Half way there

So today was my 10th radiotherapy session at St. Bart’s Hospital and here is an update. 

I feel pretty good. For the moment all I have are hot flushes, a few more trips to the bathroom early in the mornings and tiredness other than that my side effects have been pretty mild. Met an older gentleman that was just starting his treatments so we had a little chat. Told him what to expect and how my treatments been going so far. Basically told him not to worry to much and just focus on handling whatever side effects he may have and ofcourse listen to the doctors and nurses. 

All the machines are named after the planets in our solar system. So we have Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter & Neptune. 

This is “Mercury” that I lay in for my treatments but at the start of my treatment I was mostly in Venus but she’s under maintenance this week (they are regularly go under maintenance as they are very busy machines).  They are all the same & do the exact same thing. 

Mercury

That’s a big door

Every time I walk though this door I think is this to keep something in or out? They think someone going to turn into the hulk and this little door gonna stop them? 😂 

After my treatment sessions I always hang out in the hospital court yard for a while just to give my body a little time to recover as it is abit of a strain.

Maggies

Luckily there is a “Maggie’s” across the courtyard which offer coffee and snacks and people to talk to if you needed. Is a great charity offering help to everyone that is affected by all cancer forms of cancer.

Maggie’s They have centres all over the UK

till the next ride, bee safe.....