10 days into post meds
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Its been 10 days now since the last of my meds, strange times too!
At first I couldn't sleep because my head was full of "What if's",
what if it doesn't work? what if the virus comes back ?etc,etc but you've got to reject these thoughts, otherwise it'll just do your head in, and after talking it over with my wife we came to the conclusion that if such bridges need to be crossed then we will wait until we reach them.
The first 7 days I didn't really feel that much of a change, my nurse said that was because my body was just building up to its Friday night injection, but the last couple of days I have started to feel a big difference, although I do start to feel really tired in the afternoons.
We went to see my Nurse last Wednesday, to take back unused meds and have my monthly tests; It was quite a sad occasion, she has been part of our life for so long now that it was like saying goodbye to a close family member, she's leaving the QMC to take up a position in Dublin,
so I'll be dealing with another nurse for my 3 and 6 monthly tests, she's nice too!
they all are, I've had wonderful support throughout this last year, from my wife , the nurses and specialists and all my family, they have made the "medicine " a lot easier to swallow and the year a lot easier to live through, Thanks every one !!


So, from "Talking Heads 77---Happy days"

Me and me bitch !!
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I'd like to introduce you to me Bitch, someone asked on the hep c forum if having a pet can help you through tx, well the answer is probablly yes.
My dog is called Megan, she's a Staffordshire Bull Terrior and she's as soft as muck ! if someone were to make a fuss of her just a micron more than I do then she would happly go off with them.
She likes going for walks in the woods early in the mornings, trying to chase Rabbits which dissapear down holes, much to her consternation, or for walks over the fields where all she wants to do is chase a ball, trying to get the ball back off her is another matter though.
Meg is 9 years old, scared of her own shadow, and is a totally loving dog, unfortunatly Staffie's have an unjust reputation, so please remember......its the owner, not the dog!!

not long now
Good afternoon all, the last time I sat and did this I had 11 shots to go!!
Well last night was shot no 46, so 2 more to go and then I can hang up my Boots, so to speak.
What will I do with my self on Friday evenings ? or in the mornings and night times when I reach for the capsules ? Perhaps I'll have to get a hobby, or start taking the dog out more often.
Anyway, over the last 8 weeks things have remained relatively the same, ups, downs, good days and bad days, I still continue to aggravate those closest to me, whilst the only one who wants my company for 24/7 is the dog ! who's lying at my feet as we speak.
The festive season and the new year was a relatively quiet affair, we did'nt have loads of people around and we did little visiting.
In October I made the Xmas cake, which was absolutely loaded with Brandy, but I reasoned that by Xmas it would be safe to eat, and it was absolutely scrummie !! consequently it did'nt last long, and it was a big 9" diameter cake too.
I still continue to work, which has helped to keep me together in a round about sort of way, although frustration at sometimes getting things wrong can be a bit much, it can sort of make me a bit emotional and feel somewhat helpless(or hopeless, one of the two)the good thing is part of my contract area is North Wales,
so when I stay over, and the sites are closed at 4pm, before having dinner at which ever hotel I'm in I go for walks along the coast line or up in the mountains,(the latter can be a bit energetic, so the walks never last long)and to sit and look at the snow on Snowden, or out over the sea goes an awful long way in helping me to unwind.
The image I've added is of the coast line along the Llewn Peninsula, its a really nice area with lots of places to explore..abandoned granite miners villages, iron age settlements-still marked out with in boulders.
Any way, going now ..see you later


track of the week
Manic street preachers......."If you tolerate this then your children will be next"
I know its about the Spanish civil war, but it relates to anything in a decent society,