Cancer 199

I am sitting waiting for my first dose of radiotherapy. I have a growing item on the edge of my stoma which is a little problematic.

I don’t know why but I am nervous about radiotherapy. I have read about the potential side effects, which can be monstrous, but so far I have not had serious side effects with the rest of my treatment. Perhaps it is because I grew up in the Cold War and we were all terrified of radiation sickness. Basically. That is what I am being given, though with my consent, unlike Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Bikini Island and the rest. I also hope that the dosage I receive will be a little smaller.

One week of radiotherapy, Monday to Friday, and then next week back to chemotherapy. I would complain that it never ends – but I don’t want it to end!