A Little Update

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Happy Easter to all my friends on here, just thought i d write a new blog for an update.   Almost 6 months post treatment and i feel just back to normal in myself (whatever normal is lol) just suffering a bit from the side effects of radiotherapy on the throat!    Last Monday i went for a videofleuroscopy (video xray of the throat) very fascinating watching food going down on the screen as you eat, anyway looks like im going to have a throat stretch in the near future, it was confirmed that the area hasnt gone back to normal and thats the reason im struggling with normal food!!!   So being someone who loves her food and normally eats anything i am really looking forward to this being done although they do say i may need to have it done more than once!!!!   Have started on some homeopathy which i dont know if its physchological but they have definitely taken the "sting" out  of my tongue, so whether or not it is im sticking with it!!!  Anyway thats where im at now, still off work but am now enjoying life a bit more and getting my energy back, hope everyone else is feeling good and upbeat as i am, if not chin up keep up the positivity and stick in there.   This illness has taught me so much i can tell you and definitely made me a better person because of it, i was at my brothers wedding on thursday in york and everyone was complimenting me on how well i looked which was nice and for a moment i felt proud of myself for being strong and positive in attitude and also not forgetting i couldnt have done it without my lovely friends and family behind me.  Love to you all.

Jill

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  • FormerMember
    FormerMember

    hey Jill Happy Easter!  So glad to hear things are going well.  Throat stretch.....sounds scary but from someone else who REALLY enjoys her food, I'd probably go for it too!

    Here's to your continued good health.

    Love & Strength

    Debs xx

  • FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Thanks Debs yeh im so frustrated with this eating thing, couldnt eat anything at the wedding apart from the soup!!!  Hope you are well and simply enjoying life !!!

    Big Hug

    Jill

    x

  • FormerMember
    FormerMember

    hi jill - happy easter to you too - fancy you being in my area for your brothers wedding - does he live in york? i'm so pleased to hear that your doing well - i am starting rt on thursday at st james in leeds - have had the mask made so all ready for the treatment - i have four weeks of it - you say you are now beginning to feel normal again - were you really tired after the chemo and if so how long did it last - i am still so tired and it is weeks now since i finished my last lot of chemo - should i be ok by now or am i expecting too much - i am also forgeting things - is this normal - cancer turns every thing upside down and back to front and you get that you dont know whether your ok or not - lol - so thought i would ask you seen as how you seem to have gone through what i am going through - treat yourself to some lovey icecreams and soups from m&s - they have some lovely ones - take care and speak to you soon - love and hugs - karen - xoxo

  • FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Hiya Karen lovely to hear from you, i would say my energy levels have only picked up from about february i say that cos thats when i started going back out with my girlfriends i couldnt be bothered before lol too tired was in bed loads! So started treatment August til October, a good six months i d say!  I am from York originally we moved to teesside in 93 with my ex s job, all my family are still there including my parents bless them.  If id have known you lived near there we could have met up but i go quite a bit, its only an hour s drive from me.  Where do you live?   Good luck with your RT keep me updated and if there is anything else you want to know about just ask my lovely.

    Big Hug

    Jill

  • FormerMember
    FormerMember

    hi jill - so good to hear you are "back to normal"

    bet you are so looking forward to eating everything again - hopefully soon !!!!

    ooooo  i hope you manage an easter egg or 2 ?

    loadsa love xNx