Herry's Health 2022 - Colon Cancer and Chemo
I began my chemo regime of eight cycles of three-weekly torture on 15th December 2021. The side-effcts were horrendous, and I stopped taking chemo the end of the 2nd cycle on 10th January, although some of be effects lasted well beyond that date. I wrote a note to the oncology team in Winchester and the nurses in Basingstoke on 18th January, updated on 25th, as follows: I hope this is helpful to the team and others and explains why I’m not going on with the chemo. Herry 25th January 2022 During the 1st Cycle: 1. General lassitude and feeling yuk - lying by the fire as much as possible. Going to bed at 8pm. Feeling a bit like having radiotherapy from the inside. 2. No appetite and incipient nausea - weight 75kg at the outset (stable for months before) down to 72kg by the end of the 1st cycle (and 68kg by the end of the 2nd). 3. Tingling sensations like strong pins and needles when you touch anything cold. Also makes cold food taste/ feel like straw in the mouth. Very od...