Well hows that for good service, had my PET scan on Friday morning and the consultant got the report today and I got a call from one of the heamatology nurses with the results tonight.
The scans are done by the private sector and therefore reports done by consultants who do private work for them, I had not expected such a quick turn around but pleased it was. So onto that brief call updating me on the results.
My NHL…
Well last week I became another year older and that’s all thanks to the wonders of chemo and the NHS. I should have been celebrating in Tenerife but the docs would not sign me off as fit to travel so it was off to the Lake District for 3 nights and as we all learn with this disease every cloud has a silver lining just you don’t always know.
I had always wanted to be in the Lakes in the winter when it snowed…
Well had my review with the consultant its now 3 months since my final chemo, only had to wait half an hour so thats not bad, would have been quicker if I had not had to wait for bloods to be done.
In gereral they are happy with my progress, chatted about how I felt and issues I had with the after effects of chemo and all as to be expected, but when I asked was I fit to travel for insurance purposes.... after a may be…
As we all do when we complete our treatment plans we stop and draw our breath and wonder how things will be. I have been lucky that despite some setbacks during chemo and post treatment scans, I have still achieved the goal I set to return to work in January. So its back to work on a phased return mixed with annual leave so that takes me to April and hoping to be working a full week by then, guess thats one goal.
Having…
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An update following today’s consultation, .... and roller coaster ride of the last 3 weeks or so,.... when, after the CT scan report came back showing I still had a mass, I was told that further treatment would be needed. I then saw the consultant who said the MDT meeting was inconclusive, they could not say the mass was not active and that they wanted me to have a PET scan and that even if I had 2 negative…
