Tuesday, July 27, 2010

HALF WAY THERE (10 of 20)

Dr Trotter was optimistic yesterday at our Monday clinic. Each Monday, Charl is to meet with the doctor to check in, see how he is feeling, if he has any side effects he wishes to discuss, etc. Given the fact that he has no side-effects other than fatigue, she thought everything was going very well indeed. She also commented on his 'eternal optimism' (we had to smile at that). He was sent for routine blood tests this morning (they do this at the half way mark) just to make sure all is well.


Charl has been very good about getting out and doing his requisite exercise. (Dr Trotter told us that there is evidence that 30min exercise a day will decrease the likelihood of getting recurrent cancer, which obviously makes exercising a no-brainer. As you can see, Charl is more than willing, especially on hot summer days :)



Overall we are incredibly pleased that the radiation isn't causing Charl any pain or discomfort, and it is sooooo exciting to think that, God willing, we will be through this phase of our lives very, very soon. YAY!!!!!!!!
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  1. AnonymousJuly 30, 2010 at 11:11 AM

    Glad to hear the everything is going well. Looks like someone was ready for the long weekend....on TUESDAY!!!! :) Is it the treatment of the excercise that is causing the fatigue?

    Enjoy the weekend....we are off to Kelowna for a week.

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  2. UnknownAugust 5, 2010 at 4:32 AM

    Almost done now, hang in there!! And start thinking about a recovery holiday in sunny SA - maybe mid-October?

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  3. UnknownAugust 5, 2010 at 11:06 AM

    I think that the fatigue is related to the lime in the beer :)

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