Well it was decided that Alex only needed two weeks of radiotherapy in the end which was great news. Had to go and get his mask made which was very interesting, a large sheet of blue plastic was put in a vat of very hot water, when it was soft it was placed over his face and three technicians moulded it quickly over his face, neck and shoulders then another bit moulded to his arm. Lots of measurements were taken etc.…
Alex had his last chemo on Thursday, felt nauseous when we got to the hospital and unfortunately as soon as he had his canula fitted he was sick, the nurse did say it was quite common with the ABVD regime to have this nausea as things like the canula & smells remind people of the treatment & the after effects. They put the canula in the back of his hand for the first time which was ok until he had the last hour…
I can't believe how quickly the time has gone by, I think as Alex is having chemo every two weeks it makes it go very fast. On his good days he has been out and about with his friends enjoying the lovely weather (hat and long sleeves of course :) )
On Thusday we saw the oncologist about the radiotherapy that he will have to have when chemo is over, last chemo 28th April, then appointments for Ct scans, mould making…
As Alex had a bad time last session with the nausea the nurse suggested he tried adding Emend to the anti-nausea drugs this time, so took it an hour before chemo. Made him drink a lot of water the day before and the day of chemo too. He finished his session at 5.30 and later that evening felt quite bad so went to bed, he woke up a couple of hours later having had a very bad night sweat his bedding was soaked - we blamed…
Alex had his third session on Thursday and has had a bad couple of days with nausea & fatigue - says its the worst he's felt so far. He was going to go and get his hair shaved short today but felt bad and stayed in bed most of the day. He hasn't had a headache this time. I have been trying to get him to drink like he did before - small glass of water every hour - but he is only managing sips so hasn't flushed…
