Days 183 to 185

Sorry for not doing this blog for last two days. The Decorators have just finished so we are starting to get our house back.

This blog is an attempt to describe how I am feeling at any given time. I am relatively ignorant of the effects from cancer but I have read enough to know that most people experience setbacks along the way. I have been experiencing two of them.

When I left Hospital I was given some Lansoprazole. These Capsules are designed to combat reflux acid. I was told to take one a day. When I saw the Oncologist and told her I was still coughing she suggested I take two a day one in the morning and one at night to help combat the cough. I was concerned that I had been taking two a day when the original idea was to take one. I decided therefore to see if I could manange with one. This turned out to be a bad move. I have had some bad nights waking up with acid and bile in the mouth and coughing. Last night I went back to two a day and had my best night for some time. It must also have been of great relief to Ev not having her night's sleep disturbed by me coughing. We shall see what tonight brings.

The second concern has been that I have been experiencing when eating the same sensations as took place before I was diagnosed. This applied to things like Salad, which up until now I have coped with well. I am assuming this is a temporary blip. Apart from one occasion when I could not stop coughing whilst eating, I have not been sick.

I have sent an e mail to Joya about both problems and hopefully she will come up with some good advice.

I don't want this blog to be entirely negative. On Sunday Afternoon I did a two hour stint as part of the Hospital Radio Charity Halloween Music Weekend. On Tuesday I did my first show back on Angel Radio. It was great to feel so welcome. As I suspect many of you know getting back to my Lunch Time shows was a goal for me and I feel a great sense of achievement. It is also a great relief that I am driving, organising ferry tickets and so on which means I am leading a normal life.

Things will improve of that I am sure.