3.8.16

Ive just been for an hours dog walk! Get me. I started dog walking about 2 weeks ago and it seems that walking is an acceptable form of exercise for me. I get a bit puffy, but thats expected. The only problem is this........ i can't put socks on. I remember having arthriticky (i do love making these words up) joints after my first lot of chemo a couple of years ago. It went off eventually. I wish i had taken more notice of when it settled down a bit. Well its happened again. Hips being the worst affected joints. Im thinking of selling tickets to watch me putting my socks on, its quite entertaining, although the air gets a bit blue at times. Im trying to train my little dog Loki to become an 'enabling dog'. Ive got as far as training him to pick up the sock. He then runs off with it and i have to start 'potholing' under the table to retrieve it.
I saw Dr Jack a couple weeks ago. He thinks its ok me having all my issues considering how much he poisoned me. Nausea, retching, headaches and the difficulty in opening the mouth has become clear. Also arthritis.
Ok. I hear ya. Shut your mouth. Keep it shut. And don't open it, not even for food.
My appetite has returned, as have my taste buds. I haven't sampled Prosecco yet. Ive not had the calling.
I have dumped the soft toothbrush (needed when the mouth was sore) in favour of my electric one. Some days i feel rough, others not so bad. When i think back to day 10 when i was discharged from hospital..........i'm so much better.
The biggest but not most important problem.......the hair. Or lack of. Im as bald as an eagle. I have a thin covering of 2mm white hair. I have taken to eating a square of jelly a day, known to be good for hair and nails. This is the baldest I've ever been. The first time it just thinned. I had to shave it off cos it looked weird. And during the salvage chemo which started in february this year it thinned again. It had started to grow back, and quite thick, but the BEAM chemo cleaned me out completely.
I have been out a few times. Coffee here and there, but without the coffee. Usually black tea or hot chocolate, but even that isn't enjoyed at the mo. Cakes aren't, i repeat, aren't, on the agenda yet. Im not interested.  Something seriously wrong there!
And so sad.......the weight hasn't dropped off me as i hoped it would. Ive lost some, but nowhere near enough, despite the small portions i'm having at meal times. And my tummy is so swollen. I presume from the mucositis (inflammation of the digestive tract).
The sun has been shining a fair bit. I don't like it! It makes me hot and sweaty. If i have any head gear on, my head turns into a water feature.  I am not allowed to sit in the sun forever and ever and ever again! Although the shade is ok. Sun cream is advised, which also makes me feel clammy and uncomfortable. So although i watch all the TV programmes of house hunting in France, Spain and other mildly exotic places, it aint gonna happen! Leave me be in damp Dorset. And the wet weather doesnt affect me whilst i am bald. No bad hair day here.