Having Fun with Tongue Cancer Recovery - Laughing at myself - My journey - Part 8 of 20

Sometime between 3 to 5 days things got a bit better and I started having fun with my Tongue Cancer Recovery and had a good laugh at myself and how ugly I was! I could walk much easier; I was a lot less uncomfortable and I could smile just a little bit. Plus I guess I was still on some good drugs!

Note on the Diabetes Insipidus:
I had a bit of a nightmare with my diabetes insipidus but that was nothing to do with the cancer. Apparently, there was no medical information about how to take a nasal spray when you have a tracheostomy and therefore no one realised that my dosage of desmopressin was not being inhaled as I had no suction or passage into my nose. This meant that I was having to drink (via a feeding tube, a nurse and a syringe) about 5 litres of water a day as they had removed my drip. It also meant I had to go to the toilet about 100 times a day which was not ideal! Eventually, when my bloods showed an alarming increase in sodium and other things they realised I was seriously dehydrated and needed another way to take the drug. I think the nurses got fed up of me asking them to pump me with water every 5 minutes. As soon as they gave the drug to me via the feeding tube I improved.

There was a time period where the torture of thirst (not being able to take anything via mouth) was worse than the cancer – If you have Diabetes Insipidus you will know how bad this can be. The whole situation is so rare they produced a medical case study on it as there has been no previous publication on managing diabetes insipidus with someone with a tracheostomy! My 1 in 180 billion odds came back to my mind!

But this video was about having a laugh. Just me on my own, feeling much better and beginning to believe that everything was going to be ok! Plus my sister had braided my hair so I felt a little more human again!

Follow my journey, all of it. All 20 videos are on my playlist. The good and the bad and the ugly. Find out what you can expect from this rare type of mouth cancer. Watch my journey of biopsy, diagnosis and treatment plan, plus my 2 weeks in Guys Hospital London, in ICU and all my treatment in hospital and for 6 months afterwards!
https://www.youtube.com/playli....st?list=PLg3bttr_wVq

ABOUT ME: Annabel Lovick Life Coach - I am a Positive Life Transitions Coach. I’ve been through some tough times and I've built my resilience, positivity and success in life because of those times. I didn't really need this cancer to reinforce my beliefs but life is definitely too short not to make the most of it. So the cancer is not getting me! 😀

If you need any help or support or just a positive conversation with someone who understands please reach out. I'm all about the sharing. It certainly helped me over the last few years. A coaching call with me will help you succeed in your journey too! Check out my website and socials for more information and to book your call. I can now speak properly and can help you succeed in your battles! 😜
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0:00 Intro
0:10 Laughing At How Ugly I Am
1:14 Outro

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