Friday 29th April 2005.
Day three already! Yesterday was better then the day before, once they shouted me through after running 40 minutes late the nurses were very organised more so than my first day. It seemed like no sooner had I laid down and they clipped the mask into place that they were coming back and unclipping it, I'm also getting used to the noise the machine makes so have an idea at what stage it's at before stopping.
I have now got a slight skin reaction starting, the skin around my adams apple and a little each side has turned pink it sometimes feels sore like sunburn. One of the nurses had already given me some cream yesterday for when this happened, have to use it twice a day and can't state strongly to keep the sun off my throat ( they say this when one of the best weekends weatherwise so far this year is predicted..
.I dare put a bet on it that this year is going to be one of the better summers because I can't get out there and enjoy it...
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I also got the chance to have a word with Mandy (cancer nurse), I had a couple of questions for her the first being would my voice return to normal after it was all over. She couldn't make any promises as she wasn't sure but she thinks I will always have a husky voice but not as bad as it is at the moment. The other question was how long after the treatment would I feel well enough to want to go away for a few days break, she said this varies from person to person as everyone is differant but working on an average she hoped I'd feel like it about 8 weeks after treatment has finished. So now looking forward to the end of July!
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