Health Update – 15 July 2023
14 Jul
A week on after treatment
It’s been just over a week since my nuclear medicine treatment started at Guy’s hospital and here is a brief update on how my week has gone.
Just to clarify one fact for all my friends, my skin didn’t actually go green, but I couldn’t resist the blue with pink-dots look! Also, I’m sorry to say that no superpowers have developed with the radiation infusion. and I thought all Hollywood films were all true!
Now back to the real life!
This blog will now go quiet for a while until I start my next round of treatment or unless there is any further news to share with you all.
After being monitored overnight in the hospital, I had a further 2 scans and I was then released from the hospital. Overnight I really hadn’t felt much different from the previous 24 hrs, but I can feel something is going on within my body but without any pain or discomfort. It’s now been a week since I came home and I’ve fortunately been sleeping and eating well, which I’ve put down to not constantly worrying and mulling over in my head the outcome of the treatment.
I was put on a whole selection of drugs for a couple of days and by Wednesday I was off these and half expecting the side effects to start to kick in. But apart from my stomach feeling a bit unsettled, the rest of my body has been feeling good, well, and pretty normal.
Going forward, I will now need blood tests every 2 weeks to monitor my red blood cell count. If in 6 weeks my red blood cells are back to normal, then I could possibly start the next round of treatment after only 8 weeks which could be as early as Thursday 31 August, otherwise, my treatment will be a 12-week break so around 28 September.
I’ve now had a quiet week at home, keeping myself busy and trying to get out most days with a covid walk sometimes with friends. The isolation restrictions haven’t been as bad as we thought, it’s mainly following some simple rules, like keeping a 2m distance from others, keeping bathrooms and bedrooms separate, and limiting my time with others.
This blog will now go quiet for a while until I start my next round of treatment or unless there is any further news to share with you all. Thanks again for all your prayers and support.
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