Needles! 3 weeks down!

My hatred for needles has been solidified during this process. I have devised plans to make sure that I am not poked with a needle more than once a week. The port is great though. It allows me to be able to not feel much during treatment while still being functional. I was hopeful I would get used to the needles so that I can get my M-dot tattoo after all of this but I hate needles. I guess I'll just have to suck it up at some point. On a positive note, on Thursday I felt like a switch was hit inside of me and I felt much better. So much better that I rode my road bike for 10 miles on both Friday and Saturday. A perk of not training for anything was that I was able to say yes to my 11 yr old niece Lila when she asked if she could go for a bike ride with me. It was fun to ride with her without thinking I had to go further or faster. She was hysterical on the bike too. She would be right with me chatting away and then all of a sudden way behind me looking into the woods and then she would be out of breath behind me because she decided to ride as hard as she can in order to catch up. I can only hope she will be a triathlete at some point in her life! Joe and I also spend a lot of time in the garden weeding. Joe did most of the heavy work. The weeding was so involved which sucked but now it is ready to be planted - next weekend! This week has also been fun because I am cooking for myself since my ability to taste is still off. I get to experiment with what I like and what I don't like and then tailor everything to make sure I can taste what I want. Yoga was also on the schedule last week. It was great to be doing yoga again but was disappointed that this was a slower easier yoga class than I have been doing in the past and easier and I still couldn't do all of the poses. I know I will get better at it as I try every week. So, I will go back again this week. I have a week to be healthy and feel good before we give me toxic chemicals again. I plan to enjoy it. My hair is beginning to fall out so a shaving of my head is coming as well. I expect good things from this week!