Athenagreenfairy's blog

Thanks everybody who commented on my last post. I got to see the oncology consultant on Tuesday and he was shocked to see how well I am... he was expecting somebody distinctly "seedy" when in truth I feel better than I have in 30 years since the golden days when I was first at university at Nottingham and topping all my classes before it all went to the dogs. Anyway he started wittering on about chemo which he knows…

Hey People, It has been a little while since I have written anything what with being "onked" and stuff. You people are probably used to my irreverence in these things. The good news: I really move into my house on Saturday and finally out of hospital like institutions. I can't wait!!!! I do have to go back into the city hospital for a day or two while I have my piece of skull replaced in April or May and that just might…

Hey People, I have got over my boulshy mood of the other day and we have some good news: The new house is ready and we are moving in the weekend after next. It will be the first time I have eaten home cooked food since last June (that is if I can be bothered to cook!). Anyway I am very happy about that. Radiation is going as ok as it can do considering and physically I feel really well better than 30 years ago when…

Here we are 11 sessions up on the radiation and for a change I have been a completely compliant patient. I am normally a bad girl where hospitals and medical staff are concerned. So far I have had no side effects of the radiation bar a dry mouth which is dealt to with copious cups of tea and may or may not be a side effect. The transport thing is sorted and for the past two weeks I have travelled to and from appointments…

Today I had to do the bus thing but hopefully from tomorrow onwards I will have a free taxi YAY!!! So far so good... nothing bad happened... getting used to wearing clothes again is more of a problem... bra straps feel like cheese wire after a few hours etc. Hospital gowns were almost a luxury (NOT!). I fully expect to lose my hair in the patches that they are irradiating so I will have 3 bald patches. Also when they…