Have been home from the Hospital since 10th Dec, was so pleased to be back in my own bed and getting looked after by my own Nurse – Neil, think he was relieved as well not to have to drive to Basingstoke again. Recovery has been steady, have managed the 2 staircases at home with little trouble and also getting in and out of chairs . Had the sutures taken out after a few days and the operation scar is healing very nicely. Have been taking a daily walk (or slide when it was snowing) and find I can go further and longer each day, so much so Nurse Neil now has me walking to Waitrose for bits and pieces. I have even been managing to prepare some meals recently
Went back on the 17th to see the surgeon Tom Cecil, he was very pleased with the operation, a clear healthy margin of tissue was found around the removed tumour which indicates they got it ALL out, only blip was that they found some cancerous cells in one of the 17 lymph nodes that they also removed, just the one but this in turn may mean that I need a course of Chemo in the New Year, won’t know for sure till I meet with the oncologist sometime in Jan. but I fully expect them to recommend it.
Xmas was fairy quiet and it’s been great to have friends and family calling in to see me even if I can only manage an hour or so before needing a rest, New Year I hope will be just as quiet.
Updates to the Blog may not be as frequent in the next few weeks as there is not a great deal to report. Next definite appointment is back at Basingstoke at the end of January.
I’d like to wish you all a healthy and prosperous New Year. And thank you again for all the lovely cards, messages and texts whilst I was in Hospital.
2010 was a challenge at times but there are close friends who had a far tougher time of it and still are, and my thoughts and prayers go out to them especially in this last week.
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