Week 4 update

Hi Jen. Well done on getting this far. Neck lumps take well past treatment end to disappear often so don’t worry about that bit. You don’t need to keep morphine back for when the pain gets bad. Pain relief is better taken in advance of pain and we can all take a heck of a lot of morphine. I had long acting morphine twice a day with oramorph on top. Just remember you need laxatives with opiates as they slow the guy down and you get constipated. I’m sure you’d team had given you laxido or movicol. 
Keep going and hugs 

PS. Keep the moisturiser going for your neck. I used aloe vera gel straight after RT and I’m sure that’s what stopped me burning 

Hi Jen. As Dani says the lumps can take forever to go so don’t think about it. The treatment is working the pain management is vital so please don’t delay it too long once you start on morphine remember laxido or movicol take it daily it helps. My,y oh node was very close to surface of skin hence my burning but now it doesn’t effect me just slap factor 50 on daily. Again your pegs there for a resin don’t delay using it not eating and drinking will affect you all of a sudden so if waters hard put it in via the peg at least. As for your hair it will grown back mine started at the end of treatment I kept my length to cover the bald crescent at the back. But after treatment I had a decent cut as ut needed ut. Yiu do what you feel better doing. Great to hear from you. I do hooe Bexley wing are treating you well? , don’t worry about the chemo not everyone has all sessions i only had 2 of planned 3. 
hugs Hazel x