There have been many days when I thought I'd never get to this stage but I am pleased to report that hopefully I have had my last tube feed. I was weighed yesterday morning and at long last there was a gain. Over the weeks they have gradually cut me down from 4 feeds to 1 a day, and now I am finally allowed to stop that last feed. However I mustn't lose too much weight or tube feeding will be recommencing. The…
I've just got back from my first haircut in 8 months. The last time I went there was the end of March to get my hair cut short in readiness for my neck dissection operation. I remember that day well. I've known the girls in the hairdressers for years and there were a few tears when I told them about my cancer. I remember walking home apprehensively wondering what the future held and what my treatment was going…
Well here I am four months into my recovery. It's certainly taking longer than I expected but I can see the progress. I think I'm finally accepting that slow and steady is the best way, it's a bit like that story of the tortoise and the hare.
I saw the Consultant and Oncologist last night. We went through the PET scan and Endoscopy results in more detail. They seem happy enough with me but they won't consider…
I had a bad night's sleep which was rudely interrupted by the alarm at 6.30am this morning. The dreaded day had arrived, camera swallowing day! It didn't help that we were off to yet another hospital, number five in what is turning out to be a tour of all the NHS hospitals in the area. We had a horrible journey. The traffic was bad, we got lost and only just got there in time.
I had more or less decided that I…
Yesterday was what I can only describe as “one of those days”. It started off fine. Husband wasn’t working so we had a nice lie in followed by an enjoyable potter round the shops. The sun was shining and the postman bought my copy of an eagerly awaited new tennis book that I had ordered. I managed not to fret at all about next Thursday when I will be undergoing a medical procedure that sounds suspiciously…
