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“Getting a cancer diagnosis is extremely stressful, and that brings a whole load of emotions, and lack of sleep certainly does not help. I think many of us have periods of insomnia. I experienced a long period of not sleeping. I could go off to sleep quite quickly, but after an hour I would find myself wide awake again, and would spend the rest of the night getting frustrated because I couldn't sleep."
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With radiotherapy you are not enclosed in a machine at all. It’s nothing like having an mri thank goodness. You lie on the table and the bits of the machine go over your body wherever you’re being treated. Completely painless-you just can hear the whirring noise of the apparatus.
Sessions are very short-mine were about 10 minutes, and I used to lie there imagining beams of death rays focused on my tumour and destroying it. Before you know it, it’s time to get back up and put your shoes on, or at least that’s how it was for me.
I had 3 tiny tattoos so I could be lined up in the right place every session, but some of the newer technology means even that’s not always required now.
Sarah xx
Lovely news Dingg. You’ll be exhausted as all the stress wears off, so make sure you’re looking after yourself too.
Sarah xx
Fantastic x
So glad that happened.
Hubby drank half a cup of tea again in our little hospital tea party we have sipping tea with him.
So grateful for our little get together. He sits in the chair when we arrive, he feels not great but l know he's doing it to show our son he is feeling a bit better. If l go on my own he doesn't sit in the chair, our son always motivates him he encourages him with his diabetic diet too when he catches him eating heaps of chocolate lol. So funny he says hey dad's eaten a whole packet of chocolate biscuits 
Yes, permanent but in my case always concealed. I'm not a naturist 
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Brilliant news from the collective tea drinking sessions and a much better atmosphere at the current hospital. If hubby masters the tea, what comes next? xxx
