Sorry I've not blogged for couple of weeks but there hasn't been anything new to report - really just more of the same old side effects.
Although I’ve had my last chemo session, of course it’s still going to take a while for the effects to wear off (as it has done throughout) so why I’m expecting to feel totally normal is beyond me - just goes to show how stupid I am.
The first few days weren’t so bad really but I just seem to burst into tears at the slightest possible thing (even thought) but since then I’ve been plagued with the sore mouth, nose sores and the most dreadful taste in my mouth.
Thursday early hours brought violent sickness and diarrhoea - hospitals really, really don't want you if you're likely to be infectious so ask that you wait 48 hours after any such incident. So that meant my radiotherapy planning session had to be cancelled and rearranged for the following Monday.
But the biggest one of all is the fatigue which has hit me like a 10 ton truck a few days after the infusion - every afternoon saw me dozing off the sofa.
Fast forward to the end of the second week and my energy levels have recovered slightly but any prolonged activity still leaves me wiped out. My mouth is a lot better but still a general soreness most of the time, especially when I'm eating or drinking.
On the hair front, it continues to grow but so slowly. I'm finding the look of regrowth quite difficult to deal with (much the same as when it was falling out) - I didn't mind too much being completely bald but just having a patchy, thin covering of hair I don't like.
On the hair front, it continues to grow but so slowly. I'm finding the look of regrowth quite difficult to deal with (much the same as when it was falling out) - I didn't mind too much being completely bald but just having a patchy, thin covering of hair I don't like.
