fuzzy

Less than one minute read time.

Not a real blog, just a blog in progress - - - - in my head. Which has been pretty fuzzy of late. 

Although the fickle finger of fate has pointed its tip at my husbands beautiful behind (in my world only my opinion counts) the medical people who know stuff say the dodgy finger is responding to the cytotoxins and considerably reducing. 

He has coped with Oxy & Capec really well and I almost feel fake for being here when I read some of the heartbreaking things some of you are going through. But my husband has cancer. He is being given treatment to cure him of it. 

I get scared by how well he is doing. I think he will manage the CRT. They are still recommending surgery to remove bowel and whatever else they find. I'm ok with this. I think. My biggest fear is that if and when we get 'normal' back we get clear scans then that dodgy one. 

Phuuuur. Breathing.

Ok now. 

xxx 

Anonymous
  • FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Hi Little Rose. Its great your husband is doing so well.  Glad you're okay(ish) about him having bowel surgery, if you read about those who have had it and how well they recover (my husband included) it may put your mind more at ease.  Can I ask - what is CRT?

    Keep breathing!

    Hiloa x

  • FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Hi Hiloa,

    CRT is me abbreviating the combined chemoradiotherapy. For him it will be the monday to friday for 5 weeks radiotherapy along with the capecitabine for the whole of the 5 weeks. He should sleep well by the end of it. 

    Will certainly be long days as I'm up for work by half 5 in the morning and most of his appointments are after 5 a good hours drive away. But hey, it's got to be done. A couple we were chatting to before last onc appointment had 5.30 evenings followed by 10 am's. They lived far enough away that they stopped at travel lodge overnight. All part of the adventure I guess. 

    Hope you are getting to enjoy some of the sunshine? It does help to lift the spirits. 

    Keep smiling

     

  • FormerMember
    FormerMember
    My husband had CRT ( now that I know what it means :-) ) and managed okay . That is going to be tiring for you little rose as well as your husband with such an early start. Get in a big tube/ pot of the recommended skin care cream before it starts and apply liberally to the area receiving radiotherapy, it really does help. Good luck! X