11 sessions down, and only 4 more to go!
Xmas has been and gone and I even managed to leave Melbourne and spend some time (a few days) in NSW with my parents for Christmas. Symptoms are the same, if not better than my last post.
The sore throat comes and goes, but its less sore – which I can’t explain, but i’m not exactly complaining. Fatigue hasn’t been a real problem. Not like Chemotherapy. I have been having a few slow days, but not being forced to have a nap (like I needed with Chemo).
One other symptom that I noticed only just today was hair loss. Radiotherapy only affects hair in the areas that are directly exposed to the field. When i’m lying in the bed my head is locked into a position that my chin is pointing to the roof. The radiotherapy beam goes through the body and as such, some of the hair on the top of my neck/head are in the ‘exit field’ of the radiotherapy beam. Today in the shower I was washing my hair and I started shedding hair. It’s hard to tell how much I lost as my hair is so patchy anyway (due to hair loss from the Chemotherapy). It certainly seemed like a lot in the shower though! Anyway, no biggie – even though I do want to grow my hair again and this may delay that plan – it’s only hair!
I now have a few days break from the therapy as the hospital closes for New Years Day. The next treatment session is next Tuesday, and my LAST session is next Friday! Woohoo, bring it on!!! 🙂