Hi everyone.
I hope you are all doing ok.
Well i am on week 5 day 4 of treatment out of 6 weeks.
Week 1, very tough week, i had chemo and radiotherapy on the monday and was at the hospital for 10 hours. All went ok the next 4 days radiotherapy only,.by the Friday i had hit rock bottom,.i felt rubbish and emotional. Spoke to.doctor and she said it was all normal.to feel like that.
Werk 2, radiotherapy 5 days a week had a good week and still eating food.
Week 3 another good week, not able to eat scratchy foods as it hurts, so have paracetamol and some codine to take.
Week 4,.day 1 chemo and radiotherapy 8 hour day., felt good.
Day 2 , collapsed this morning and was taken to hospital,.as had a high temperature and a rash all.over my body, bloods, blood pressure and heart all.ok, and no i fection made radiotherapy appoi tment too took.it easy for the rest of the week.y partner tested positive for covid the Wednesday evening, and has been isolati g at the hotel he works at to keep.me safe, my Mum.has been staying with me over night. Feeding 4 times a day through tube.
Week 5 good week 6 sessions to go, saw nurses, a total loose of a stone in 5 weeks so not done to bad. Still tube feeding.
My team.are absolutely amazing .
Take care xx
Hey Zakaroo....well done for getting so far. Sorry about the scary bit. Week 4 is when I ended up dehydrated in hospital to get a drip and an NG tube in. I'd been managing on paracetamol till then but the pain hit me like a sledgehammer....completely unprepared for the suddenness.
A few days later and my morphine kicked in nicely and while I didn't actually sail through the rest I was comfortable.
Keep going...you're nearly there.
Best wishes
Dani
Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019
Good evening Zakaroo, well done in getting through your treatment as we all know how difficult the side effects can be, i think it happens to all of us when we get these down days also the loss of weight.It seems your team is on the ball which makes a big difference in giving you the reassurance you need. Wishing you all the best for your next 6 sessions, take care and thanks for the update.
Chris x
Its sometimes not easy but its worth it !
