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I do, have hair (soft and fuzzy, furry !?), I don’t feel bald anymore, and I have mad, mental eyebrows, and lots of eyelashes (and a moustache, chin hair, cheek hair ? lol) I’ve shaved my legs yaaay 😑 armpits a gogo – I haven’t checked my toes but I probably have hobbit toes 🤣🤣

Other physiological / physical updates – I’ve had another MUGA heart scan – I didn’t faint hurraaay, or bleed all over the place. They did have to do it twice because it didn’t work the first time, but maybe that’s because I almost fell asleep !!? I have an appointment with the consultant next week – so fingers crossed my heart is still working OK !! I really do not want to come off the Herceptin – I’d be so worried about the cancer coming back. Don’t worry until there is something to worry about – I keep telling myself that !! At the moment, I’m just going with ‘it’ll be fine’ 😁🤞🤞

My back / hip is a disaster. Five weeks after the pain starting, its a BIT better, but still sore. No actual diagnosis of anything – just sore. Its driving me bananas – its so unfair, I’m in a proper huff and I’m quite annoyed about it. I’ve rested – so why has it not gone away !!!!! (kind of rested – well, cycling and swimming, and only doing really small runs 🧐). I did have two whole days doing nothing, sitting in front of the computer doing my H+S NEBOSH exam. I am not good at patience 🤔 and I’m so looking forward to going to Hamburg for the triathlon, I keep thinking I need to be fit for that – so I’m torn between resting more to heal, but losing fitness, and, training a little bit, so I don’t lose too much fitness, but probably prolonging the injury (or making it worse). Think I maybe need to speak to someone again !?

Apart from that – all is good – appetite is firing on all cylinders – had a great curry last night :-))) stomach – pretty much ok :-)) I’ve put on weight – which is a good thing !! Although the old thing of ‘train heavy, race light’ is not going to happen – it will definitely be the other way round 😆 Also I’ve been baking, so yeh definitely !! Strawberry muffins and banana loaf (it didn’t last long enough to photograph 😆).

Boys are good – Rory’s in NZ playing rugby, fishing and working – Angus had his ear op. 😁😁

3 weekly Herceptin / Pertuzumab injection / IV still ongoing and no real side effects (apart from the heart thing !). Oh, except, my finger nails have gone funny !! I have a big ridge along the middle of them and the end bits are all brittle, and some of them are splitting off – its a bit yuk !! but that should grow out fairly quickly.

So – I’ve just been out for a cycle – I took painkillers and it was fine !! Lovely in the sunshine – on my mountain bike (Kya) – I like going on my MTB and it’s fun on the trials and ‘cycle paths’, but when it’s sunny and at this time of year, all the PEOPLE come out, so it’s not so much fun 😕 so I should really go onto the road, but I’m not happy with my road bike (Twinkle) I’m sure it’s her fault my back/hip hurts !? So I think it’s maybe time to get Princess Leia (Awesome white TT bike) out of hibernation – CHRRRRRRIIIISSS can you blow up her tyres :-))))) cheeeersss xx

More updates to follow on heart, treatments, back/hip, training and hair !! :-)))