Jack and Vera are at Tesco's picking up a few bits and pieces and Kitten is resting her poorly leg on the sofa whilst watching television.
So, it is "all quiet on the Western Front".
I am trying to get myself back into a fit state to work. The main obstacle is food and I don't think that there is much chance of me making it into the office near-term, unless it is just for a few hours.
Things have got more difficult from the point of view of just swallowing over the last few days and I have been largely living off milkshakes. The problem is that this is consolidating my weight loss after the cold rather than rectifying it. I attempted to eat some rice pudding this morning just to get a few more calories in and my stomach was doing cartwheels for the next two hours.
Going into next week I have a few major worries. All of these could have been caused by the treatment itself, so there is no need to panic but they do give me reason for concern
1) Swallowing is becoming more diffcult and at this stage I would have thought it would ease a little
2) The constant dull ache that I get from the main site of the tumour seems to have extended down into the stomach
3) My stomach really doesn't seem to like many foods at all any more
From a positive perspective
1) I am not experiencing pain in my oesophagus when eating. This because the ulceration from the radiotherapy will have eased
2) Although I am finding it difficult to find things to eat and having to constantly tamper with my diet there always seems to be a route out
3) My position seems much more stable that a few weeks ago
4) All of the symptoms that I am experiencing could be attributable to the treatment
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