Further treatment

Been to see the consultant this week, and they are going to be giving me more treatment. Specifically radiotherapy. This is just to be on the safe side and is standard procedure for a grade 2 tumor. They just want to make sure they've got it all.

For those of you don't know the side effects of radiotherapy mainly include tiredness and possibly nausea. They'll also a little temporary baldness where the beam goes into my head. But they don't include death, which is a good thing.

It will however mean going into hospital every week day for six weeks! I realise I'm whinging here, but it is going to pain in the bum, not literally. Each session will take about twenty minutes. It's going to be getting to hospital that's going to be the problem. As I can't drive at the moment I'm going to have to rely on Anisa, the bus and hospital transport. I shall be comparing and contrasting the three over the coming weeks. It's a small price to pay for making sure it's not coming back.

So here's what's going to happen. I'll be going to get another CT scan at some point next week. This is to get measured for a special Phantom of the Opera style mask that I'll be wearing for each treatment. Fingers crossed I get to keep it at the end. It's to make sure they target the area as accurately as possible.

The treatment will begin a few weeks later. Clever scientists have to do some clever maths as to where to points the radiation gun. I'm hoping it'll look like something out of a Bond film. I'm also hoping after the brain surgery failed to unleash my dormant psychic powers this treatment will give me some kind superpower.

So I'm not quite at the end of it yet, but as I said before I'll do whatever's necessary to get through this thing.

Will let you know how I get on with the mask fitting.

J