Heart scan

I was at Barts today for my bi-monthly MUGA heart scan.  The good news is that my heart is still holding up so I am on track to complete the full course of Herceptin.  Hurrah!

So I will be back again on Thurs for my next infusion of Herceptin - and after that I think there will only be 2 more to go.

I'm not sure whether I will be relieved or anxious after I finish the course. On the one hand, it will be convenient not to have to keep going to Barts every three weeks, and it looks like the veins in my right arm are on their last legs (as it were).

But I feel safer while I'm having Herceptin - as it might be keeping recurrences at bay.  Of course I do know that there is no advantage in continuing beyond a year.  There is strong evidence from trials that one year gives the same protection as two and the risk of heart damage increases the longer you take the drug.

More Country walks in London

I thought I knew most of the country walks in London - either walked them myself or had at least heard about them (and therefore were on my To Do list).

But today I've discovered two walks that I knew nothing about:  The Cray Riverway (10 miles starting in Foots Cray meadows to the Cray Marshes and the Thames) and the Shuttle Riveryway (which connects the Cray Riverway at Hall Place with a branch of the Green Chain (which I was familiar with).

These walks are signposted and there is more information about them on the Bexley LA website.

Looking forward to trying them out.

Round the Capital Ring

The Capital Ring is a 78 mile walk through parks, commons, woods,  canals and other open spaces in suburban London, all within 10 miles of Charing Cross.

We've been doing this walk in bite-size chunks, off and on, for more than a year, and we are now over three quarters of the way round.  The last couple of stages were particularly attractive due to the Autumn colours.