This whole experience is still not completely real to me but really think my thoughts now will be helpful to me at some point down the line, this had come from nowhere! I have had sciatica pain for a few weeks and whilst out for my birthday with my partner and sons 14 and 8 trying on wedding shoes - we are supposed to be getting married at the end of July! I noticed my foot had no feeling the boys dragged me on to lunch and later whilst peeing I noticed I didn't know I had stopped as the toilets were noisy! Went back to gp next morning he told me stronger painkillers and get on with it - I was dragging my leg by this time so called the physio I am due am appointment with she advised me to go to a&e and thanks to her I am not paralyzed! After MRI's bloods, reflex tests anal examinations that whizzed by without too much discomfort me and mum were told there was considerable pressure on my spine due to one of many tumors on my spine possibly being shot from a mass on my lung I have further discovered after my first radiotherapy the next day masses are detected also in bone liver and pancreas. I have my last of 5 radiotherapy sessions tomorrow on the tumor compressing my spinal cord aiming at relieving the pressure and am awaiting biopsies in three sights to start fact finding to see what this is and Most importantly my prognosis. I had absolutely no other symptoms we are not in a position to tell the children anything and it's the not knowing that's most frightening! I always wanted to try a blog so this can be the time! I will update my journey as it develops and would love any advice or stories of hope xx
