Glioblastoma Chronicles

Ok, let's get on with it.  Legs - like lead weights at times, difficult to walk upstairs. I manage but it's tiring.  Skin - it's...

So here we are, another week begins. It's Monday and I have my 'list of things' to do this week (which take forever to get done ...

The dandruff-style effect of my dry skin is back. Every time I move clothes which are touching the dry flakes it's like a mini snowglobe...

I'm pretty sure this isn't the second but guess what? I've forgotten the system I set up. Normal behaviour here, it has to be sa...

Not a lot to report other than the usuals but I'm making a point of logging these now for hospital use.  What day is it? What am I doing...

So that electric shock feeling that I got on my body (which I'm still putting down to chemo) has come back. It's a 1/10 level, easil...

Last week I finished my second session of Radiotherapy. I kept it quiet, apart from a handful of people because I felt a bit like I had fail...

The latest side effect is ridges on my nails - see the photo. These weren't on my nails yesterday. Weirdness... Fortunately my sister wa...

I'm now at the stage where I don't have to put as much cream on the itchy areas (other than my feet) which is great. I'm guessin...

So we were back at the hospital today to discuss the results of my MRI from last week. Plus talking about chemo, the side effects and the ne...

One thing that bugs me a lot, when other people describe someone who has been diagnosed with cancer, they'll tend to refer to it as  ...

So after hating my now-healed hands, the dryness has spread to my feet.  Cracked palms vs cracked soles, the feet lose big time. So off to t...

Today I finally did it. I got into the car, we were driving to hospital, and I suddenly realised... "I've forgotten my stick!"...

Last night I was awake until gone 2am as guess what? My skin was really itchy - all over.  I am putting it down to taking a drowsy antihista...

Last night I slept all the way through and didn't need cream to calm the itching. That's all. 

Hands : very very dry and peeling. The good news is the peeled area has lovely soft skin.  Legs : It feels like the heat - rash - peel and i...

Chemo side effect? Look at my wedding ring finger. Fortunately some skin has peeled away so the skin feels less tight.  ...

Went in for my April appointment today, where things are now different within the hospital. I had been given a bloods appointment but knew t...

Oh my word. The itching. It was a whole new level of torture under my skin with no creams stopping it, just giving me a break until tirednes...

Did I mention my flaky Palms? The softer side of my hand is trying to make the evil rash go away  The rougher palm of my hand has what looks...