SRT 32 of 39 - Tuesday

Today the pain gods were fairly decent until about an hour before I went to the clinic.  This session drug on for about 35 minutes.  And boy, when that 7th position was done, I felt a strong searing burning right at the exit of the SP catheter.  Not a mild hurt, felt like someone stuck a hot nail the size of pencil where it comes out.  Took both operators to help me back up on my feet.  They had the nurse look at it, but of course, there is nothing to be seen on the outside.  I am sure that it is just the aftermath of another good dose of radiation in a sensitive area.  There may only be 7 left, but they can't disapear fast enough as far as I am concerned.

While waiting, I have gotten to know this man and his wife, he is there with a bad case of cancer of the mouth, and no, he never smoked, chewed, or dipped in his life.  He is in misery, can't drink or eat anything without pain.  As it were, his radiation dr. is the same one I had 10 years ago, and at that time, for similar reasons, he suggested eating green grapes to aid the discomfort.  I don't remember, but there is some chemical in the grapes that helps.  It helped at the time.  I know this guy has it rough, something about mouth/neck/throat/head radiation is the worse.

Another one down, now just to get rid of my current pain and nausea, and off to the races again tommorow.

David in SC

Thanks, Larry. The last one is for the Friday after our American Thanksgiving day. I have been fortunate that I haven't been sick during this time enough to miss a treatment. If you do, all they do is tack it on the back end.

Hang in there David. The end is in sight.

Regards,
Bill

Hi David.  You're rounding the turn and headed down the home stretch.  You'll be crossing that finish line before you know it.  Have a great Thanksgiving celebrating the end of these treatments!  David

Hoping to do that, David CPA, my family will have something to celebrate for sure

Thank you, Michael my friend, the end of the tunnel on the SRT getting locked into my sights now

Bob, they will be kind of like the 32 before it, lol. Though today's had a major pain issue at the end, as I was lying on the table looking up at the machine when it was in the overhead position, I was thinking, this will soon end, by the end of next week, and some if not most of the discomfort portion will go away in the weeks after.

Then the next step, will be see when the SP cath can be safely removed for good, even though I know in advance I will have to wear a foley catheter again for a few weeks to give the bladder a chance to heal from having a puncture through its side. Once that is removed, would love to have all of 2010 catheter free and able to pee on my own without worrying about strictures and blockages. Sounds like a simple request, hope it works that way.

David, thank, you appreciate your care and concern. With the amount of radiation I have been getting, couldn't imagine anything living in the general area.