Thursday, June 16, 2011

Oh sh*t


I forgot my (our) anniversary. Sorry Lady Di. Thanks for the memories. Twenty-six years of them. Can I blame it on the chemo ???

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Wednesday, June 15, 2011

A big help

I know what really helps me. It's when I can talk to others that are dealing with all sorts of different (or similar) cancers. It's not that I'm the resident expert. Far from it. But I find immense comfort to know that I'm not the only one who got dealt a shit hand of cards. This may sound selfish but not so. Whatever gets you through the day, helping make a positive impact for other people, is very rewarding.

I'm making such a cock-up of trying to explain this. Sorry.

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So much for the reprieve

Shit ! I just can't escape this stuff. On monday I went to my MOHS surgeon to have a Basal-cell carcinoma (skin cancer) removed from my scalp. I actually have 2 to be removed but they only do one at a time. So the surgeon removes the first one and all is well. He biopsies another site on my forehead above my left eye and guess what ? Another Basal-cell to be removed ! One down 2 to go.

If you want more info on Basal-cell or MOHS surgery just "Google" it.

So after local numbing and stitches etc. I  went home looking a little beaten up. There is no urgency to all of this so my next scheduled surgery is in July. I know................... it could be worse.

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Sunday, June 12, 2011

A tougher than usual weekend

I am really looking forward to this break from treatment. This time round my bad days were a little worse than usual. On Friday the fatigue kicked in and I spent most of Saturday and Sunday sleeping. The nausea wasn't too bad.

I know it sounds like I'm complaining but I'm not. I understand that there are so many people out there that are far worse off than me. And what good would complaining and whining about things do. So in the immortal words of Rochelle Bass..............."suck it up" !

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