It is about 2100hrs Friday, and this is about the third time I've tried to write this.
I keep getting distracted by the dancing monkey outside my window.
No wait, the Blue Elephant just sat on him.
I am back home again. I managed to escape from the hospital at about 7 pm Thursday. Spent most of today sleeping. Had to get up at 7am to pop a heap of meds and went back to bed.
Everything went well. Even the Administration people were a pleasure to deal with.
It turns out that it was a severe infection around the previous operation site (the one I had at Christmas) that is doing all the damage. The Surgeon cleaned it up and prescribed a massive dose of antibiotics to combat the infection. He said that there was no sign of any cancer so that is the good news.
I see the Cancer Specialist on 1st April to discuss if further Chemo is needed and future management which will most likely be a check operation (usually involving Keyhole Surgery) every three to six months for the next 5 years. The check operation is where they have a look and make sure that the cancer has not returned. There is also regular blood tests and CT Scans involved which will indicate early signs of it returning. Hopefully that was the last major surgery that I have to have.
But I'm not declaring victory just yet. Still a little way to go to get fit and healthy again.
So far I feel pretty good but I suspect that the little blue pills may have something to with that.
Now where did that Blue Elephant go?
Stay good and be kind to each other.
I keep getting distracted by the dancing monkey outside my window.
Oops. Wrong Monkey
No wait, the Blue Elephant just sat on him.
I am back home again. I managed to escape from the hospital at about 7 pm Thursday. Spent most of today sleeping. Had to get up at 7am to pop a heap of meds and went back to bed.
Everything went well. Even the Administration people were a pleasure to deal with.
It turns out that it was a severe infection around the previous operation site (the one I had at Christmas) that is doing all the damage. The Surgeon cleaned it up and prescribed a massive dose of antibiotics to combat the infection. He said that there was no sign of any cancer so that is the good news.
I see the Cancer Specialist on 1st April to discuss if further Chemo is needed and future management which will most likely be a check operation (usually involving Keyhole Surgery) every three to six months for the next 5 years. The check operation is where they have a look and make sure that the cancer has not returned. There is also regular blood tests and CT Scans involved which will indicate early signs of it returning. Hopefully that was the last major surgery that I have to have.
But I'm not declaring victory just yet. Still a little way to go to get fit and healthy again.
So far I feel pretty good but I suspect that the little blue pills may have something to with that.
Now where did that Blue Elephant go?
Stay good and be kind to each other.
10 comments:
Hey Al. Thanks for the update. Never met ya, but think of ya often.
Glad to see things are sort of, kind of, maybe... heading in the right direction for your health.
Hi Al, so happy to hear from you, hope you are feeling better, great news it wasn't a recurrence. I have to totally agree with you about the meds. I think doctors like to send us to happy land so we don't annoy them too much.
Look after you, hope the elephants and monkeys behave themselves in the meantime.
Hazaah!, good news. Answers are good mate. Save me some of those blue ones.
Good to hear things are looking up.
Good to hear it went well.
Is it an evil monkey that hides in your closet?
Saturday Night. Slept most of today as well. They'll be calling me Rumpelstiltskin soon. But for someone who has insomnia the last couple of days have been heaven.
Blue Box: Thanks.
DD: The Monkeys and Elephants behave, it is the Penguins I have to keep an eye on.
Moko, Bangar, Mr Barnes: Thanks.
So glad it's looking better mate.
Great to hears some good news, fingers crossed that things keep moving forward.
Well done, and if i give u my postal addy, can I have a try of ur blue pills please.. All the coloured animals that used to roam outside have gone, so I need to get them back.
Seriously, I am glad things are looking a bit better and perhaps more hopefull for u.
Fingers crossed that thats the last big op u need.
Chaz, Naut: Thanks.
FRH: Thanks for dropping in.
No! You can't have my blue pills.
Thems is mine I tells ya. All mine! Bwahahaha!
I'll add your blog to my must read list and then you will have 5 readers. :~)
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