I had the final step of my current treatment plan yesterday - a liver biopsy followed by microwave ablation of the lesion.
The consultant interventional radiologist who was going to do the operation wanted me to be in hospital as an in patient ...
Given my recent luck, it’s quite unusual for an investigation to result in there being nothing to be concerned about. Today was my first appointment in the diabetes and endocrinology department for the follow up on my adrenal incidentaloma. It ...
I am grateful that the protocol for breast cancer is now 5 days of treatment - I know people who had 15 days of treatment relatively recently, and people who had 5 or 6 weeks further back in time. Modern linear accelerators are able to deliver h...
I have had the first 2 of 5 sessions of radiotherapy. It should have been 3, but linac5 (which I am booked on) decided to break down today, before my appointment.
The linear accelerators at my hospital are fairly new. Large, white machines. Big...
It’s amazing how quickly scan results can be turned around when a consultant pushes. I think she was slightly embarrassed when I saw her on the 31st and she found that none of the scans they requested had happened, despite being requested 4 wee...
