My scans have come back showing no signs of cancer anywhere other than the original tumour site discovered a couple of weeks ago. Yippee! What a massive relief.
I was told far more than I expected over the phone. The proposed course of treatment will be five weeks of radiotherapy and chemo (the latter being a low dose I gather which helps the effectiveness of the radiotherapy). The five weeks is Monday to Friday with…
I realise looking at the blogs on this site, that I have a long journey ahead. Tomorrow I expect a call from the Colorectal nurse booking me in to see the consultant to discuss treatment in light of whatever is revealed by the MRI and CT scans. I just hope that the results get to the multidisciplinary meeting in time and we're not delayed by a week (these meetings are every Thursday morning in MK I gather). And then of…
I would be glad to never have a barium drink again. A litre in an hour is pretty heavy going. What's more, I had to have a barium injection too and the radiographer couldn't get into the vein on the first arm so had to go to the other to get it to work. I am now the proud owner of twin bruises. How symmetrical.
That said, I was very happy to get the CT scan done today (14th). I did my assertive patient bit on Friday…
The weekend focused on a couple of family outings for the girls. The highlight was the Stony Riverside Fair. We were just approaching the first small roundabout when gorgeous daughter 1 spotted her first of many friends from school. It was all very sociable.
There aren't many things to go on at the fair, but there are enough for the number of people. And considering it is all free you really didn't have to wait long at…
I was pleased to be phoned by the MRI Unit and the Colorectal nurse co-ordinating my care on the same morning that I received the confirmation (over the phone from consultant) that it is a malignant tumour.
I had the MRI scan yesterday two days later (10th). I think this was particularly for scanning the pelvic area to build up a detailed picture of the tumour and neighbouring tissue. For anyone who doesn't know, you…
