Thursday 27 April 2006 – The Results

It was strange being back at the hospital again today. I saw lots of familiar faces, one of which was the guy who had came on my Ward for the same reason I had been admitted, his operation had been cancelled on the day of my departure and his was still there two weeks later.

We waited to see the Doctor for an hour, playing eye-spy as we had done so a few weeks earlier. How sad can two adults get playing kiddy games, but what else is there to do? No I am not up to that just yet!
We were expecting a wait as this appointment was out of his usual consultation hours, he was between theatre, which meant some poor sod was being operated on.

We never really learned much more than I had been told unofficially yesterday. Disappointingly the lung cancer was a secondary from bone cancer I’d had 14 years previous.

I can expect an appointment for an x-ray to check my chest from an operation procedural viewpoint, but the decision for further treatment rests with the specialist hospital that treated me in 1992. We will have to wait around for a few more weeks before knowing if there is to be any follow-up Chemotherapy. I have some stories to tell about that and most of it unpleasant.

Tracy Vein will continue to be my point of contact and will ensure my case is followed up and I am kept informed of any new developments.

The support I have received from both the Tracey’s and the Surgeon has been fantastic.

Just a thought - 14 years ago I wish I had asked to kept the portion of distal ulna bone removed from my right wrist, it would have made and interesting key fob. I have thought better of asking for the portion of lung removed with a view to making purse for my loose change.