August has gone in a blur of Olympics, chemo, heatwave and rain!

2nd September 2012: The Olympics, Start of Paralympics, Chemo and changeable weather - that was August! 

Apart from my sister, my son Philip, or my good friend Helen, I have hardly seen my friends or family - they have nearly all been too busy travelling on holiday, doing their gardens, watching the Olympics, watching grandchildren, or playing tennis! I have managed to watch some of the Olympics!

Unfortunately, as well as chemotherapy, I have still had with my chest infection, until I saw an emergency gp and started yet another course of antibiotics (Clarithromycin), which seemed to do the trick - after 8 months and four antibiotic courses!

I have just completed my 4th cycle of Carbo-Gemcitabine, which lucky for me seems to be working! My ca 125 (cancer marker) is down to 34, which is within the normal range. It was very busy on Tuesday (Monday was a Bank Holiday, so it was a double clinic), but Simon, my surgeon, was very happy to break away for a couple of minutes, to see my Olympic Torch and have a photo taken with me!

My bloods were normal, so my chemo prescription was ready early.  I had my infusion at 1.30 instead of 3pm and we were home by 3.30pm!

However, my liver does not like the treatment, as it has, for the last two days, been giving me some pain. Saw my gp, who gave me very strong pain killers and anti-inflammatories, which sent me to the moon and back! I have been really spaced out and feeling dreadful, but the cancer is being killed off and the pain has gone! I have resorted to safe paracetamol and ibuprofen, which are now controlling the pain without making me feel 'high'! Some people would pay a lot of money to feel like that!

Today, it is drizzling and cool, which is a shame, because I have a choice of two BBQ's to go to. I might not go to either of them if the weather continues like this! Ah well, there is always the Paralympics to watch on TV!