Updating Ray's progress on cycle 3.
Just to mention he got a sore throat on cycle 2 and cold sores. The Mac nurse thought it was thrush and got us some Nystan and that with Difflam seemed to do the trick.
Cold sores still in evidence but calmer and haven't flared up this time, also no sore throat. All in all much better again. Really quite well until day 6, its always day 6! Although he'd been given extra steroids he still dipped, but even that wasn't as awful. He did feel low on Day 7 - a day he felt like quitting - for a minute, until we talked about knowing this feeling doesn't last and of course today, day 8 he feels better again
The dip does last 2/3 days and we're beginning to see a pattern which helps. He not been sick or had diarrhoea so that's good. Appetite and has been good throughout too.
He's done a faecal elastase test but we haven't had the results yet.
Bitter Melon Juice remains untouched

I told him I would get him the tablets instead - he doesn't seem keen on those either!
Hope everyone is doing well.
Julia xxx