Fighting the Drittsekk

  • Inspirational Song Lyrics #3

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    An Extraordinary Life - Asia

    A perfect day, or so I say
    From where I'm standing
    This rollercoaster ride
    Fate will decide the ending

    Love everlasting, or lost on the way?
    The smiles and frowns, the ups and downs
    Of fortune turning
    The twists and turns, the lessons learned
    The bridges burning

    Nights to remember
    And never forget

    Go, seize the day
    Wake up and say
    This is an extraordinary life
    Enjoy today, come what may
    This is an…

  • Biopsy Done - The Waiting Game Begins.

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    Well, that's the biopsy done. As far as I can tell [bearing in mind I was unconscious at the time! :-)] it went well - certainly they didn't tell me about any problems/difficulties when I came round.

    I'm home now and feel fine so will be going into work tomorrow.

    I've done a little thinking about the possible Big Op. I am NOT worrying about it - I don't "do" worrying, it's not in my nature. …

  • MRI Results - and the Next Steps

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    MRI results last Thursday. Much to absorb and think about.

    Scan Results:
    1. Good News Part One - the tumour has halved in size in 3 months as a result of the radio and chemo. The consultant oncologist is delighted with this [and so am I!!] It's gone from being a very very large growth to a reasonable size; still enough to cause some concern but nowhere near as critical as before.
    2. Good News Part Two - the cancer…

  • Convalescence - and the future

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    Convalescence
    Conscious I've not written here for ages, time for a good catch up.

    Weeks 1 - 4 of convalesnce I didn't really do much. Couldn't go far thanks to the sting-y wee side effect post radio, but that went away pretty quickly.

    Weeks 5 -  7 of convalescence showed a gradual returning of strength. I was able to get out and about a couple of times per week, not far, but far enough to be a change of scene…

  • Keeping a brave face

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    Just finished week 3 of convalescence and it's going OK. The problems that were keeping me indoors [urgent need to wee, and sting-y pain when I did] are gone.

    Went to a local town last Tuesday, which I enjoyed. I was there a couple of hours, didn't do a lot, but it was just good to be out and about, seeing different things. I also went to the nearest city on Thursday. I enjoyed it while I was there, bought a couple…