Yesterday was our first visit to The Christie Hospital, where Ned will be getting most of his treatment. My Sat-Nav took us a very strange route, so I will not be blindly trusting it when we go again today!
The doctor spoke to us about everything he had mentioned previously, and about the new nausea symptoms (which were thankfully not present yesterday though they have made a bit of a return today). He also put a camera inside so that we could see the tumour, and he showed us how it has grown but isn't spreading.
One major development in the last couple of days has been the decision to fit Ned with a feeding tube. The location of the tumour would make it really hard to put one in through his nose, so they are going to admit him to hospital at the end of this week and fit one the goes into his side straight into his tummy. They say that it's much better to get it sorted before his treatment starts, rather than reacting to an emergency need for one at a later date. It will also mean we can get enough nutrition into him, which has been a struggle for a number of weeks now. I have mixed feelings about the whole thing.. I'm nervous about the operation and about being able to maintain the tube and feeding without messing it up... but I'm looking forward to Ned having more energy and getting all the nutrients he needs. I trust that it's the right thing for him, but that doesn't stop it making me a bit nervous.
Finishing on a lighter note, I was quite proud of myself yesterday, I made a meal that he could actually eat and enjoy (a rarity these days) that wasn't soup! I made mashed potatoes, pureed carrots and then blended up some chicken breast with gravy. He loved it! I will definitely be trying out more meal ideas like this.
