Back to work

Last week my first ‘full’ week back at work. I am putting that in quotes as I have not been working full days, but I have been going to work every day. Usually for around 6-6.5 hours a day, which I think is a pretty good achievement.

I am still feeling a little tired some afternoons and feel like sleeping a bit more than usual in the mornings. My neck has reduced in redness and my skull is less sore. Still going to look weird for awhile yet though I think.

Post radiotherapy symptoms

Since radiotherapy i’ve been experiencing a noticeable increase of fatigue. However, nowhere near comparable to chemotherapy. This has basically meant sleeping in a bit longer in the mornings and going to bed a little earlier than usual. I’ve not had to have sleeps during the day, but I have been told by my radiotherapy oncology team that I should take it easy for the next few weeks as otherwise my recovery period will be longer.

Skin on my neck and chest is good, it seems to be getting better actually (less red).

The back of my skull is very sensitive and I need to be especially careful in the sun, this will probably be the case for several months.

Treatment complete!

A busy day at the hospital today, but now it’s all over!!

Dietitian and Nurse appointments were very routine, much like the majority of my previous radiotherapy appointments. The hair I lost through radiotherapy will probably take 2-3 months to grow back, back at least it will grow back! The nurse told me that the treatment will continue to work for around 3 weeks from today, symptoms of sore throat and skin redness could increase in sensitivity during this time. Anyway, by February I should be normal – at least thats what i’m hoping.

Off to celebrate by having a nice restaurant meal.