This afternoon I will undergo my final radiotherapy session.
My first of thirty-seven sessions took place on Thursday 31st August … which seems like an age ago. I am hoping that the treatment will be successful, and that the radiotherapy has killed off the cancer cells in my prostate and lymph glands, but I won’t know until early next January. Between now and then, new, cancer-free cells should grow and replace the destroyed cancer cells. As a rule-of-thumb, I am told that it will take me one day to recover for each day of treatment, and that the fatigue and other side effects I am suffering from will slowly dissipate.
More importantly, I hope that my enthusiasm and energy for wargaming and blogging will return in spades. My growing fatigue has meant that over the past few weeks I’ve been lucky if I’ve been able to concentrate long enough to paint or write for more than thirty minutes a day. Hopefully, as my energy levels increase, so will my enthusiasm.
Here' s hoping Bob! Everything crossed!
ReplyDeleteNeil
Neil Patterson (Neil),
DeleteCheers! I can hardly wait for my last session to be over.
All the best,
Bob
It has been a long road you've travelled Bob! Fingers crossed that is all works out well for you, that your energy levels return and life gets back to an even keel soon. All the best!
ReplyDeleteSteve J.,
DeleteWith luck, my last session will be over in less than three hours … and then I can begin to get back to normal.
All the best,
Bob
Hi BOB,
ReplyDeleteThat is great-that your near finished the Treatment. Yes, here is hoping that the results are positive. It will be good to get back to a normal day for you and your concentration and energy levels return to normal and then you can then enjoy your Hobby to the fullest. All the best. KEV.
Kev Robertson (Kev),
DeleteI’ve just got back from my final session … and I feel both relieved and at a bit of a loss. (I gather that this is quite normal.) I was able to thank almost all of the staff for what they have done for me, and I managed to leave them a small gift that they can share.
I’m hoping that I’ll now be able to concentrate more on my wargaming, although I have been warned that it will be some time before the fatigue and other side effects go.
All the best,
Bob
I'm looking forward to the influx of new posts as get back. Best wishes.
ReplyDeleteDan Foley,
DeleteCheers! With a bit of luck, the flow of new posts will start soon.
All the best,
Bob
Congratulations, it has been a long road. My thoughts and prayers are with you, here's hoping the treatments have been successful!
ReplyDeleteMark Cordone,
DeleteCheers! Nine weeks is a long time to have one’s life dominated by the need to go to hospital for treatment. Interestingly, my total dosage was 74 Grey … which I understand is at the higher end of the treatment spectrum, but it should be sufficient to destroy the cancer cells in my prostate and lymph glands.
I’m now looking forward to slowly recovering and returning to normal.
All the best,
Bob
You're in the home stretch!
ReplyDeleteMr. Pavone,
DeleteI’ve not long got back from the hospital … and was able to pour myself a large glass of Diet Coke for the first time in nearly nine weeks!
It’s amazing how much it is possible to miss such small pleasures!
All the best,
Bob
Congratulations on enduring the Hard Road and seeing the conclusion to your treatments, Bob!
ReplyDeleteJonathan Freitag,
DeleteCheers! The treatment may be over, but I still have to recover … and I’m told that the side effects might get worse for a couple of weeks before I begin to see signs of a recovery.
All the best,
Bob
Glad to hear that you have got that over with , hope you you start picking up soon .
ReplyDeleteThe Good Soldier Svjek,
DeleteCheers! I was told today that my fatigue and other side effects might get worse for a couple of weeks, after which I should begin to see signs of a return to normal.
All the best,
Bob
That's great news Bob, hope the last session went OK. Now you can stop drinking all that water! Hope you are feeling much better day by day from now on.
ReplyDeleteDavid in Suffolk,
DeleteMy last session went like a dream! The first thing I did when I got home was to pour myself a large glass of water … which then poured away without drinking! I’m now drinking Diet Coke (which I have missed drinking during my treatment) and looking forward to slowly recovering.
All the best,
Bob
Best Wishes Bob, my thoughts and prayers are with you!
ReplyDeleteGeordie an Exiled FoG,
DeleteCheers! I still feel very tired but I’m told that this is quite normal and will gradually pass.
All the best,
Bob
Best wishes, Bob!
ReplyDeleteMy friend should find out in November how well her treatments worked out. I'm holding onto hope for her, and for you, and anyone who has to face such things.
Fitz-Badger,
DeleteI’ll get my feedback in January and I hope that my results - and your friends - show that the cancer has gone.
All the best,
Bob
That's great news Bob, hope you start to feel the benefits soon. Regards Paul.
ReplyDeletePDL (Paul),
DeleteCheers! At present I’m still feeling very tired, but I should begin to recover over the next fortnight and be fully recovered by Christmas.
All the best,
Bob
Dear Bob, that is wonderful news. Hope you can finally enjoy some freedom from the strict routine of schedules. Well done on staying the course. Hope you are feeling okay? Quinn
ReplyDeleteGlory to Ruritania (Quinn),
DeleteCheers! It’s been unusual not having to go to hospital today although I did have to visit the local cottage hospital for a regular health check … so today wasn’t quite a hospital-free day!
All the best,
Bob
Well done for enduring through the long process of treatment Bob. I suspect it may well have been a chore (with real life effectively being on “pause” until the treatment was completed) but I’m sure that being cancer free will be a reward. Congratulations.
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Geoff
Elliesdad (Geoff),
DeleteCheers! You are right about feeling that my normal life has been ‘on hold’ for nearly nine weeks. It’s felt very odd not having to go to the hospital every day … but I’m sure that this feeling will pass very soon. I told that the fatigue will also eventually pass … hopefully within the next eight weeks.
All the best,
Bob