Thanks for the tune Tony, it's been a while since I heard that.
Well now, wow, the day as it wore on, turned into an adult portion. It's very hard to believe that the extra percentage carries that much of a punch, but that is the fact of the matter. It's hard to be positive all the time, especially when trying to guess the unexpected, although there are vast similarities between the two types of chemotherapy used so far, but the impact of yesterdays treatment was huge, both mentally and physically. The mental impact is probably the harder to deal with, but i hope I have now come through the worst of it. the physical impact takes a lot longer to deal with, and really speaking, this has been the case since day one of the chemo, way back in January.
One of the side affects of the treatment is the damage to the nerve endings, there are many others, which I prefer not to discuss at this stage. Some simple things like tying shoes, undoing buttons, and the like, are very difficult to maintain. I easily drop things like drinks, knife and fork etc., which is very silly, but annoying. Even typing this post is difficult, because I can't really feel the end of my fingers, but, if I give in to the simple things, I would have no chance with the harder aspects.
Thankfully, some of the other aspects, like daily bodily functions, have remained unaffected so far, but this could change rapidly, and would be a small disaster for me, so we will see what happens later in the day. Macmillan support is in full force right now, and are going to visit me today to make sure I can function on my own, and they are active in trying to get support from Social Services on a financial basis. this would take some of the burden off the huge expenditure I have been enduring over recent months, just to try and maintain some sort of semblance of a "normal" life.
Will update again once Macmillan have visited me. Please bear with me, whilst I try to get over the next few difficult days. Thanks.
Originally Posted by: Dougie