Diagnosis and treatment

Let's get this out of the way.  It's Stage 4 Ovarian, and I shall be doing the standard protocol, which is 3 rounds of Chemo, followed by an op, then 3 more rounds of chemo.

I have my first chemo session booked for Friday 6th December. If things follow the usual course I’m expecting to feel OK for 2 days, then a week of feeling grim, followed by a week feeling not too bad, then a week of OK. Then start on round 2 just after Xmas. Immune system compromise is greatest between 7 and 10 days after the chemo, but I’ll be avoiding any contact with coughs and colds throughout. As brother Pete says, this is the time for a zero risk strategy.

That’s all the detail I want to share.  I know what I need to know, and I'm concentrating on maintaining a positive outlook, and doing nice stuff.