Date 20th July 2010. Hello to Everyone and a massive Thank You to the people who wrote after my first Blog. I really do appreciate the help that you Guys and Girls give. It is not easy as well you all know. The Spinnaker Tower was on the menu for me today, being a belated Birthday treat. The three of Us went, the three being Me, Mike(Hubby) and my Cancer! It really has taken over everything. I am walking along and I almost want to scream to everyone that I am walking around with my Cancer! What that means I hav'nt a clue. My Kidney has Cancer.. Is that kidney still functional? Where else has the Cancer gone? Self-contained in the Kidney or soaring round my body in my blood. Tomorrow / or should I say Today (we are now after midnight) is the day that I go for my pre-op assessment and I wonder what is in store for me. I must remember to tell the Doctor or whoever I see, that I do not want any Junior Doctors putting drips in me and I do not want anyone to try and put drips in my hands.. I can't bear my hands being restricted! What am I like??? People will get bored with me because I am going to be the worst patient ever. It's true ! Nurses make the worst patients! I am a Nurse although now retired. I trained in the Portsmouth Group and worked between The Royal Portsmouth, St Mary's Hospital and the Old Queen Alexandra Hospital. I qualified in 1977 after 3 years of training. In my lifetime I have nursed for 20 years and have really loved the work, it is so satisfying. I must get myself off to bed now and see what my appointment brings tomorrow. I have to be at QAH at 9am. Wish me Luck! * I go to Theatre on the 5th August, for the Biopsies.
