My treatment is now finished!* I've had 5 cycles of chemo, 30 zaps of radiotherapy and 10 units of blood transfused into me in the last 6 weeks (!) and today begin a period of convalescence for at least 5 weeks.
This is to allow my body time to recover from the above - the consultant said various bits of me will be inflamed as a result of the radio and my immune system will have been knocked for six due to the chemo.
So I'm signed off until the end of June under strict instructions to rest, particularly for the next fortnight as that's when the cumulative effects of the treatments are likely to "peak".
In reality, I don't feel too bad, which is dangerous. I'm so used to doing things that I may find it difficult to rest, certainly after this week once I've caught up on sleep. I think lots of wedding research [in a non-Bridezilla type way] is in order!
Oh, and posting on here, of course.........watch out for lots of inspirational song lyrics.......
Jacqui x
* although the treatment is complete, we won't know whether the cancer is gone for at least 3 months, probably nearer 6 months. There's no point doing scans etc until (a) my body has recovered and (b) they've allowed enough time for the radio/chemo to do it's thing. I do have a follow-up appointment in 5/6 weeks though.
