There was a slight delay at the radiotherapy session today but managed to finished in time for me to reach TTSH for my appointment with my Med-Oncologist.
Nothing much to report concerning the radiotherapy as it had really becomes just a routine.
Today’s appointment with my Med-Oncologist was a follow-up midway through my radiotherapy and also a review of the concurrent oral chemotherapy drug I am taking. Everything seem to be as expected except for my weight but now that my Med-Oncologist had the chance to looked at the enzymes supplement that I am taking, it was modulated to allowed me to have more small meals instead for a few large meals. I was told to take my Glucerna nutrient supplement to help boost my weight and protein intake. The dose of my pain-killer was increased and hopefully it will help as I will start on the new dose tomorrow.
I mentioned about my lethargy and that I am sleeping a lot but I was told that it is very normal for a person who is undergoing radiotherapy that for some reason it causes lethargy and nothing really to worry about. I also mentioned about the bloated/nausea feeling immediately after each radiotherapy sessions and was again told that it is also not unexpected as the region irradiated is closed to the stomach. I will try to confirm this on Wednesday when I have my weekly follow-up with the Rad-Oncologist.
If you don’t get to see or hear from me or if there is some gaps in-between days of posting on my blog, it is because of the lethargy but other than that I am coping well. Nathan is not well and was down with fever yesterday. I am always worried about this kind of situation as hopefully I don’t catch the virus from him and fall sick.
In God We Trust and in Christ alone my hope is found.
Hebrews 11:1
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