Thursday, July 5, 2018

Halfway There...and Living On a Prayer (literally!)

Today marks the halfway point of the chemo. I have my mid way CT scan on Tuesday which will influence the way forward (I’m really worried about the scan but I guess this is how it’s going to be from now on. 
Not much has happened over the past few weeks which is why I haven’t written here for a while. I had all my hair cut off short and I don’t like it! (Other people say it’s nice though). It continues to thin, particularly on top.
Other than that the chemo symptoms have remained more or less the same with the addition of a sore mouth and eczema on my hands. I’ve been so knackered and wrapped up in my own illness that I haven’t given work a second thought (which is probably a good thing, but it does make me worried about going back).
I do feel as though my anxiety level have increased and that I have become very reliant on Andy being there as I get easily upset. But he has been keeping me busy helping him to source computer parts, which I’m getting good at. His boss has been really good letting him have time off to come with me to all my appointments. 
I’ve started following Bowel Cancer UK on Facebook and it is astounding how many younger people have similar stories to mine... GPs not listening or not acting upon clearly stated symptoms because we are “too young for bowel cancer”. On the 70th anniversary of the NHS I just feel very let down by the system.
Anyway, all there is to do now is wait for the scan results to find out where this journey will take me next.

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