So, good flight on Virgin Atlantic, what a great airline, really took care of me and helped me with my "dry ice" package with my medication in it, through the airport fairly quickly as no-one around, holiday season big time in Jozi....
Get home, unpack, shower and Vanessa (my landlady) calls and offers to take me to the oncology clinic, in fact I don't have a choice she insists and also tells me she is going to take me everyday in case I am not feeling good.
so, day one - ground zero for me, get to the clinic, they have to take x-rays to ensure they have the right dimensions and are directing the radiation to the right points at the right levels, all very intricate and with this mask on, very uncomfortable, after an hour we take a break as there is a clitch with the computer on the dosage levels - would like them to get that right!! anyway, get back on the table after about another 20 minutes and they start the treatment, lasts all of about 7 - 10 minutes...what do I feel?
Well, the first thing I notice is that I feel a bit dazed, my jaw joint on the right side of my face is a bit sore and thats about it, anyway, we stop off for something to eat and I must admit I start to feel really tired.
Get home and sleep for about an hour and a half and then go off and meet Nick and his family and Angela, have a nice meal and then home and now really knackered so off to bed..A busy first day!
Welcome to my blog, my name is Stephen Sharp and this is the start of my journey to fight cancer. I will try and walk through the stages of my treatment and hopefully give anyone out there suffering with the same problem an insight into what I have been through or am going through.
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