John

welcome to being human and I hope the enforced hospital rest now gives you the chance to get on the up .... as I said it happens ... and it’s those two weeks post treat ment that does it.

great news about the horse and a good feel good factor whilst on the up

i did find during this time that the more I did the more tired I was. I finished my treatment on August 14 and I was back to work at work part time in mid Septembe. I would work in the mornings get home at 3 and would have to sleep until 7 when I made my wife get me up and have a light meal and pump in the fortisip.

younwill just have to get used to doing a bit of resting especially foe the first 3 months ... don’t be in such a hurry to get back to normal, take your time otherwise it could take you longer, if you get my drift

keep this winners going

vatch

Hi again Lynn sorry I was at my mum's having dinner...i get nerve pain but take a medicine called gabapentin which helps you could ask about it.... Paula..x

Lynne

sorry to hear about your diagnosis, but the good thing is that you know what you are dealing with .... little consolation I know.... 

im going to send you my blog. I wrote this all through my treatment and there is loads of stuff in there. Paula tells me it’s quite a good read and even today I get many people from all over the world reading it and asking for advice

gammaraygary.wordpress.com/.../

We are here to guide you through the process so ask away and let us know when you start to get your treatment schedule

vatch

I really did enjoy your blog so helpful! My friends at work have read it to now... You might find you get a few kiwi hits! Thank you again for all the info...i got lidocaine mouth gel today because it hurts now.. Imagine that! Lol... Still eating though.. Had chicken curry tonight but couldn't eat the rice? But the curry  was yum

Paula

lol ... yes I’ve seen the kiwi infusion on my blog ..... it’s there to be shared and read and I had not that about it of being an educational tool for those who have a friend going through this process .... so thanks for the feedback ... always welcome

there as a blog on there that talks about mouth washes to deal with the pain

they do help a bit, some longe than others

glad to hear the curry went down and keep getting that food down even if it’s just little and often

keep going

vatch

Xx

Vatch,

Pleasantly surprised you were able to return to work so soon. I retired a while ago, but had a part time time as a driver/chauffeur. The job is still available, but I'm not sure I want to go back to motoring armwrestling on UK roads. Clearly, I will also have to be past the painkiller and tiredness stages, so I suspect I have got a couple of months yet.

John

John is your tumour HPV positive? 

Paula

hows things going with you this weekend

as far as I know, here in the uk they don’t test for having negative or positive as the treatment in the same, so why bother.....that’s what I was told anyway

things may have changed though since I had my treatment

vatch