26 March 2019.
Would you care for some morphine with that coffee?
OK kids, I've been diagnosed with cancer at the base of the tongue in my throat. Not a good thing, but every medico I've spoken to has been extremely positive and told me it is totally curable with treatment.
I'm not shopping for sympathy, but I'm not much of a talker about private stuff (much to Suzanne's dismay) so I'm writing this the keep family and friends up to date, and save you all a bunch of phone calls and emails. Maybe this will also help out someone who might go through the same thing somewhere down the track. It's always good to get the story from the horse's mouth, even if his tongue is a bit munted. 😃
Another easy Radiotherapy session today, followed up by a treatment assessment with Tristan.
I got chatted about my weight, so I explained it was because I couldn't taste anything and my throat was sore.Tristan looked down my throat and was shocked. It's ulcerated and raw. He just looked at me and said no wonder it hurts, I have patients who would be in a heap on the ground, crying if their throat was like that. What pain medication are you taking. I answered "Panandol a couple of times a day."
What do we do? We break out the Morphine. Hmm, I'm not so keen on that, but I have to eat, and if I don't have some pain relief, I can't eat. OK, let's do it.
Tristan arranged some Morphine patches and we already have Morphine liquid for me to swallow before I eat. I've used it once, but I have to tell you, I get high on Panadol Forte and am absolutely useless if I take it. I took the Morphine (1/2 ml) and I was away with the fairies for the rest of the day. Now we're adding a patch in on top. I don't think this will be good.
My one saving grace at his stage is that I can still taste coffee.
Let's do this.
Would you care for some morphine with that coffee?
OK kids, I've been diagnosed with cancer at the base of the tongue in my throat. Not a good thing, but every medico I've spoken to has been extremely positive and told me it is totally curable with treatment.
I'm not shopping for sympathy, but I'm not much of a talker about private stuff (much to Suzanne's dismay) so I'm writing this the keep family and friends up to date, and save you all a bunch of phone calls and emails. Maybe this will also help out someone who might go through the same thing somewhere down the track. It's always good to get the story from the horse's mouth, even if his tongue is a bit munted. 😃
Another easy Radiotherapy session today, followed up by a treatment assessment with Tristan.
I got chatted about my weight, so I explained it was because I couldn't taste anything and my throat was sore.Tristan looked down my throat and was shocked. It's ulcerated and raw. He just looked at me and said no wonder it hurts, I have patients who would be in a heap on the ground, crying if their throat was like that. What pain medication are you taking. I answered "Panandol a couple of times a day."
What do we do? We break out the Morphine. Hmm, I'm not so keen on that, but I have to eat, and if I don't have some pain relief, I can't eat. OK, let's do it.
Tristan arranged some Morphine patches and we already have Morphine liquid for me to swallow before I eat. I've used it once, but I have to tell you, I get high on Panadol Forte and am absolutely useless if I take it. I took the Morphine (1/2 ml) and I was away with the fairies for the rest of the day. Now we're adding a patch in on top. I don't think this will be good.
My one saving grace at his stage is that I can still taste coffee.
Let's do this.
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