I'm blogging while B is telling me I should be going to bed! He is right of course as I need to make sure I'm not overdoing it, but I just thought I'd post a quick update.
Into week 3 now, and starting to get some extra side effects (well one really - diarrhoea). I'm going to try the Loperamide that I was prescribed at the beginning to see if it helps. I've seen the Dr (Registrar side-kick to the main man…
It's been a bit up and down this week. I don't know what got into me on Wednesday - apart from a bit of tiredness I felt really chipper and very glad that the nausea of week one hadn't returned. Unfortunately the last couple of days haven't been quite so great - the nausea is back and I've been a bit more sore and tired. The nausea is still manageable though so I guess I'm still doing pretty well all things considered…
Tomorrow I start week 2 of chemoradiation. So far I have had one minor side effect with the chemotherapy drugs: nausea. This started after a couple of sets of pills but having experienced morning sickness with both girls I had some tricks up my sleeve to help and marmite on toast saved the day again!
Fortunately after eating my way through a couple of spells of nausea the symptom subsided. I had been a bit worried it…
More or less two months after the initial diagnosis, I have today started the first phase of treatment: chemoradiation to shrink the tumour. My ECG was 'better' today and although neutrophil count a little lower than they would normally accept, I took my first Capecitibine this evening. No nausea yet, but this could be a cumulative thing.
I was in Northampton for two hours this afternoon with the repeat ECG followed…
I had my chemotherapy appointment today and have come away with a bag load of pills and various items to counteract possible side effects. Hopefully as I am having a relatively low dose (of Capecitibine) to go with the radiotherapy I will not suffer from side effects too much, but it is sill going to take some adjusting to the new regime. Two pills twice a day at the same time each day following food (Monday-Friday -…
