Brilliant appointment today - very swift!

My walk gets longer
Max and I went out for our morning walk this morning.  My run plus a walk to the bridge that will take the tram over to the airport.  My walk is getting longer every day.  We also bumped into Duncan, chair of Governors at Chorlton CE, and had a good chat.

Making Scarves while we wait for dishwasher man
We then spend our time making scarves, and time passes.  I phone a couple of times to find out where the dishwasher man is.  I was getting nervous that he wouldn't make it.  In the end, his time of 9 - noon turned into a 12.30 pm start.  Delighted that the dishwasher is working well.

David Gillon drops by
Mr Gillon came over for a while, and it was great to see him and catch up on his news. 

Sleep time
I have to have a lunchtime snooze.  Also, my drugs regime dictates that I cannot eat after 1030 am.  Around my sleep, I am taking anti-sickness drugs, and then after my sleep, I take chemotherapy tablet.

Hospital appointment
We check in, and I am called in very quickly.  I am currently playing David Bowie, and I put this on the ipod in Unit 5 (my unit).  I am then screwed down (which I am used to now).  The next phase takes a lot longer that usual, in that the radiologists were studying my pictures.  They came out and apologised for the delay, however, I was engrossed in the music, and didn't mind at all.  After this, the usual x-ray process took place.  Here is a snap of the mask imprint on my nose. 

Appointment with consultant
On a Wednesday afternoon, every week, I have an appointment with my consultant, Dr McBain.  She wasn't at Christies today, so I saw Charlotte, my specialist nurse. 

The news is that my blood results are all ok. 

I must continue taking one steroid tablet every morning until next week, and then they are going to reduce it gradually from 2mg to 1.5mg to 1mg over the next few weeks. 

I asked about moisturizing my scalp and Charlotte said that I must wait until I have lost my hair, otherwise I would just have greasy hair.  I am very happy to wait; I had been told that I should start now. 

The other thing was that I told her that I cannot open my jaw properly, and that this was not improving.  She noted this, and said that this was something I must discuss with Ms Karabatsou, my surgeon.  Charlotte will arrange for a physio to give me some exercises to help me extend the range of my jaw.  She was content that it was not getting any worse. 

Charlotte also asked me about headaches, and I told her that I do get a headache; Max added that it gets worse as the day goes on.  Charlotte asked me to check how much water I was drinking in case this was dehydration, and advised that if the headache is bad in the morning, I must ring her and tell her about it, because this would be an indication of swelling.  This is not happening at all, so I am not worried about this.

From here, I was free to go home.

Love you all loads

Sarah xxx