Monday, 23 July 2012

Sun, sun, sun here we come..........


Two  weeks in the sun and then home to the sun! Get in!

I am on the train back from the airport (took the mac with hopes of writing  my book during  cool siestas in the villa – I failed on both the writing and the afternoon rest) We have had a blissful time, reading, eating (it was a total carb fest) drinking and generally relaxing. It feels good to be back though I cannot wait to see Tilly J

Oh yeah, we both read the fifty shades trilogy – disappointed, end of.

I was a bit paranoid about getting  some deathly bug from salad or fish or something. Then I realized on the day we went to a water park that it coincided with the most likely time to have low blood counts and at risk of infection if I was going to be after chemo-lite. The park was packed and I was pretty grossed out by the idea of swimming around in pools of germs and snot,  we still managed to have an ace time though! Oh and obviously I didn’t catch any thing yukky and die.

Unfortunately though, I discovered that I now have anxiety issues about any potential danger, accident death etc. I was properly scared on even the tamest rides. Every slide I imagined me knocking my head, me flipping over and breaking my neck. I mean I have never been one for scarey rides but I have definitely had more guts than this before. I mean, oh my God, when I did that loop the loop in an airplane  I was quite scared, but I just took deep breaths and thought ……well what’s the worst that can happen, oh yeah I might die, ah but I am dying anyway sooooo….it will probably be pretty quick if I go this way and it will quite legendary! Well now I am officially now a wuss.

I also made myself my own laminated medical alert (Alerta Medica) card before we went, very proud of myself, I translated my medical history (Historia Clinica) in to Spanish and even highlighted that I have difficult veins (La vena difficil) Check me out! I am basically Spanish!

Ok am not at all Spanish, I am now shamed by my lack of linguistic talent. You see I would have learnt in the last year but I didn’t see the point ‘cos I was going to die! Yes, that old chestnut! Makes you do things you might not usually do and puts you off things you probably would do, see what I mean?  We are definitely going to Spanish lessons as soon as possible.

Actually I have ended up with an infection, an ear infection though – I spent lots of time under water with my lovely new goggles (thank you Tilly – human Tilly that is not canine Tilly). Yeah it’s pretty painful and usually I would just dose up with painkillers and squirt a garlic capsule in my ear but now I am hyperchondriac woman I will actually go and get some anti bugs from the doc.

I have an appointment in Bristol with the bone marrow man on the 17th August to discuss options. So I reckon I will be looking at hospital end of September, that’s cool, I can go to my school reunion, see Jesus Christ Superstar and maybe Matilda again (have earnt a special day out courtesy of the fabulous Willow Foundation J) It will be autumn I can wear hats for my baldiness then emerge in the new year cured and lovely!!

Live long and prosper xxx




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