The new protocol
The meeting this afternoon with my oncologist went rather well. He spent most of our consultation explaining the new chemotherapy protocol that I will begin on Monday. This new treatment is in pill form so I'll be able to take it at home. The side effects are of the usual caliber: nausea, throwing up, drowsiness, dry mouth, fatigue, head aches, mouth sores, etc. I should be fine.
We discussed my sciatica at length as he wanted to be certain that it was pinched and that the inflammation was not being caused by the bone - in the same vein that my rib was inflamed.
Also, radiotherapy is not on the cards for just yet. The team believe that the new chemotherapy will combat the cancer - though we can always resort to radiotherapy at a later date: there's no urgency.
I'm still not eating today. The two slices of toast I had for lunch made me feel ill enough without sending me running to the loo. At least my head is not aching as bad as it was earlier. Better still, Froggy changed my morphine patch so hopefully my sciatica will calm down a bit.
All in all it has been a good day, despite feeling a bit green around the gills.
We discussed my sciatica at length as he wanted to be certain that it was pinched and that the inflammation was not being caused by the bone - in the same vein that my rib was inflamed.
Also, radiotherapy is not on the cards for just yet. The team believe that the new chemotherapy will combat the cancer - though we can always resort to radiotherapy at a later date: there's no urgency.
I'm still not eating today. The two slices of toast I had for lunch made me feel ill enough without sending me running to the loo. At least my head is not aching as bad as it was earlier. Better still, Froggy changed my morphine patch so hopefully my sciatica will calm down a bit.
All in all it has been a good day, despite feeling a bit green around the gills.