Pondering the imponderable
It’s a blessing that we don’t know how many days we have left. I guess if we were told 20 years I’d start to relax (probably shouldn’t) but if we were told 3 years I’d panic. In a sense this … Read More
We’re in Haematology, patient notes aren’t
Husband’s notes still haven’t made it back to hospital 1. We rang hospital 2, who had assured us they would be back at hospital 1 in time for last week’s appointment. We were impressed 🙂 . We shouldn’t have been… … Read More
We meet the surgeon
We have an appointment with the surgeon… That’s good news and scary all at the same time. The dog is getting used to frequent hospital trips and Mr Surgeon is at a different hospital so from the canine perspective (one … Read More
How do you prepare for a splenectomy?
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We have an appointment with a general surgeon to discuss the splenectomy. I hope he’s as human as the cancer guys are. Husband is looking rather grey but is feeling okay, or would be if he could sleep properly. I … Read More
Splenectomy or no splenectomy?
Over the coming days I revisit the oncology journals and the data isn’t very encouraging, EXCEPT if you’re in the group of people with limited bone marrow involvement. The data relates primarily to very much older patients so that inevitably … Read More
The Doctor has News
Dr Inscrutable has news – all of 2 lines. The liver isn’t affected so the recommendation is splenectomy, which may avoid chemotherapy at this stage. Wow. I’m torn between being delighted that the liver isn’t affected (the initial report said … Read More