I’ve not posted on here for a while, mainly because I always worry about coming across as moany, but today I wanted to moan, so here goes. We are currently experiencing a heatwave. Now as a gardener I know that plants need sunshine, and as a human I know that …
It’s been a while since I last posted here, mainly because so much seems to have been happening, but also because, well I was afraid that writing about vulnerability might unleash the waterworks, and then that they won’t stop. Just before Christmas, hubby had two seizures whilst asleep, and after …
Before hubby started chemo in August 2014 for one of his NF2 tumours – the one in his brain, we spent many an hour researching the side effects and prognosis. The general medical consensus was that Avastin stood a good enough chance of shrinking and then stabilising the brain tumour …
We found out yesterday that after 3 months of chemo hubby’s brain tumour has shrunk by 2mm. So far he’s had four doses of Avastin treatment, and was scanned after the 3rd, so this is very good news and means that treatment will continue for at least another 3 months. …
After being turned away from the second chemo dosing because hubby’s blood pressure was too high, we’d become model patients – sorting out meds for hypertension, and buying a fancy digital blood pressure monitor which we use daily. We’d had a blip last week when I’d had to call the …
After a two hour drive through not very nice traffic, car parking issues, seeing the oncologist, and settling down for chemo dosing number two, it was quite disheartening to then learn that it couldn’t go ahead. Hubby’s blood pressure was too high, and they couldn’t risk doing permanent damage to …
Hubby’s foot is now infection free. In his words, he’s been left with a “scabby toe”, but I’ll spare you the pictures. Fortunately the GP didn’t need to remove the big toe nail, and after our first appointment with the oncologist yesterday, we’re good to go with the chemo in …
Hubby, aka ‘Mr Magoo’, has another infection in the big toe on his right foot. This means that the Avastin treatment has to be delayed even further whilst the foot heals. Not an easy ask when the circulation in his legs is so impeded thanks to other NF2 tumours and …
Whilst hubby and I are similar in many ways, we have very different approaches to shining a light on the darker times such as now, what with his brain tumour, chemo, and Norwich City‘s performance. How hubby makes himself feel better: Watching ‘Man v. Food‘ Watching ‘Backyard Oil‘ Watching ‘Ice Road …
We received some good news on Friday. The funding for hubby’s round of Avastin therapy has been granted, and preparations are under way for the baseline tests. We’re now waiting for an appointment with the oncologist, and a new MRI scan date. As hubby has an ABI – Auditory Brainstem …