I can't believe it is so long since I put anything on this blog. A lot has happened since.
My high dose Methotrexate chemo and the other chemos are now finished. I got through them much better than I expected, no real sickness. Headache and gross fatigue were my only real side effects.
I had some reddening of my skin on my face especially where I had had previous e radiotherapy. My hair thinned out a bit and virtually stopped growing.
I was well enough to go to my sons wedding on the 17th December down at Bury St Edmunds. We broke the long journey at Alison's in Cumbria on the way down and at Charlottes in Yorkshire on the way back.
Up to New yer they reduced then topped my steroids, prednisalone. I became more and more fatigued and a week later I developed shingles. They were across my right shoulder from my neck and down the arm.
They have now dried up and are ok apart from a little residual pain in my shoulder.
I started radiotherapy to both my eyes on the 14 January and have today had my 7th session. Only 13 more to go!
So far no real side effects other than a little puffiness .
I now walk with a stick, mainly to help with confidence as I had 5 falls over the Christmas period.
I have a bit of swelling around my throat which is oedema like, it also goes vey red and raised at times then settles down. Today I was fiddling with it and discovered a lump. The ward Dr Greg has felt it as well. He thinks it might be fatty tissue but will get the oncologist Dr James to take a look this afternoon on his round.
I do not know if others have found that as closer you get to the end of your treatment the more emotional you get. I find I break into terms at the slightest thing and then get more upset because I can't control my emotions better.
I also think that my decision making ability is not as good as it was, everything functions at a slower rate.
