Another quiet week side effect wise - the only thing really of note is the sore mouth which has persisted. The Difflam mouth wash prescribed by Onco is good; I don't think it helps the sores heal but it does numb the mouth which gives me some relief.
We saw Onco on Monday and discussed the random toothache. I had a printout from my dentist which suggests it's a slowly dying root and nothing to worry about in terms of the bisphosphonates but Onco decided to be on the safe side and sent me off for a full jaw x-ray which should show up any real problems.
I'm beginning to see a light at the end of the tunnel with my treatment - the 6th and final chemo session is next Friday and although I know I'll go down for a while after that, at least once I start to recover a bit I should continue in an upward direction.
I also have the dates for the radiotherapy - a planning meeting at the end of January and the actual zapping starts mid February. I also have my prescription for the hormone therapy which I'm to start in conjunction with rads.
Now for a couple of candid photos 😲😲😲😲😲
My hair is beginning to grow back and I'm starting to look a little like Mrs Potato Head. As expected the hair is very, very fine and mostly white - it'll be interesting to see how it develops - I'm quite keen on ginger and curly for a change 😄
But as one lot grows, another lot vanishes - the eyebrows and lashes are thinning almost by the hour
A quick update on Ian's Indigestion-Heart Attack - he was given a thorough examination at the Rapid Heart Clinic on Tuesday and everything is absolutely fine. The Nurse was very keen to tell me that I did exactly the right thing in calling 111 and how they wished more people would!
