More than 12 months on as it seemed the oncologist forgot to get the tests last time around!? Either way, back into hospital for CT scan of abdomen and chest, along with chest x-ray.
First CT scan I have had for a year - they don't like doing them very often due to the inherent risks of the high levels of radiation. CXR is lower on radiation so have those every other check up...c. Every 4 months.
My…
Not much to say about this one really. Two months on from my previous follow up and I was in for another blood test and then back at the Cancer Centre for my follow up.
Bit of a non-event (thankfully), oncologist had the usual feel of the lymph nodes and surviving testicle, and that was pretty much it. Bloods don't really add much as my markers were never elevated in the first place.
Next stop - another…
A week ago I went for a series of tests in advance of my first follow up appointment at the end of November - this would be three months after I completed my second round of carboplatin.
I had a blood test, CT scan and chest x-ray. All very efficient, was in and out within a couple of hours - nice work Sussex County Hospital...
Had the meeting yesterday and must admit, although an underlying degree of low level stress…
Not been on this site for a while as been focussing on trying to get back up to full fitness again, and trying to forget about the last 12 months of my life now that treatment has finished.
That being said, i had to get back to this blog and update the story in case anybody has been tracking progress whilst going though the same thing. I will summarise my thoughts about the treatment in one post now we are a few months…
Arrived at hospital at 8.30 for my first shot of chemo with my wife - good to have her back with me for this one (she missed the kidney function test - which is the only appointment she hasn't been at so far - did'nt like it - it felt wrong). we were both understandably a little on edge as didn't really know how it was going to go.
Started in a reception area with a few other (what turned out be to) newbies…
