Hi everyone. I have now had the peg/reg fitted (three days ago). The surgery is settling down. I had a great Consultant who did the procedure and had about 8 staff in the room. The procedure itself was mainly fine except for the tube being fed into my stomach through my nose to inflate my tummy with gas. The first two days sitting down and standing up was uncomfortable, but getting in and out of bed was challenging.
I had as a call from the hospital nurse yesterday to check in and see how I was feeling/doing. I've met my Speech Therapist, Dietician and Chemotherapy nurse. I'm being seen by the hospital tomorrow to remove the dressing and check the healing. I'm managing to do the daily flushing of the tube. With the way I am being treated by the entire staff team, I can see why some patients actually get a sense of loss after discharge.
My radiotherapy starts on Monday morning for twenty minutes, then first of three chemotherapy cycles for an hour immediately afterwards.
Best wishes for your radiotherapy and chemo on Monday. Let us all know how you get on. Will be thinking of you.
Hi you’re in good hands it’s a tried snd trusted treatment plan don’t stress if you don’t manage all the chemo I was in a 3 planned infusion but only had 2. The radiotherapy is the main course of treatment. Look after yourself and take everything one day at a time.
hazel
Hazel aka RadioactiveRaz 35 radiotherapy and 2 chemo 3 rd cancelled. HPV tonsil cancer 7 lymph nodes. 8 years post treatment living a great life.
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My radiotherapy starts on Monday morning for twenty minutes, then first of three chemotherapy cycles for an hour immediately afterwards.
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