Respite and Recovery
I made a decision that was for me, a little scary, but oh so valuable. I was going on vacation, and with approval of my oncologist, I cut my Lynparza dose to 100 mg before bed, instead of 400 mg a day. Oh my goodness, what a difference! Our first destination was a few days in a Madrid, and we did a good bit of walking, including climbing a lot of stairs. At home, when I would climb from the second floor to the fourth I would need to lie down to catch my breath. From Madrid we went to Marrakech for a week. Each day was at least 10,000 steps (thank you, Fitbit) and many stairs and climbs. We stayed in a beautiful Riad, Dar Justo, in the Médina. No elevator, no problem. We had a wonderful guide who did an amazing job of showing us the city, giving us a history lesson, and steering us to beautiful sites we never would have found on our own. A far cry from the last time I was in Marrakech, where our guide took us to jewelry places because he was in search of a ring. Deciding to cut back