- Last Monday was my last radiation treatment. The biggest side effect was fatigue, but I seemed to be over that pretty quick.
- The other issue was swelling, which I tried to keep to a minimum with Naproxen.
- The third issue was seeing a neurologist to follow up with regarding the intermittent numbness and "seizure activity" I've been experiencing since the radiation started. He said it was likely due to swelling but it could also be caused by scarring left over by the tumor and then my surgery to remove it. He upped my anti-seize meds and I've been fine since then. The bad news is that he'll want me on the meds for the rest of my life. Ugly news, but it's better than having to deal with that crap.
Otherwise I'm ok. There has also been a issue where my speech got worse and my hand lost some fine motor control as well, but that was also due to swelling and as that goes down, it should likely reduce as well. It's been slowly getting better, but I still notice some deficits.
Next Monday I do another brain MRI. Assuming that everything comes out negative, I should start my new treatment soon. I'll let you know about that when the time comes.
