Not having a good day. I’m still getting lots of pain in my left buttock and leg. So much so that I now have a pronounced limp. The painkillers I’m on (Amitriptyline and Gabapentin) have cured to a great extent the pelvic pain I was getting (I still get the odd reminder however) but haven't touched my left leg. I went to the pain clinic yesterday. The doctor pushed and prodded me for a good while, lifting my legs and pushing my pelvis. From my cries of pain He diagnosed that I would need a steroid injection into the joint in my pelvis followed by physio. It sounds painful but if it works I’ll try it.
I’m not sure why but recently the number of my dark days seems to have increased. This could be down to my ongoing pain issues or it could be just the weather. The worst was Easter Sunday. I sat on my allotment in the teaming rain shaking like a jelly. I don’t know what set it off. The good news is that I have my first counselling session on the 25th April.
So with the pain clinic and my counselling there are positives to it all.
The last week has seen 2 major anniversaries in my life. On the 6th April it was a year since my liver surgery and on the 9th it was 2 years since I was first diagnosed with cancer. I still remember the numb feeling when I was told and my fears of telling family and friends. Scary stuff but I/We/They all got through it. I must have been concentrating so hard on these two dates that I completely forgot that April 8th was my wedding anniversary.
Then there are my next set of scans in May. It just never seems to end.
And don’t mention the weather. Between the rain and snow we’ve had I haven’t managed to plant or sow anything on the allotment.
I’m looking forward to Saturday though. I’m part of a volunteer choir (The Men of Northamptonshire) who are singing at the Spinney Hill Theatre in Northampton in aid of Prostate cancer.
The choir (some 60 men) have been rehearsing for the past 7 weeks and on Saturday we’re appearing along with the Northampton Male Voice Choir and the soprano Emily Haig. I just found out that it’s sold out! I’m sure that there will be recordings posted on youtube. So wish me luck!
And for those in the east of the country we may be appearing on Look East tomorrow.
It’s nice to end on a positive.
Take care.
