You know you've been ill for too long when even the radiographers know you by name. What really annoys me though, is when people I don't know don't even pretend to not figure I must be me. Because I have an 87 not a 50 or 63 in my date of birth the nurses know to come straight for me. It's almost as annoying as when people presume my mother is the patient.
Anyway, rant over. I got my MRI scan, they got a vein FIRST TIME...but it was in my wrist. Unpleasant. Now I must wait. I do not like waiting. I REALLY do not like waiting on MRI results.
Quick recap; germ cell tumour dx Sept 09, surgery then chemo, progression on treatment as of Nov 09. Liver resection Jan 10. Tandem Stem Cell transplant May/June 10. Benign relapse dx Aug 10. Liver resection Jan 11. Clear baseline scan April 11. Now waiting 'routine' follow up scan results.
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