Monthly Archives: January 2011

January 30th 2011 I’ve had a few days to take in this new situation and I’m thinking more clearly about it now. As I said I was very disappointed in the lack of information from the second scan. The difficulty … Continue reading →

Sorry for the delay in writing this. Not sure if I can type it. An unpleasant little side-effect is losing the skin on the tips of my fingers and thumbs, worse on my right hand because of friction, apparently. It … Continue reading →

We are waiting to see Onco Man. Giving blood, getting weighed, “You’ve put on five pounds,” says the research nurse, Morag, approvingly. I approve too. Not sure about Jane, she approves of skinny. Morag is doing a crystal healing course and … Continue reading →

Tuesday January 25th 2011 The sixty-fourth day since starting chemo. No pills today! HOORAY! Waiting somewhat on tenterhooks for tomorrow when we get the results. Weird thing is the results are already known, loads of people (at least twenty apparently … Continue reading →

Sunday 22nd January 2011 Had the CT scan Friday afternoon. This is a big deal. After almost nine weeks of chemo, months of herbal remedies, therapy, healing etc etc, I get to see if anything made a difference! The reality … Continue reading →