Hop Skip Yay!
Firstly guys, thanks to everyone who commented on my post from Mums. It's quite unlike me not to answer every comment, but Mum's dial up is *so* bad and slow, and I didn't want to monopolise the phone line.
Brilliant news from my consultant who I saw today after only a two-and-a-quarter hour wait!
The icky-blob has "shrunk dramatically" and the progress is "very, very good" and "really very positive". The effects of the radiation treatment will continue for another 6-8 weeks, (It kills the nucleus of the icky cell, which then pegs out when it tries to divide,) and he has made an appointment for 6 weeks time for me to see the gyne bloke. The gyne consultant will then decide if the blob is to be operated on, or whether it's even necessary! Woo-Hoo!
All my other bits are clear, lungs, liver, kidneys, although there is still a bit of swelling in the lymph nodes (?). But apparently with this level of positive reaction in the main blob (ha-ha - tiny blob now, and shrinking), they reckon that's just a side effect of the treatment, and nothing to worry about.
Oh man am I ever motherfucking relieved! Yay NHS! Yay Trog-bits! Big Shiny Yay all over!
Nic came with me, and put up with my intense nervousness during the wait with classic Greek stoicism, and then after I had seen the Doctor, he fed me a burger and chips to calm my insane babbling. I rang my Mum and then Rik when I got home. My Mum cried. Then Rik cried. Nic would have cried but he's reading a very interesting book, which distracted him! *g*
I've been back at work for a week, and although not doing quite full-time, shall get back to normal as my stamina increases. Other than that I am seeing the surgical consultant bloke on Wednesday about my hernia, which will require an operation, although probably not this year, but that's a lot less worrying.
I do however have a huge amount of work to do to bring things back up to standard in my little shop, and all the grand plans I had for this year have sailed neatly out of the window and into the bin-lorry. I'll just have to chip away at it all bit by bit I expect. I'm knackered just thinking about it all. Phew!
To sum up - I shall be here for a while longer than I had previously thought - Excellent!
My thanks to everyone who has mailed and messaged me, sent me stories and phoned, wrote and sent cards, commented and all, while I was all painful and yukky. I totally appreciate your support guys. Mwah!
In other news... Hell, there is *no* other news today! *g*
Brilliant news from my consultant who I saw today after only a two-and-a-quarter hour wait!
The icky-blob has "shrunk dramatically" and the progress is "very, very good" and "really very positive". The effects of the radiation treatment will continue for another 6-8 weeks, (It kills the nucleus of the icky cell, which then pegs out when it tries to divide,) and he has made an appointment for 6 weeks time for me to see the gyne bloke. The gyne consultant will then decide if the blob is to be operated on, or whether it's even necessary! Woo-Hoo!
All my other bits are clear, lungs, liver, kidneys, although there is still a bit of swelling in the lymph nodes (?). But apparently with this level of positive reaction in the main blob (ha-ha - tiny blob now, and shrinking), they reckon that's just a side effect of the treatment, and nothing to worry about.
Oh man am I ever motherfucking relieved! Yay NHS! Yay Trog-bits! Big Shiny Yay all over!
Nic came with me, and put up with my intense nervousness during the wait with classic Greek stoicism, and then after I had seen the Doctor, he fed me a burger and chips to calm my insane babbling. I rang my Mum and then Rik when I got home. My Mum cried. Then Rik cried. Nic would have cried but he's reading a very interesting book, which distracted him! *g*
I've been back at work for a week, and although not doing quite full-time, shall get back to normal as my stamina increases. Other than that I am seeing the surgical consultant bloke on Wednesday about my hernia, which will require an operation, although probably not this year, but that's a lot less worrying.
I do however have a huge amount of work to do to bring things back up to standard in my little shop, and all the grand plans I had for this year have sailed neatly out of the window and into the bin-lorry. I'll just have to chip away at it all bit by bit I expect. I'm knackered just thinking about it all. Phew!
To sum up - I shall be here for a while longer than I had previously thought - Excellent!
My thanks to everyone who has mailed and messaged me, sent me stories and phoned, wrote and sent cards, commented and all, while I was all painful and yukky. I totally appreciate your support guys. Mwah!
In other news... Hell, there is *no* other news today! *g*