BOB JK My diary of kidney cancer (to be continued)
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Hi, My name is Bob and I live in Cambridgeshire. I am married with an 8 yr old daughter and three older step sons. Up untill the end of last year everything was tickety boo having recently moved to a new house which we love. Work was busy but enjoyable. I am Manager of an electrical companys maintenance department and my Wife, Linda was enjoying her job as a Nurse. The three boys are buying there own house nearby and all work locally. In November I went to my Doctors with a small "cyst" on my chest. After a couple of referals and many Xrays, pet scans, bone scans and CT scans I was told the news everybody dreads. My lump on the chest was a secondary cancer of which the primary was in my left Kidney. I was fast tracked to the Royal Brompton, under the expert care of Mr Laddas who informed a long and complicated operation would need to be carried out to remove the bone tumor and surrounding bone which involved two ribs,my collar bone and chest bone. I did not have time to panic, the operation was carried out the next day over 10 hrs. After nearly two weeks in the Brompton I am recovering well from this op but I have since been told that the Cancer is in both kidneys as well as small mets in both lungs. It seems at the moment further ops are out the question and i have been put on the drug Sutent. I am one week into this and so far so good. I do not know what the future holds but I have to remain positive.
Bob I am so pleased to hear that you are feeling a little better, hope as each day passes you get back on track, and as Helen says 'A whole lot better'.
Hope your lovely girls enjoy 'Swan Lake' I am sure they will!
Have a good weekend, no cutting that grass unless you are REALLY!!!!!!!! up to it lo!
DON'T YOU DARE TOUCH THAT LAWNMOWER YET! A little better is good but as others have said a lot better is even better so keep resting, take small steps and don't rush it!
Hope Linda and Kate enjoy the ballet, must admit it wouldn't quite be my cup of tea either
I agree with Jackie Bob, step away from the lawnmower! However I don't feel that you will listen to any of us! Must be like having lots of nagging wives..ooohhheerrr! My eldest saw Swan Lake a couple of years ago at The Royal Albert Hall with her Nana, beautiful, Kate will love it. Hope her and Linda have a fabulous day.
As always you guys have my undying respect and admiration.
Well Linda and the girls had a great time at Swan Lake. Linda, bless her, drove the girls all the way in to London and parked up near the venue. It was one of these car parks where you have to leave the keys with the attendent. Linda was a bit dubious about doing this but thought " what the heck". She then asked how do I get out, thinking about paying and getting the key back and the guy looked at her in amazement and in very broken English said "the same way as you came in"
We have been working hard at home but me in a supervisory position. I have had Justin cutting the grass and matt walking the dog before both of them painted our ensuite shower room. I did help repair a couple of loose curtain rails and clean a small area of floor with a carpet cleaner. I also pulled apart my borrowed electric buggy and sorted out the problems with the battery so I cannot wait to try it out. The district nurse has also been in and done my driver and Clexane jab. I managed a fair breakfast, lunch and a good tea as well. All in all I feel as if im improving and getting a bit stronger each day, long may it continue
Well done Bob, supervising can be extremely tiring! Glad you also did a few little jobs yourself it always pays to do something takes the mind of the other things.
I went to two fetes yesterday, why do they always seem to book the same day? next week we will probably not have any? I am currently uploading some pics to facebook. I walked around them both, a miracle for me using my rollator ( seat on wheels) neither fetes were really wheelchair friendly being on grass and bumpy, but I did it and enjoyed it! Then when we got home after a meal at the chip shop onroute, I went onto my garden swingseat around 5.30pm and awoke around 8.45pm! It had totally worn me out, but a good sort of worn out!
Not sure what today will bring, the suns out so a little drive out maybe with the camera.
