No, we did not expect this... We thought the 8 challenging weeks had finally run their course, and this week I'd back on the "normal" chemo course...
Far from it.
I had no idea of the fatigue the radiotherapy would trigger - I guess we should have realised it would cause inflammation and therefore reduce the effectiveness of my liver: this is why it's not possible to judge the radiotherapy's effectiveness for weeks, waiting for the liver to recover.
And on top of this, chemo tummy's back, along with those "" healing" pains in my abdomen again :-(. Hopefully, particularly as the radioactivity subsidies, my energy levels will rise, and I'll cope better. For now, we're hanging in there.
I'm not surprised you're feeling a bit "pants" with all the treatment you've been able to take on at once. Knowing you though, you'll be on top of it again soon so stick in there...Our thoughts are with you!
ReplyDeleteBTW, I am glad that you're well enough to remember that sentences still have full stops even if it ends with an emoticon! Good for you. ;-)
Wishing you all the best Ian
ReplyDeleteKeep going Ian, we are with you all the way!
ReplyDeleteIt does sound tough. I think it's amazing, the way you've put up with so much intensive treatment and kept so positive about the process. My thoughts and love are with you and I hope that you recover from this new treatment sooner, rather than later, and feeling better than before. GC
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