmas - this task has been made easier by the fantastically-timed arrival of a CD from Sue with half her friend's music collection on it!! Our fabulous food parcel from Margot duly arrived too, filling up the space in the freezer left by the cold caps.

Martin has taken the opportunity of Anna's visit to go to Newcastle v West Ham with Shane (The Conductor & Newcastle fan) and Max (age 9 & West Ham fan). Poor old Max had no idea what was going on until they were on the plane - they'd told him that they were going to the airport to collect some boxes!! Anyway, as the score stands now, looks like he might have the last laugh!

Iona has had an incident-packed week - on Tuesday she and Martin were walking to school and a chap working at a house opposite fell off his ladder with shouts, thuds and breaking of glass and then on Thursday a huge tree blew down in the school playground, smashing through the wall and school gates. She seems to have come through unscathed but an afternoon's play with best mate Orla is just what she needed and super child psychologist Hannah (soon to be starring on C4) can check her out for post traumatic stress while she's there!!

That's all from me - hope you're all enjoying a much better weekend.

Love Vicky xx