Still enjoying life with cancer

Radiotherapy round 3 ahoy!

2026-01-16T02:05:24Z

Having been a bit apprehensive about starting radiotherapy this week I seem to have got through the first two sessions without a problem. I know that the doses will accumulate over the next 3 sessions on my adrenal gland and that my symptoms may chan...(read more)

Preparing for radiotherapy

2025-12-18T21:27:00Z

I have now survived 13 months since my diagnosis and happily looking forward to Christmas. Whilst most of my metastatic cancer is under control, I have a rather stubborn 5cm tumour on my adrenal gland. I hope to have 5 days of radiotherapy in January...(read more)

Ask for help when you need it don’t forget!

2025-07-11T23:16:46Z

Yesterday a routine call from the pharmacist prior to next week’s treatment turned into a visit to hospital visit.. My ALT was 216 and the pharmacist had decided to postpone my treatment for at least a week until this was investigated. The phar...(read more)

Scansiety

2025-05-14T06:32:41Z

This is a term my wife came up with to explain how she'd been feeling for the last week. Tomorrow I have a consultant meeting when I hope to hear the results of the MRI Head scan and CT body scan. I realise that she's more worried about it th...(read more)

Diagnosis of metastatic melanoma

2025-05-04T06:21:48Z

It took a while to get to this point. 16 years ago I had a mole removed from my left eyebrow after I sensed some irritation and it began flaking. My GP sent me to get it removed. My wife took a phone call a month later from the hospital to say that I...(read more)