So my friends, today is Thursday the 02
April and therefore my therapy is considered finished, so I have seen the worst.
yesterday, funnily enough 01 April, I took my first final walk to the hospital to pick me my last dose. How it all went smoothly
hoped. Armed with a box of chocolates for my assistants and a Fotoapperat, I entered with a satisfied feeling of the department of radiotherapy. Here are a few impressions of the last treatment:
The atmosphere was noticeably solved and I longed for the moment when my mask was the last time decreased. The penultimate image you see the way the attitude of the instrument when the rays of the head is centrally located above my head. In the last image, the first of the three treatment stages at which the beam head is offset slightly to the side. In the course of it he then drove in 2 more steps further down. So I was still only 3 radiation angles, rather than treated as first adopted in 5 angles.
The departure occurred to me then of course easy. Nevertheless, there was a poignant moment when I pressed the nice Russian Assistentinn of the first treatment for 2 Merci in his hand and asked me to please come again. I I hope I have understood correctly, that she hopes that I stay healthy for the future, not that she is glad to have finally got rid of me ;-)
Even my mask, I got back home. I thought for long, whether I should not be just there, but I decided to take her. I would like to see it as a symbol for what I've been through bad times and are still going. Just a little motivational aid.
they have for you, of course, again photographed separately: Looks a bit like Hannibal Lector in ;-)
Afterwards I had to wait with my mum for 15 minutes to the end of his lunch break until then the conclusion of talks held with the chief doctor.
Luckily, struck the therapy successful and he was completely satisfied. I was examined again in the upper body area after lymph nodes and in the throat and neck area after the symptoms of side effects. My neck pain and inflammation are due to my treatment decreased significantly and out of my hair loss and mild topical skin reactions are no lasting effects of radiation visible. I think that my treatment has gone to a crossroads over, especially since it has the skin reacts much more intense in recent days. I immer noch deutlich sichtbare Rötungen im Gesicht- und Halsbereich, die aber nicht spürbar sind. Eine Behandlungswoche mehr und die Nebenwirkungen wären wahrscheinlich deutlich stärker ausgefallen. In dieser Hinsicht tun mir die Patienten leid, die teilweise 40 (!) und mehr Bestrahlungstermine auszuhalten haben, da sind meine 15 Terminchen vergleichsweise schon beinahe ein Klacks.
Die nächsten Termine sind auch bekannt: in den nächsten Wochen muss ich wie erwartet nochmals zu meinem Onkologen, um mit Hilfe von CT Aufnahmen und Ultraschall festzustellen, ob alle Knoten erwischt worden sind. Laut dem Chefarzt ist es durchaus möglich, dass einige Lymphknoten durch die Behandlung vernarbt sind, also nicht mehr abschwellen können. These can then use the different shots. Otherwise, now begins the time of follow-up. This means that all nine months for oncologists, every six months to a brief presentation to the clinic. These regular Nachsorgeuntesuchungen are incredibly important to a relapse, that is to be able to detect a possible return as soon as possible.
is Physically it on for me in old-fashioned way, so I can start in the latest one week full of my training. Of course, I take it easy, but I'm pretty confident that I will soon be fit again. Just in time to the first sun rays I am very happy. Also, I am probably on the 20th April again can throw into the study.
With my final conclusion to this intense time, I would like but still have some time. The last few weeks simply have to pass a little review and I also have it for now I get with my "health" deal. Finally, I was a few weeks in the middle of his "seriously ill". Somehow a funny situation, right? ;-)
Watch Yourself, and is sometimes outside, the sun and the beer garden waiting for us!
let you go jut, I log the dates again,
Lg Felix
