Aussie -
I had to go read your blog - very 'entertaining' if we can say that about all this
One of the things I noted was your description of the neuropathy in the feet feeling like wet sox. I have been struggling with how to describe it to people, because for me it is not numbness like when your feet or hands fall asleep. That describes it exactly.
I am with you on enjoying cold things like ice cream and beer again. I found that the carbonation in room temp beer was unpleasant.
It was 'interesting' to discover after 8 weeks post chemo to really see how bad I had felt during. The fog is mostly gone, the background nausea, fatigue - the squirts... I think the mental energy required to go two weeks to two weeks kept me focused on the short term goals and mind sort of off how bad I felt. In some ways I think it was harder on my wife and friends because I had that focus and all they had was worry.
All the weight I lost is back and then some - I am now at max density for me. One of our friends, an OB/GYN was worried I was too thin and sent me twenty pints of ice cream. Since it was Dr's orders and I felt sure it was like antibiotics and you should take the full course I was a compliant patient. It was amazing that I would tell myself I will just have bit and then sit there and eat the whole pint.
-Andy
P.S. We are leaving for Hawaii next week