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Second day of radiotherapy, drove the 100 miles round trip. Late again in the radiotherapy room, not a problem swings and roundabouts the hubby said. 10 minutes in treatment room. Not such a problem with mask today still detested but needs must.
Picked up a box of Calphosol 4 to 10 times a day mouth wash, hubby says the number of times he uses that, the normal mouth was and brushing his teeth he may as well move in the bathroom, not likely we only have the one.
All is well today no issues...
...... only 3 to go!!!!!!!! Am so looking forward to Friday - that's the day we can go home - have been staying in London for the 5 week duration of my 'radio' - so looking forward to our own bed, our own toilet ohhh just being HOME
Have had enough of this 'radio' lark as well for now - going 'home' to recover then back to the RM early January for Pre Op Assessment then surgery on the 20th - but for now am just happy to be going home.
Since receiving the scan results, met with the specialist and the official you're in remission, it's all feeling real. I have completed cycle 5 and am on day5 of the final cycle. The final chemo session is on Wednesday, although another blood transfusion is needed and they are aiming to do it all on same day. Which will be hard as the chemo drugs normally throw me. Please may the rest of blood count be upto it.
Not seeing the specialist again for 2 months..., I went through some of the various...
Afternoon blog buddies,
What have I been up to? Well.... Day 4 in bed and still no sight of land? or normality maybe?
I finished my four week chemo-radiation course on Monday. Dr Oncologist warned me about the nasty side effects, the diarrhoea, the loss of hair locally, making me infertile and giving me the early menopause and maybe some skin discomfort. I was not prepared for the radiation burns to my most delicate 'areas'. I was assured that radiotherapy would be much easier to undergo...
I have pleasure in writing to inform you that your recent scan results have been reviewed and confirm that all is normal.
4 weeks after the scan we figured all was ok. Bad news travels faster. But good to see in writing.
So life 2 years on - Loperamide is a store cupboard basic. Habits change frequently.
We made a holiday abroad - beware of air pressure changes during flight. . .
I'm am a wife - not a widow.
Thank you
Dear Macmillian Community
Last year I was treated for a Stage 1 Seminoma, which consisted of removing one testicle with a tumor (measuring 48mm) and one single high dose of carboplatin which was both preventative and to also treat two further suspected tumors in each of my abdominal lymph nodes (measuring <1mm each). I' was relieved to hear that it was a success, a little over a year ago now.
we all know all too well the persistent side effects, which you'd naturally research and bring up...
Crikey?! It is nearly December.
I am almost at the end of 6 months of intensive treatment. Twelve weeks of harsh chemotherapy and four weeks of chemo-radiation.
2015 has definitely proved to my well our annus horribilis. This time last year I was looking forward to Christmas as I always do...I adore Christmas. This year is different. This year it is almost an afterthought. I am struggling to get excited as there is no guarantee there will be another one. I hope there will be but there is that little...
I have a very sore tongue and throat 3 weeks into radiotherapy. Anyone else going or gone through this?
We are preparing to move and having taken all my medical notes and X-rays with me for almost 11 years it is time to let go….
I've shredded my medical history,
I figured on starting anew,
Don't want to discuss,
That H E R plus,
I have come through the fog to the view....
The future is better a mystery,
Not pickled and labelled like jam,
Pic's of the bits I no longer have,
Seem pointless and sad,
They don't make me glad...
Unbound to the medics,
Discarded the hedics,
It’s boring...
Plets start with the all important good news, I received my PET scan results and "complete metabolic response" no signs of Hodgkin's. So what's happened since last time.
Well went for day 8 and things did not go completely smooth my blood results were back and hemoglobin was 80 on the edge. So they wanted to take more to see if a blood transfusion would be needed. Well cannula went and in and I could tell I was having a moment tried to put the chair back but it was to close to...
