1 more chemo to go!!!!!

The old elephant on the chest trick!!!!  When I read this it brought back recent memories from my chemo.  I actually felt like it was a huge boulder landing on my chest.  Quite scarey.  It was in the middle of the night for me and my first thoughts were to find a pulse to see if I was still alive..... Still now, six weeks later I still feel a "little funny" in the chest - mostly indigestion I think.  Now tips to get over the low patches. (the low patches come for me when I feel like doing something and have no energy to achieve it)  Rest, rest and more rest.  It really all takes time and you need to go with the flow of it.  I had my first "real" walk yesterday and have signed up to join a cancer survivor walking group to commence on monday 1st August.  I need to have things to look forward to.  I arranged a family and friends holiday for when my chemo finished.  You might like to do something like this too.  Just remember to give yourself a couple of weeks "getting over the chemo" before you head off.  When I have things to look forward to it makes the low times disappear faster.  I have made a big list of "things to do" and when I feel like it off I go - it is a sense of achievement for me to cross off the items on the list.  Doesn't matter how long it takes to achieve them.  For short-term chill outs - I just sit on my sunny verandah and listen to the birds - bit like meditating.  I have lots of dreams and goals so I "dream" about these too.  I am just enjoying the time of not having to worry too much about anything and not being "locked in" to work and other commitments.  (no doubt I will be a bit different next month when I have to have my CT scans).  I hope this helps you a little - stay chilled. XLeonie