Happy thread

[Newportnobby]

she is being referred to the Sussex county hospital for a few weeks of chemo, though we do not know yet whether this will be just tablets, or the full on, hair falling out kind.

the consultant is however certain that there was no spread, and that they got it all out, so hopefully just a stop it coming back if it's lurking anywhere sort of chemo.

all in all, happy news 

That's great news, Alan. Best wishes to you both.

[Trainfish]

My fingers are firmly crossed for both of you Alan @class37025 

[guest311]

update ...
letter this morning followed by phone call, she / we has / have a face to face at PRH Haywards Heath tomorrow.

not actually sure if this as well as, or instead of the Sussex County review, but it is at the clinic for the same department that referred her to Guys.

all cracking along at a great rate, and no time for her to get uptight about things, which is always a good thing 

thank you all, as always, for your good wishes and kind messages.

[guest311]

My fingers are firmly crossed for both of you Alan @class37025 

just make sure you don't drop your beer 

[daffy]

@class37025  All sounds good to me Alan. 

- and if the face-to-face she has at Haywards Heath is anything like the one my good lady had at Lincoln last week, then it'll be a drive to the hospital, ten minutes wait outside the hospital entrance if you get there too early like we did, fifteen minute wait in the waiting area, five minute wait outside the Consultant's anteroom with a nurse doing not much, five minutes chat and examination by the Consultant, five minutes obs check by said nurse (BP, pulse and temp), and back to the car park and home!

All in all then, two hours of driving and half an hour on top of that for 5 minutes with a Consultant to tell her all is going well!

[dannyboy]

@class37025
Everything sounds like it is going along as we all want it to Alan. Hopefully, as you say, 'they' have got it all and the chemo is just 'back up'. Might even have to have a little drop of Jurra tonight to celebrate for/with you both. 

[guest311]

@dannyboy, please do, though I prefer a less peaty version, but I will join you in a toast to happier times.

[Trainfish]

My fingers are firmly crossed for both of you Alan @class37025 

just make sure you don't drop your beer 

Like that's gonna happen 

[Bealman]

Just had me first covid jab. (I think I'm happy, @Newportnobby )

[railsquid]

How's your 5G reception now?

Just found out I am eligible to apply for a jab at the central mass vaccination centre being run by the Japanese Self-Defence Force as they are flogging off surplus capacity to the quickest applicants. If I am reading the signs correctly that puts me with a fair chance of getting it by the end of the month, otherwise I'd have to wait until my age group comes into the local area's rotation, which won't be until late summer at the earliest.

[Bealman]

I'll let you know how my reception is when it kicks in a couple of days from now 

[emjaybee]

How's your 5G reception now?

Just found out I am eligible to apply for a jab at the central mass vaccination centre being run by the Japanese Self-Defence Force as they are flogging off surplus capacity to the quickest applicants. If I am reading the signs correctly that puts me with a fair chance of getting it by the end of the month, otherwise I'd have to wait until my age group comes into the local area's rotation, which won't be until late summer at the earliest.

At least now we can track him with 'Find my phone'.

Oh, there he is on Google Maps.

[Newportnobby]

I'll let you know how my reception is when it kicks in a couple of days from now 

But you told me your reception wherever you went was 'frosty'

[Trainfish]

Happy as I've finally sourced enough mk3 Swallow coaches (thanks Rails) to complete another totally Dapol HST rake. 8 now complete with just 2 to go I think 

Arrived today 

[guest311]

an update after our face to face this afternoon.

appointment 14:00

finally left the hospital just gone 15:00, initially a consult with a registrar, who really went out of his way to explain things in a way we both understood, and then a follow on with a very patient McMillan nurse.

a teleconsult to follow next wednesday to see how SWMBO wishes to proceed.

nutshell, she had two types of cancer in the one nodule.
small cell, and non small cell [ok that's me out of my knowledge zone already.
entire nodule and surrounds removed, the perimeter of the surrounding matter checked as were a sample of surrounding lymph nodes ?

NO SIGN of further small cell cancer cells, but the little, err things, are very small.

while they are pretty sure they have got it all out, there is a vague chance that the small cells may have spread elsewhere.

so
option 1 is four cycles of chemo, each of 3 weeks
option 2 is three monthly CT scans to monitor is there is any sign or new cancers forming.

but
he is concerned about the side effects of the chemo, given SWMBO's medical history / present condition.

the end story is we have a week to decide how she wants to proceed, but his preference is for the ct scans to monitor the situation.

you want to know how to strip and reassemble a Browning 9mm or Sterling, I can do that
you want to know how to train German Shepherds to air scent and attack / detain intruders, I'm your man
you want to know some info on cars maybe I'm you man.
you want to know how to recover vehicles post RTA, I can do that

cancer  no chance, that is his ball game not mine.

a pile of leaflets etc to go through over the next few days so a decision can be reached by next wednesday.

think I'll be on the scottish water this evening.