My journey with Bladder Cancer

Update Week 15: Chemo 75% Complete - The lull before the storm?

kaspont

So this week has been a non-treatment week. A week to rebuild the strength and get the energy levels back up to face the 4th and final chemo cycle. There have been some side effects to deal with; both armpits erupted with rashes very similar to a...
- 23 Sep 2023
Update week 14: Chemo cycle 3 - 75% of treatment now complete!

kaspont

Sunday through to Tuesday was a lot tougher than previous cycles had been. The fatigue was horrendous and although I had a few things I intended to do, I had to cancel everything just through a lack of energy. I had been warned that each cycle is a ...
- 18 Sep 2023
Update week 13: Chemo cycle 3 - the start of the 75% phase

kaspont

Back here again. The anxiety that builds during that 3rd week of a cycle when you have no treatment and focus on building your strength up again creates a palpable sense of dread that something will delay the next cycle! Blood test first thing Mond...
- 10 Sep 2023
Update: Week 12: The Chemo cycle 2 complete - 50% of the total treatment complete!

kaspont

This week is treatment free, and the focus is getting the body on track for blood tests on Monday to see if cycle 3 can be started. The Filgrastim injections came with a massive bite last week. Late Saturday afternoon I had taken a nap, when I wo...
- 8 Sep 2023
Update: Week 11: The Chemo cycle 2 - Treatment for this cycle complete!

kaspont

As week 11 rolls along, the treatment part of cycle 2 is complete (week 3 has no treatment, to help build my strength up to do it all over again!). The Tuesday phone calls are becoming a time of apprehension now as depending on the quality of the...
- 26 Aug 2023

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Update Week 15: Chemo 75% Complete - The lull before the storm?

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Update: Week 12: The Chemo cycle 2 complete - 50% of the total treatment complete!

Update: Week 11: The Chemo cycle 2 - Treatment for this cycle complete!