What a great 18 hours!
One of our sons is working away from home (well, they both are, but this one's working in the UK!), and has discovered a delightful country hotel, or as he puts it "restaurant with rooms". He's been staying there a while, and will probably still be there for several more months (weeknights only thank goodness!); and late last week he had the great idea of not coming to us for the odd night (which he has been doing), but for us to go to him (1.5 hr drive) for the evening - and it was brilliant: good company, good conversation, and good food and drink (for him and Diana!).
And, amazingly, it was our first night "away" since before all this broke on us at Christmas!
Yes, we've been to the kids' a few times, but not to a hotel, somewhere "unknown": it was quite liberating! somewhat scarey to be away from my (physical) comfort zone, but none-the-less a good "barrier" to have broken.
As for me, this second week of the cycle has not been as "energised" as others; all-be-it a marked improvement on the 2nd half of week 1 (as expected) - more "sitting down" than "standing up"! Also, had a reassuring session with the clinic's inspirational Nurse Consultant on Monday last, in which the (new!) sideeffects of broken skin on my feet were confirmd to be just that: side effects of the MAB and all to do with drying skin, not a separate infection or something unusual. So Diana's working miricles with a foot cream/balm, and both feet are both back under control - the problem won't go away entirely (not until I stop taking the drugs), but my feet no longer hurt to walk or when I wear shoes.
In all other regards (bar one) the Nurse Consulant was delighted to say I'm tolerating the thereapy "remarkably well", and therefore she has no doubts about continuing treaatment into the foreseeable future - good news indeed. But there is one area of minor concern: my Magnesium levels stubbonly refuse to climb much above the threshold, so I may need regular 4 hour fortnightly Mg infusions - far preferable (she says!) to daily magnesium tablets!
Hello Ian, Seems strange to hear you talking about not being away in a hotel for so long when in the not too distant past you were probably sleeping in hotels more than your own place! Anyway, congratulations on your 50th blog post and really glad to hear things seem to be under control at present. Would be great to catch up with you sometime either by phone of in person. All the very best for now. Pete
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