26 August.
Well that was tough.
I've finished my radio and chemotherapy. The third round of chemo knocked me flat combined with the radio and I crashed. I was taken into hospital and I didn't leave for three weeks and no one expected me to. I needed a few transfusions as my red cells went, lots of antibiotics as my immune system went, lots of rest as I was exhausted. A wide variety of pain killers for virtually every part of my body. Feeding, drips, magnesium, potassium, calcium, glucose, more pain killers, more drips, more ultrasound, more X-Rays and wonderful medical and nursing staff who just stood over me and told me not to try and do this by myself as I can't.
They were right.
So I'm out of hospital and face my future, has the cancer gone? What will my life be? Will it come back?
Who cares, been there done that time to move on.
OK I'm very weak, I sleep a lot, my throat is a hell hole of pain that I try to force food down and I cry as I try to swallow but I keep doing it and I shall keep doing it until it does what I want it to do.
I tried to keep a look over the Forum but I really couldn't do much. Thanks as ever to the GM's for everything.
Behind the scenes I am not the only one having a fight with life. Let us remember that the site keeps going thanks to the work of volunteers and many of them work way too hard and struggle with their own issues unseen and unheralded.
It will take me a while to get back on top of things.
But I'm back.
Cindy
