The tonsils have to go!

  • Prove yourself

    Today marks six months since the end of radiotherapy.  Where on earth did the time go? I still have the mask sitting in my study as a daily reminder of the treatment, it’s not as if I really need anything physical to remind me of what I&...
  • Fitter happier

    I can’t believe it’s been three months since I finished radiotherapy. Three months of not having to trudge into hospital and three months of getting back to something that almost feels like normal. Thing is I’m not sure what normal ...
  • Jigsaw falling into place

    It’s been a while since I last posted. Mainly because there’s only so much you can say about driving or being driven into hospital to be zapped. The journey became so monotonous that I could almost tell where we were on the journey with m...
  • Bulletproof….I wish I was

    Friday’s zap saw me to the halfway stage of radiotherapy!!!  A big milestone and now means I’m closer to the end of therapy than I am to the start!! Got to admit this week has been hard going! The loss of taste combined with my thro...
  • Optimistic

    That’s week two done, or 1/3 through treatment. Things are ok, energy levels are starting to dip and I can feel tenderness in the back of the throat and on my tongue.  My saliva production is a bit diminished so I’m waking in the mo...