It finally started. I had my first radiotherapy session today. For the first session it took a little longer (about 45minutes) as a preliminary scan need to be done in order to cross check the positioning with the planning done. In my case, a second scan was done as a slight adjustment to my body position was needed after the first scan. The actual therapy itself is very short, about 10 to 15 minutes. I will be going for my second sessions tomorrow morning at 8:45am and all remaining sessions are also at 8:45am until 31st of May excluding Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays.
There was no “feeling” per-se and it was like having an x-ray taken. However, my arm ache a little as I had to maintain the position for more than half an hour.
Please continue to pray for effective radiotherapy and that the tumor will shrink. Pray too that both the short and long term side-effects for the radiotherapy will be non-existence or at least be minimal and tolerable. Pray that my liver will continue to recover and that I can go for my chemotherapy is 2 to 3 weeks’ time.
I am still generally weak but getting better and can move around more. Somehow, my body seems to want to shut down at night as in I feel “weak” and don’t have the desire to move about or move about only slowly. There is still a little bit of pain despite the pain killer patch and it was quite bad today after lunch. Trying to be strong and mentally “forcing” myself to move and tolerate the pain.
In God We Trust
Hebrews 11:1
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