Don’t be too hasty Mart. When I had my heart attacks I couldn’t drive for six weeks after them, I love driving, but do you you know what, I quite enjoyed being chauffeured around and using public transport, it took some of the stress out of life, It might be hard for Mrs Mart though with her disability problems.
Just take it a day at a time Mart…
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I’ll certainly use the offered hospital transport for at least the first appointment …maybe all of them. We have some great friends too who have offered to drive me there and back and spend the time waiting while the treatment takes place. I might take them up on it once I’ve seen how the initial treatment goes. Two hours has been mentioned but if it was any more than that, I wouldn’t ask them to take it upon themselves.
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Do you have anything like ‘Firefly’ Mart?
It is a voluntary taxi service and takes cancer patients to Sheffield for their treatments. I have quite a few friends who have used it for prostate cancer treatment.
It might be just a local charity service.
PS:- I just looked them up and see that they are Doncaster based, but there might be something similar darn souf…
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Hi Mr mart. Yes, I have used all the hospital for all of my visits. So far this been seven of them.
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You have to be prepared for anything with this treatment as it affects different people in different ways. I’ve been through it with several friends/family and some have had hardly any side effects, others have really found it difficult. But it has given them all extra years of life.
I’ve only lost one friend to cancer and hers was truly a very aggressive type. The treatment managed to extend her life by 7 years and well over the 6 month prediction she was given! She really suffered with the treatment, but it meant she lived to see and enjoy her daughter’s wedding and then two grandchildren. She held her grandson in her arms a few weeks before she passed. I still miss her greatly.
Everyone else I know who has had chemo is still alive and well years later. So it seems to be worth the pain.
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Thanks Annie - That’s very encouraging. As with the cases you have written about, I hope to be here to say I feel OK after the treatment.
By the way, without intending to be morbid, Mrs mart will post in this thread on my behalf if it becomes necessary.
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Not that we wouldn’t be pleased to hear from Mrs Mart, lets hope it doesn’t come to that Mart…
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Not for some time anyway, perhaps years if other cases are anything to go by. I suppose the positive attitude does go down a step or two at times.
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Only to be expected Mart…
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I’ve felt quite ill over the last couple of days, to the point of going to bed. My torso hurts all over, especially my lower back and I was actually sick the night before last. The runny bottom came back in the morning too. I couldn’t eat anything all day. The Oncology nurse said there could be a flareup about 10 days after the Radio Therapy ended, so maybe this is it.
I’m dosed up with painkillers, shaved and hair combed right now and not feeling too bad. I’ve pulled a muscle in my stomach because of not being able to get up from the bed all that well, or maybe its the retching from being sick. This pain is giving a spot of bother, especially if I breathe too deeply.
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Hope you feeling better soon @Mart ,And I hope you had a nurse or Doctor look in on you
If the pain is bad maybe seek some help .
Not good, Mr mart. Are you still on cancer treatment?
It could be that you are not absorbing nutrients because the treatment has affected your gut and that lack of nutrition is affecting your muscles too making you more prone to injury. Supplements might help, but as you’re on medication you should seek medical advice before taking any.
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I’ve just learned that the Oxydone liquid I’ve been prescribed for pain can be the cause of a bad stomach. A heat pad can help until I’m used to taking it. I’ll give that a try tonight. Maybe take a lower dose than the 3ml I am taking.
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That’s what I always do Mart, whatever I’m prescribed I always take half and see if it still does the job, in most cases it does, so there are two tablets that I cut in half. I also have three rest days from taking Aspirin.
I’ve also read that Paracetamol taken long-term can cause a sore and nauseous stomach. It has been thought to be a safe pain killer.
I have been taking them regularly for some days now. Could be another reason why I haven’t been feeling so good lately. You can’t win eh! No good taking a regular pain killer if it causes pain other than the one it’s setting out to kill.
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Not good, Mr mart. My radiation treatment is staring is now getting rather unpleasant And there is six weeks to go…(
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I do sympathise Besoeker 
Is it more or less the same side effects as mine?
Thank you kindly, Morticia. It’s a bit of a pain, especially the long trip.
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