Hasta la vista, alopecia

My hair's growing back. Well it might be a bit premature to call it hair - it's more like a layer of fluff some two millimetres long - but it's definitely growing. This has come as quite a surprise as 80% of people treated with Taxotere experience hair loss, and this usually starts approximately two weeks after the first treatment. Obviously I was already bald but five weeks after the first treatment my hair is growing. And I'm not complaining -I was expecting my hair to start growing again in April so it's a bonus.

Along the same same positive lines I've not felt this 'mentally alert' since treatment started, and it feels great. I've been able to carry out some extra research into things and it's all falling into place. Overall I feel less tired but I'm aware I need to be careful. Feeling less tired I opted to prepare my own meal on Thursday - and ended up having to spend three days in bed recovering. I guess I'm going to have to learn to get the balance right, and it might take some time. Still, I only have two more lots of chemo to go, so with a little luck it won't be a problem for much longer. Of course if I do get radiotherapy it may well be worse but we'll just have to cross that bridge in due time.

Unfortunately for you a more alert mind means that I can now officially launch my 'Nerdy Corner' section. I know some of you are interested in my findings on a variety of cancer-related themes - apologies to everyone else. I was going to start with an explanation of how my chemo drugs work but I realise it's not the best place to start. So I'll have to think about how best to do it. Expect an update soon.