The doctors are happy with how my body has responded; I am happy with how my mind has. The FU! and ionizing radiation have taken turns changing my body, but overall I have been able to go about life relatively normally.
Changes over the last six weeks
- I developed an aversion to the thought of cooked mushrooms and organic cafes
- I have had the world's longest cold
- I stopped eating anti-oxidant rich foods after advice from the hospital
- I developed some mouth ulcers
- I go to the toilet a minimum of 6 times a day and each time is louder than the last
- I woke up with the tube connected to my PICC line tangled around my head at least once every night
- I broke out in cold sores
- I was very tired at times
- I threw up
- My bot-bot crack feels like it is actually cracked
- I don't really get hungry any more
- I had some spasms in the arm that has my PICC line in it
- The thought of sourdough makes me nauseous
- I lost my sense of taste a little and now crave Italian food
- My digestive system got angry and caused me pain
I'm clear of all the big-ticket side effects (my bot-bot is still working for example) so I can just expect more of the above. Side-effects are expected to peak one week after treatment ends, and this seems to be the case for all radiation treatments.
It's two days later now - so happy end of treatment Ben! And hopefully after a couple of weeks you'll be able to stand the thought of organic cafes again :)
ReplyDeleteEventually, you could take a rest Ben Ben. And as Kathfrog said: hopefully after a couple of weeks you'll be able to stand the thought of organic cafes again :)
ReplyDeleteHappy chemo ending day Ben! Will be good milestone to finish them.
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