Hi Sarah
Sorry only just seen this post. When did Henry start with the PN ? How have they decided that it's permanent ? Chris's symptoms are just starting to slightly subside after 6 weeks he's had an acupuncture session and got another booked in. It's a real nuisance and no let up with the pain.

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Hi Graham

Thanks for the reply. I did think whether Acupuncture would be any good. Apparently they offer complementary therapies at The Christie when Chris goes in for his transplant but hopefully it will be better by then.

I'm always mithering about drinking but it must be hard to keep drinking that much fluid !!!!

Take care

Christine

Hi Terry

Thanks very much for your message. After trying allsorts of pain relief the morphine was the last straw, he said he wanted some clarity of thought so stopped them all apart from co-codamol because he was stumbling through each day like a zombie. Chris is still kind of working as he has his own hairdressers so cutting hair bombed out of…[Read more]

Thanks Gill

The doc has put him on morphine today so that should work, he was going to cut my hair tonight I might leave it a day or two !!!!! I have been massaging his feet for him.

Christine

Hi Megan
Thanks for the reply,we are just helpless aren't we. I can't honestly say that any of the medication is making a massive difference, he's taking more tablets for this than on any of the chemo regimes. I asked him if it's any better than it was three weeks ago and he said a little but he has aching calves now which he didn't have then.…[Read more]