Monthly Archives: October 2019

Today started well but turned out to be a bit of a mess. Yesterday I was given a slightly modified treatment schedule and told one appoint had been rearranged. I’d read the schedule but somehow missed that it was today’s appointment, now at 10:30 and not 10:00 as originally planned. So, there I was arriving just before 10:00 with an almost-full bladder and expecting to be into the treatment room… Read Article →

Modern radiography machines are incredibly advanced and precise. The one I am being treated on can be adjusted to an accuracy well below a millimetre which means that the treatment can be focused and targeted on just the right place for maximum effect. That’s not only good for outcomes but it also helps to minimise the potential side effects. The treatment relies on being able to replicate with high precision… Read Article →

It’s hard to believe I have been doing this for a month now. The time has gone faster than I expected and the treatment itself smoother than I had anticipated. I’ve even managed to keep up a modicum of work during the afternoons, although mornings have been largely consumed with the trips to the centre for the treatment. By the time I’ve got ready, driven down, had the treatment and… Read Article →

I broke with the established routine today: a taxi took me to the treatment centre because I am going away for the weekend. Afterwards they dropped me off at the local station so I could catch a train to London. Maybe it was the different timings involved, or maybe just bad planning, but I underdid the water this morning. I thought I had drunk the right amount before leaving home… Read Article →

Today was my nineteenth day of treatment so well into the second half by now. None of the water issues from yesterday, which was good. As I am going through all of this I wonder about the other people who are receiving treatment. All are at a different point on their journey, with their own hopes, fears and expectations of what will follow. It’s very personal and it’s difficult to… Read Article →

Today turned out to be a bigger challenge than I had expected. Basically, I got the water drinking wrong this morning which meant I was almost overflowing when I arrived at the centre. It all started as normal. I drank the usual amount over breakfast and as I was getting ready. I then drank some more just before I left home, around 45 minutes before the appointment. So far, so… Read Article →

At some point just after 10am this morning I was exactly half way through my treatment. The mid-point occurred when I had completed 16 1/2 doses. From now on I’m closer to the end than the beginning. Not that the end is in sight quite just yet. I’ve only just started the fourth week and there are still over three to go. However, lying in the treatment table this morning… Read Article →

The weekend went well. I had a night out with friends on Friday at one of our favourite pubs, sampling some of the real ales they brew there. My bladder is getting quite used to being full so a pint or four presented fewer problems than normal. On Saturday morning it was an earlty start to visit a junk sale with a collector friend to see if we could find… Read Article →

Today is the end of my third week of treatment. I think it’s gone reasonably well so far, considering what I was led to expect. I’ve not experienced any of the tiredness that everyone warned me about. The treatment is “cumulative” which means that any side effects can become more severe the longer it goes on. So it’s entirely possible that I will start to notice some tiredness before too… Read Article →

This is where I am spending 10 minutes of my day, each day, for the time being. I’m told it cost around two million and the room it’s housed in as much again. It’s clearly a very high-tech piece of equipment – all smooth surfaces and clean lines. It makes very little noise when it’s working, just a whirr here and a buzz there. Day Fourteen Tiredness: 0/10 Side Effects:… Read Article →