Thursday, May 21, 2009

Neuro visit

Another posting which is fairly uneventful but is relatively positive. This week I went to see my neuro just to bring him up to date and touch base. It seems that I am doing well generally and that I won't need any more medication. However, I will need another MRI, which will be in mid-June, to check that the radiotherapy did what it was supposed to. And I had a blood test just to make sure that the medication I'm taking at the moment is being taken up successfully - or whatever the term is. Sadly, the nurse who took the sample jabbed me wrongly and didn't get enough blood so I've got to go elsewhere for another sample. Oh well...

Saturday, May 16, 2009

Not good enough!

I've realised that I've not been posting on my blog and THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH! (sorry about the shouting). One reason for not posting is because everything has been generally uneventful in my own life, and the other reason for not posting is the exact opposite! The worst thing is that my Mother died just over a week ago of stomach cancer and so my mind has been all over the place. The death was quick and relatively painless but completely unexpected. At least we managed to say goodbye to her.

SO what I was complain about now seems somewhat self-indulgent really, but as I'm supposed to be letting people know what having this ailment is all about I should continue, but today I think will be a little shorthand. So - what have I noticed? I'm rubbish at guessing what time it is - and sometimes, even what day! Once I have this established then that's fine for the rest of the day but it's just getting started that's the problem. I'm also sleeping a lot more than normal and I don't seem to be able to do anything about that. I also forgot my MRI scan appointment last week but I think the fact that it was on the same day as my Mother's funeral appointment was a valid excuse.

Oh well, let's see what the next week holds!