I’ve been waiting to get time to write this post since we got back from skiing in Austria on 8th March but events have overtaken it a little so I’m going to start with the new bit, our friendly little pandemic. I’m generally fit so not a great risk of […]
John’s Cancer battle
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Another quick post with more good news. I had my second CT scan at the Christie on Monday and got the results today, which show that the tumour is shrinking, which backs up the results from the blood tests. It doesn’t mean it will be killed, but this is what […]
Measure for measure In October when I got my original prognosis the worst case was so grim I postponed planning my 60th birthday, it was by no means certain I’d be well enough to enjoy it or even to attend. I’d booked a hall to host a number of bands […]
This post isn’t actually about french bread, but it does make for a much more photogenic image. One of the features of Cancer we all hear a lot about is pain, not something I’m looking forward to but at least it’s more controllable than it used to be. There is […]
I’ve now had my third session of chemo. No real problems other than a leaky cannula. That, however, can be serious as the only place they want the chemo to go is into my vein. Getting it on my skin is bad, but I spotted it and got help quickly […]
Here as promised is a selfie of me sitting in my chair. It’s also another quote, a musical one this time. “Like a man in a chair who believes it’s beyond him to walk”. As a hint it’s from a song by a 70’s band named after a piece of […]
Anyone recognise the quote? (put your hand down Ian, we all know you do). Yesterday was my first chemo session. I should have got someone to take a photo of me in my chemo chair, but as I didn’t a picture of an empty Christies chair precedes this blog. The […]
Just a quick update on my infection. All is going well, no more nausea and my temperature is back down to normal. It’s funny how much greater the effect on my psyche relatively minor changes in my health make, Saturday night’s scare wasn’t really that scary on it’s own. But […]
‘The The’ sang “Infect me with your love”. Unfortunately my infection is a little less loving, though hopefully not too serious. Yesterday I was looking forward to a day in the hills with friends. I was fine in the morning, wandering around town and generally doing stuff. In the afternoon […]
Back on 8th November I returned to the Christie for my biopsy. Step one was an ultrasound scan to map out the approach, which requires a straight line to the tumour without any danger of impacting major blood vessels, nerves or organs. The radiologist took a good look and couldn’t […]