And the radiotherapy is completed! However, not a very good day yesterday. I was up fairly early to pack and tidy the flat before leaving, and set off to get to St Thomas’s. I haven’t been at my best in the mornings – my throat seems worse then, possibly because it has dried out in the night, and I didn’t feel like eating, so I left without having any breakfast. <\/p>\n
I was on time, but again the unit was running a bit late, so I had about a 25 minute wait before I went in. After the last session I had to go and see one of the radiologists just for a check up, and so I had about another 45 minute wait until I saw someone there. The check up went fairly well, with the classic understatement “Your mouth looks really painful”! Anyway, the outcome was that I was prescibed some stronger pain killers (I declined the offer of the cocaine mouthwash!) and an anti-fungal drug (“I don’t think it is thrush – looks more like necrotic tissue – but have the anti-fungal just in case” – another good one liner)<\/p>\n
So it was off to the pharmacy and another 40 minute wait. All went well until I went to collect the drugs, and as I was standing at the counter, I started to feel decidedly ‘woozy’. It was when the dispenser asked “Are you feeling OK?” and I replied “Not really” that things started going a bit black, and although I didn’t actually collapse in a big snotty heap on the floor, the next thing I remember was a bit of staggering while I was supported by two people and sank into a chair. Really weird – only about the third time in my life I have ever fainted. Just to round off a not very good day, I lost my woolly hat somewhere in the hospital. \ud83d\ude41 <\/p>\n
Anyway, after about 30 minutes I felt strong enough to get back to flat, finish tidying up and think about leaving. I did have a bit of a rest, so I was much later leaving than I expected, The journey from the flat to Waterloo was the hardest part, pulling my suitcase and carrying a bag and the laptop, but once on the train at Waterloo all was OK and I eventually made it back home without any mishaps!<\/p>\n
This morning I feel a bit better, and managed some porridge and stewed fruit – the pain killers I was prescribed are really good (Solpadene) and makes eating easier. I still feel quite weak, but nothing like as bad as yesterday – thank goodness!<\/p>\n
Anyway, the radiotherapy is complete, the swelling has certainly gone down, and I hope in a couple of weeks the sore throat will have resolved itself!<\/p>\n
I did take Simon’s advice (see Thursday’s comments) about the lifts – why make life difficult? Richard and Gillian, I didn’t see Invincible, and I’ll take your word about the French ship being the “Latouche-Tr\u00c3\u00a9ville” – where did you find that snippet?<\/p>\n
Next appointment is at Guy’s on Thursday – Onwards and I hope Upwards!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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