N.n.n.n.Nineteen

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 explain, even to those you love and care for.

Thankfully I haven’t met anyone I know yet, although I have seen a couple of people I recognise and I’m sure that others will have at least a friend or two in common. Despite its growth over the past 40 or 50 years, the area can be rather parochial at times.

One thing about the treatment I have noticed. When it’s going on, there are some red lights on which presumably indicate that the room is “live” and therefore must not be entered. They are not very bright or strong. I generally relax and keep my eyes closed but it’s interesting to me that when they go out I can detect the change, even through my closed eyelids. It’s very subtle but it’s there. Once the lights go off, it signals that the treatment is over for the day so all that’s needed is to get out of the room so the radiographers can treat the next person, and get changed to go home. But first it’s usually a trip to the toilet for a quick pee!

Day 19

Tiredness: 0/10

Side Effects: nothing new