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Hi Paul

I was dreading 6 weeks of Radiotherapy but I was surprised at how quickly the weeks passed, I focused on past and future holidays to pass the time (had booked a short break to be taken some weeks after finishing treatment)...put myself away in a space of my own....usually fell asleep.

Peter

Hi peter I’ve done exactly that book a holiday in sept planning to book something after therapy as soon as I can.  Not sure what comes after being irradiated 

My Macmillan nurse was great... said booking a break gave me an added incentive to make it through the treatment ....certainly focused my mind....I badly wanted to make it happen...and it did.

Peter

Hi Paul I had 35 daily treatments around day 12 my scratch throat started it was only  a day or so after that I literally couldn5  eat my tea! Sometime things creep up slowly others it’s wham in your face. Just keep tak8ng it day by day. 
Youll  be finished before you know it. 

Hazel 

Paulmc said:

bizarrely my croaky voice has improved.

That’s normal. Radiotherapy works fast. It’s already reducing the size of the cancer. Your voice will improve until inflammatory effects of the RT take precedence. You should be ok with just a four weeks. Sore but ok 

Thanks I’m hoping for the best but expecting the worst 

Optimistic pessimism ? a great quality...will serve you well during the course of the treatment.

Peter

Yep glass have full until you drink it 

Following on from Hazel and Dani, somethings happen so quickly while others are a slow change.  The pain in my ear I’d been suffering with (an early symptom) and was on co-codamol for went on the first day of treatment - (first cisplatin and radiotherapy).  And about the end of week 3, I could no longer eat.  Wishing you well on your journey. 

I’m really looking forward to week 3