So I had my first appointment with the oncologist on 28 January.
Having already been told on the phone in early January that he wouldn't be recommending any further treatment for me, I had allowed myself to relax somewhat in the intervening period. But being in the Sussex Cancer Centre on the day bought back some of those scary feelings again.
The first thing that struck me was that it was so busy, and, although most…
on 30 December it was back to the local hospital, radiology this time, for my CT scan. I drunk the little bottle of fluid they give me with a pint of Ribena two hours before (P.S. It didn't taste of anything apart from Ribena!), and stopped eating before that (can't remember exactly how long before - only about 3-4 hours I think).
The whole process was incredibly quick, was waiting in radiology for a couple of…
7.15am - at the local hospital for my operation. As I was on the emergency list, I may have a wait for a gap, and I was told there was a chance I might not get it done if something more urgent comes in!
Long story short, at about 11.00am I was in hospital gown and ready to go to the anesthetist. Next thing I knew I was out the other end, feeling very drowsy and very uncomfortable, and a 'man down'.
Within a…
Following my ultrasound scan 5 days later I was at the local hospital outpatients' department awaiting my appointment with the Urologist. I was eventually called in. Not sure why we decided to do this, but my wife waited in the waiting room rather than coming in with me, I think this may have been reflective of my state of mind at the time - still being relatively confident that this would prove to be something related…
I am writing this post having been through a significant part of my Testicular Cancer journey already. Why am I writing it? Because I found that, during some of the darkest times, this site, and comments of members, was a huge help to me in coming to terms with my illness and understanding the implications.
What I found of particular comfort were those who I could identify that had experienced similar pre-diagnosis symptoms…
