I needed to be better. forgot I could block with a 2H. That made Radagon too easy.
Was having a bad day so I decided to be hyper aggressive at the elden beast....... and it worked. Healed once.
In my excitement, I started NG+ without finishing the Haligtree of the Lake of Rot........kinda wanted to do those, so I'm almost to Altus Plateau on NG+