Well the waiting game finished Saturday morning; I didn’t think I could feel so bad. I think I had all but one of the side effects that they mentioned; stomach pains; absolutely no energy at all; tiredness all of the time and fever. To add to this I have been waking up three times a night soaking wet with either fever or perspiration. The good thing that last night was the first time that I didn’t have the fever, just the perspiration. Now I know what people mean when they say chemo is bad. Yesterday was probably the first time I have felt half normal. I say only half as the time is certainly getting longer as to how long I feel good. I even managed to do some work today which is the first since last Friday.
My main concern with this is not the side effects; I know that they will finish; but that my blood count is back to normal on the 5th April which is my next chemo. If it is not then they will delay the chemo for a few days if not a week. Delaying chemo means delaying radiotherapy and I have now got to the stage where I just want it finished; praying that I don’t need more.
Also something that doesn’t help Bill’s has had a bad cough/flu type cold as well; so I do think we might be a very unhealthy household at the moment.
For the first time I think ever since Riverside Porto Church started they had a meeting here; where I was physically in the house; but not in the meeting. I said hello to a few people and retreated to bed were I just rested. This week I have really had to listen to my body; which said if I don’t lie down I may fall down; so I took its advice.
I went for my scan last Thursday; it was to check something that the doctor had seen on my spine. Whatever it was it had nothing to do with my cancer. That was great news; so now to carry on with the treatment.
Have there been some good times this past week; not many to be honest but I know that there will be and I will keep fighting. Please keep praying and fighting with me.
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