Good News

My consultant tells me that my scan shows no change.  My remaining tumour is not growing.  This is the best news that I could ask for.  Apparently I have a gap in my head, which makes me laugh; there is a gap from where the tumour was removed at the end of June, last year.

The news is:

• Next scan will take place in July, with feedback a week before I go on holiday.  I think this is good timing.
• Future scans will be six monthly, and then dropping to annually.
• I have permission to swim.  I can't wait to get in a pool - I know swimming will be really good for me.
• My consultant hopes that my stiffness will pass, as I start to recover from the chemotherapy.  I have continued to suffer with pain, when I am sitting down.  It always tickles me that I do not suffer pain when I am walking, but have intense pain when I am sitting down.  
• She recommends that I see my occupational therapist to discuss my return to work.  I am amazed that she can remember that I saw one before I was diagnosed - very impressive!  Her prediction is it will take me a few months to recover from the last nine months of treatment.  This sounds good to me.  (I don't know if I wrote about my occupational therapist, before now - I met her in May/June last year, and her report stated that she did not think that I was depressed, and recommended that I had an MRI scan.  I was unable to read when the letter came, and Dave read it; it convinced him that he had to campaign to get me a scan - which lead to my diagnosis.)
• We talked about my memory; I declined any treatment.  Google calendar works well for me, and other electronic gizmos help me.  I have had to change the way I operate, but on the whole it is working.  

That's  it for now.  I am very relieved with the results.  Genuinely I don't worry before the appointment, but now that I have good results, I am delighted!

Thanks for all your help, so far

lots of love

Sarah xxx