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I have been lurking on these pages for quite some time and rarely posted ( well never posted correctly- not sure why I find it so confusing). Thanks to Dave the Brave for inspiring me to write.
I guess it would help if you knew alittle about me, other than my age. I am married and have no kids and work for a charity, . Almost every day I helped people to deal with difficult news and situations and my job defines almost everything about me.
In the last six months I have suprised myself almost daily...
So into week 2 of RT we go, and after a brilliant weekend am now feeling a bit guilty. Am guilty of having to take so much time off work and others having to cover my desk. I am guilty of not being that poorly compared to others around me in the hospital (some who look really ill), and the online head and neck cancer community whose emails and blogs that I have access to now I am part of the 'gang' have troubles beyond my worst nightmares, I feel sorry for posting how well I am feeling and fear what...
As i look back over the last 4 weeks , i wonder where did the time go. Its not been easy and i dont expect the final week to be any different Ive more things to contend with , sore anus , itchy skin , constipation and the faf of having, the pump attached.
But it is the end , i know come this time next week i can relax and concentrate on getting myself back to old me.
What the week will bring i dont know , but with the drug out the way and also RT my body can recover from the onslaught of alien...
Hope readers appreciated the double take on yesterday's blog, at no extra charge!!! My chat with nutritionist yesterday may have revealed the cause of feeling sick. Apparently trying to flush my gastro tube with water quickly with syrlnge so as to feel the strange sensation of having a drink from the bottom up is not good 'tekkers'! Slowed it down before bed and lo and behold I didn't feel sick, best nights sleep for a while - until smoke alarm battery decided to die at 0730hrs, the warning beep...
He has had only two blasts and he said to me at 2 this afternoon, that he had a funny taste in his mouth
That can't be from the rt already can it?
I might add that it was "before" lunch and not my cooking :)
Given the fact that 1-2% possibility of late onset blindness WHY WHY WHY is it that luck has it that the mask (?) is making K have a fuzzy eye for about 3/4 of an hour after it is removed.
Give us a break please!!!!!!!!
Do I need to be positive on here?????
Can't say more just now
I wonder if this blog is a good thing to do
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