Routine appointment for Husband. Except there’s nothing routine about something that effectively tries to guess what the cancer is doing. I would say if the cancer is sleeping or not but that’s not evil enough – it’s lurking, we just … Read More
The consultant pops in. He perches on the bed to explain that they have 16 patients in for investigations this morning so they’ll be working on a team basis, with 2 theatres working in tandem with each consultant examining the … Read More
Husband drives me to hospital. It’s next door to the University I did my degree and ultimately my PhD. I wasn’t prepared for how emotional I’d feel about going back. It took me 10 minutes in the car park and … Read More
‘You’ve got a letter’. We’re getting good at recognising hospital letters. Consultant has referred me to super consultant. Super consultant has discussed the scans etc in the MDT (multi disciplinary meeting as we now know) and the consensus was ‘Hmmm’. … Read More
We’re waiting. That’s tougher than it sounds. I’m not sure if this is the calm before or after this particular storm. Either way the current calm is unnerving. Nothing is happening. But the storm is out there. Things have been … Read More
The first couple of days required a bit of adjustment. I couldn’t drive because I couldn’t rest my back against a seat or twist it. The triangular pillow I bought for Husband was awesome in keeping my lower back away … Read More
My appointment for the mole removal came a little sooner than expected. The doctor and nurse are wonderful and very funny. I am informed that the procedure (a rather grand term for something so minor) will leave a scar. I … Read More