Hi Pineapple, It sounds like we have hd a very similar experience up until now. I finished a six week course of chemo and radiotherapy last Friday. The chemo did not really appear to have any side affects for me at all. The radiotherapy made half my hair fall out, which apparently will not come back, but there was not much hair their to start with so at worst this is really just an inconvenience. Like yourself, towards the end of the radiotherapy I started to get tireder, and dizzy at times, and the doctor's have mentioned that the additional tiredness may hang around for 30 or so days. I have also only just recently started to reduce the dexa. We tried to halve it very early after starting the radiotherapy, but I got a headache and we decided to go back to the previous dose. But have reduced it again about two weeks ago and hopefully can reduce it further in just over a week. I have also put on a lot of weight due to the dexa (I think). Although I am eating healthier foods now so hopefully the weight gain will stop. Keep us updated on how you are doing if you would like because it would be helpful to know. Cheeers - Mark ... View more

Hi Melanie, Thanks for your comment! I am sorry about your husband dying but glad that you had quite some time with him before he passed away. I hope that you will be able to make the most of the new phase in your life and that over time you will be able to move forward to good things in the future. I think that I am as ready for the roller coaster ride as ever as I could be. I just started treatment in the past couple of days, and have been successfully trying to enjoy life as much as posisble so I'm pretty happy at the moment. I saw a documentary about Doc Neeson, lead singer of legendary band the Angels on the ABC the other day and he was diagnosed with brain tumour around 15 months ago. You never know what goes on behind the scenes but if I am as well as he looks to be in 15 months I will be a pretty happy person! Cheers Mark ... View more