It is now almost 2 weeks since my leg has swollen. This is very good news as it means that the body is still healing itself. I had thought I had reached that point where things wouldn't improve and so it was time to live with it, but not so. This is good as it gives me hope that the neuropathy will also eventually heal.
I have been seeing an osteopath about my back as well as the doctor. A side effect of the mediation appears to be a strengthening of the lower back or the core which is providing real benefit to my bank. How? I hear you ask. I use a meditation kneeling stool to mediate. So I keep but because my legs and back are too tight I don't actually get down onto my haunches so I put the still a across the back of my calves and sit on it in a seating position. The core is used in this position to hold the body upright. Do this for about an hour a day and you would be surprised at how strong the core starts to become. Still the mind and strengthen the back at the same time.
CORRECTION .. In a previous post I said the continued Herceptin might cause kidney damage, I think I got this wrong. The full chemo treatment may have left me with some damage, or reduced function. What may cause damage into the future is the dye used in the CT scans, so I am now trying to drink between 2 and 3 litres of fluid a day, particularly water. This isn't that easy for someone who drank between 1 to 1.5 litres a day. Any way my kidneys seem to be functioning ok as I spend a lot of time going to the toilet. Haha.
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