Today was my last radiation session. It was a busy day with a meeting first with the nutritionist. Then some health checks by the nurse which showed I was a little dehydrated and then on to the
radiation session.
The radiation team had been so positive and helpful over the six weeks that it felt like saying goodbye to a bunch of friends. Here are pictures of more of the team although I am still missing two of the staff.
Following the radiation session we met with Dr. Colin Brown who has been the senior resident I have met with several times. He has helped me enormously in dealing with some of the difficult side effects of the radiation. He has excellent listening and communication skills along with his great clinical expertise. He left me feeling fully informed, relaxed and very confident I was in good hands.
Another difficult stage lies ahead so the partying will have to wait a while. It takes a week or two for the body to react to the cumulative damage so the neck will get worse before it gets better. I am well equipped with all the right medications and now the stress of constant trips each day to Ottawa will be removed. So. with the help of Nurse Cheryl and Nurse Blaze I will be taking it very easy. I plan to keep up at least a minimal amount of moderate exercise because I am sure an active body heals more quickly.
In about one month, I will have a series of follow up appointments, although the team can be consulted at any time if I run into problems. There will be further tests and scans of different types and further surgery may be needed. So, it really is more like a war than a battle. I do think that my health in 2017 will be a lot better than 2016. But the big news for 2017 is that new motorcycle waiting for me in the Spring!
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