Yesterday morning on Sunday I started off the day by off loading the previous night's dinner which was reluctant to digest, and blocked up the sink in the process. Once that was over things felt a lot better. I wasn't able to get much sleep during the evening so I spent most of the day dozing recovering from the night before.

I then started my second and final dose of the Cyclophosphomide which went down smoothly. The weight gain due to the amount of fluids being pumped in to the veins continued, with a gain by the evening of another kilo. By bedtime I was feeling slightly nauseous, the tablets given to counter the sickness seemed to work.

For the last two mornings the rash appears to have ceased, and this morning I was up fairly early at 8:15 to get prepared for the first of six radiotherapy sessions. For the total body radiation (TBI) you lie on a table and the radiation hits you from the side, therefore I have to do one 7 min session with the left side of my body exposed followed by another 7 min session with the right hand side exposed. The idea is to try and make the profile of your body into that of a block so absorbent materials are placed around my legs and arms (which are by my sides) in order to make the object (me) as block shaped as possible so the rays as spread equally through the body.

The TBI itself is a painless process, and you're only aware that something is happening because there are constant clicking and beeping noises. It's the days and weeks after the TBI that I should notice things happening, the most likely of which being the breakdown of the lining of the gut and mouth. The mouth will especially be sore, so I'm following the BBC (Brush Biocomplex Corsodyl), preparation after each meal. Brush the teeth, rince mouth with Biocomplex mouthwash granules and finally with Corsodyl antiseptic mouth wash. This regime is designed to try and help alleviate as much as possible the discomfort caused by the breakdown of the mouth lining.

At the moment things are still going fine, I'm feeling pretty good inside and out and intend to stay this way as long as possible. Not long to go now before BM-Day (bone marrow day) on Friday.