It seems to have gone so quickly, tomorrow I start my tri-cycle, the 3rd cycle of my BEP chemo. This is hopefully the last one, and so a deep breath, endure the beeping machine, the bi-hourly trips to the loo, and the ignominies of an inpatient's life, and I'll be close to the finishing line. I'm all stocked up with tech gadgets, sweets, drinks and tricks to endure the inpatient spell. After that its just 2 day-patient chemo visits and that'll be the last toxic chemical to enter my body.
The scan to check the results will be soon after, and I'm told that the tumour may continue to shrink for 6~8 weeks after that, and so any decision regarding surgery to take the remnants of the tumor out will probably be 2 months away. If an orchidectomy is required, then that'll be as a day patient and will be sooner - I just wish they wouldn't refer to it as keyhole surgery - it hurts my pride ;-)
So, time to plan my return to work, with no adverse side-effect other than being bald. It feels like I should have used the time-off more productively - learned to the play the violin, decorated the house, or at least tidied my sock drawer.
