Life's little hurdles

  • Topsy Turvy week

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Too many highs and lows this week.  Today was a good day though as it was first day in the office since I was told about my 'mass' and my last day before our holiday.  I got loads done and it felt pretty 'normal' and was a relief after the unexpected excitement of the last two weeks.  Although my line manager was aware of the situation I also briefed my fellow manager colleagues today but stressed until I…

  • Operation scheduled

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Well Dr's confident about how to proceed in removing the mass.  It's not near any major blood vessels and has well defined margins.  He talked about the possibility it could grow back so will need follow-up MRIs in the future to monitor it and as time passes the likelihood for regrowth will decrease.

    Some Drs have previously tried to reduce the potential for regrowth with wide area excisions, chemo and radiotherapy…

  • Lovely Holiday

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    I'm back after a wonderfully magical holiday at Disney Land Paris with my family.  I can't claim it was relaxing as the Disney experience is anything but! However we had a fantastic time doing a lot of nothing, the kids getting lots of character's autographs, hundreds of photos - I even got one with Minnie too!  After this we had a family weekend for my mother-in-law's 60th birthday with a lot more smiles and…