The spring cold came and went, and another cold jumped in its place, this time things were different, Dal had been feeling quite unwell, and he had also started to lose his hair, something that seems to have surprised the oncologist, a rare side effect of this trial treatment we were informed.
Initially the hair was just coming out in small strands, but one evening after his shower I found him standing in front of the…
The New Trial Treatment started on March 1st,
The last three months have been extremely difficult, mostly due to the not knowing, or due to Dal's concerns that he felt as if he was waiting and waiting on next steps... We really didn;t have any option other to wait.
The new hospital is very different to the old hospital, this highlighted to me that it is so difficult to give guidance or advice on treatment, as even…
Yesterday was the day for signing the consent forms at the New Hospital, still London based, but a whole new set of buildings to learn how to get around.
Not a great deal to report as today will be ECG, CT, Echo and Bloods and soon after that will be the Biopsy, then we wait, we see whether Dal is still HER2 positive and if so, what arm of the trial he will be on...
I admit to being slightly anxious, and to seeing Dal…
Since October last year, Dal has missed 3 immuno treatments, one each month, 1 planned and 2 unexpected...
October there were particles in one of the treatments, so it was unable to be given, and there was no back up supply available, November, we had a holiday, which was planned and treatment would have to be missed to facilitate this, and then December, a strange scenario where Dal went and had his bloods done just…
A few weeks ago Dal contracted Covid, he was quite ill for a few days but in his normally way, he battled through and I am pleased to say he has recovered well.
In addition Dal has, on occasion had quite severe stomach upsets, there is no known reason, it is something we are trying to find a link for, but overall he has remained very well.
At the beginning of this month Dal had a face to face appointment with his oncologist…
