1 month on: a quick blood update
The paraproteins have jumped up a bit from 13.2 to 14.3. It’s disappointing but not surprising. Bit we also have a bit of good news: the haemaglobin is up a tad from 124 to 128. It’s still a good bit … Read More
Important drug interaction
We’re really looking forward to being able to ask the specialist some questions. Except he’s not here. There is no specialist. We are met by a consultant pharmacist with a working interest in haematology. “This is how they do haematology … Read More
CT & blood test: In search of answers
Tomorrow we get the latest blood results and Husband has a CT. It could take a month usually to get the results of that but there’s a radiologist on the MDT team so they should get results at the MDT. … Read More
So many questions
It’s the hospital review appointment. Yet another day of hoping for good results whilst bracing in case. Husband is clearly a bit concerned about his blood results. The red cells have dropped each time in the last few months. Doc … Read More
Taking Stock: 2 years on Ibrutinib
Two years seems to have gone by so fast. Ibrutinib has subtly but comprehensively changed the way that Husband has been living with the cancer. He is living a normal life. He feels good. Dare I say we’re almost getting … Read More
8 Years On From “You have a blood cancer. It can’t be cured.”
The cancer ‘journey’ 8 years on. Are we there yet? We hate the ‘cancer journey’ phrase but there is a sense in which it resonates. Living with cancer is a bit like looking at the GPS on a long journey, … Read More
In the meantime: prostate investigations
Husband’s PSA count was a bit high at 5.1 in April last year and went up to 6.7 in the following month so he was sent to see a urologist. It went down to 6 in the summer. The urologist … Read More
‘Stable’ and ‘not much to report’ are not to be underrated!
I haven’t posted for a while because it doesn’t feel like there’s been much to post. ‘Stable’ and ‘not much to report’ don’t make for dramatic reading but they do make for good living so I hope that someone may … Read More
7 Years Since Diagnosis
We’re coming up to 7 years since Husband was diagnosed, with an initial prognosis of 3-5 years (they thought that the cancer had spread to his liver – it hadn’t). Quite a milestone. We sit rather nervously awaiting the latest … Read More
Change in Diagnosis!
It’s good to see a relaxed looking Dr Inscrutable as we walk into the consulting room. He’s always calm but after 7 years we’ve learned to read the degrees of calm a bit. It’s only 6 weeks since the last … Read More