Day 157

Alban Arthuan - the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year. I have had my first lot of herceptin, £1500 worth of medication now coursing through my veins. I found out today that I am going to have another 24 rounds of this. So how am I feeling? Not too bad. I have a mild headache, my back is singing a bit as are my legs - these are the flu like symptoms that I was told I could get. I feel tired and my chest is a bit tight, a little light headed. I felt really nauseous as the stuff went through but I am not sure if that was just the smell of the chemo ward, my body now associates that smell with feeling poorly afterwards. I have some pain in the lump area, that is standard. But I really am not complaining. I know these drugs are going to improve my survival rates and if I have to feel rough for a couple of days, I can live with that. So, I have lit my candles to celebrate the solstice, I am going to curl up under my blanket - feeling cold too - and I am going to rest up, let the drugs work their magic quietly.