Hi downhillers I know been aeons since my last post first and foremost sorry. Have my most recent MRI scan on 1st September and today the nurse rang me to say no change its stable and will arrange another MRI for 3 months time. So yippee 🥳 life goes on. How is everyone keeping? What …
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Good news
Hi fellow GB downhillers. Well the nurse rang me yesterday and said there has been no change on my last MRI and no further signs so chuffed with that. Next MRI is sometime in September. I have also taken up painting (commissions taken), but only paint blue sky and sea so dont expect a Vermeer …
Latest news
Good morning my fellow downhillers. I hope everyone is well? I had my MRI scan yesterday, face mask and had to go in alone. First attempt to insert needle into my vein failed miserably, second one successfully completed, however left bruises on both arms. I have to wait now for the results, (whenever that is). …
Life is what it is ……
Hi downhillers. Hope everyone is ok? Everybody’s life is on hold with this virus and that is not good for us select few with underlying conditions. So how do we get over this boredom threshold? The cornflakes jigsaw lasted one breakfast and I ate my finished article. Tasty but it was never going to make …
Lockdown
Hi everyone. I hope you are obeying government guidelines regarding self isolation. How am I, probably the same as everyone else bored. I may or may not previously mentioned my MRI was supposed to have been carried out on 3th April but as my wife and daughter had a cough I cancelled it to be …
Latest news
Hi fellow downhillers. I hope you are all keeping safe and isolating. If you are all like me you must be totally bored not being able to see family and friends. I can only watch so much TV without getting bored. It’s bad enough we are the people who are classed as vulnerable and we …
Treatment during this crisis
Good afternoon fellow downhillers, apologies for time between postings. So where am I? Well I had my bloods carried out on Monday and my nurse spotted me in the clinic and said have your bloods done and go straight home, however in these turbulent times we needed food shopping. The theatres and concert venues are …
Continued chemo
Good day everyone. I had my bloods taken Monday (I know so unusual having that done). Yesterday I met my nurse who checked my latest platelets readings. It was exactly the same 153, as my previous readings the week before so I was able to recommence my chemo treatment last night. I am on reduced …
Ongoing treatment
Hi people Had my bloods taken yesterday and platelets are now at 153 (highest score to date). The nurse said my recent MRI is stable no change so all in all on upside. I start my chemo treatment next Wednesday is all goes well, I have another blood test on either Monday or Tuesday and …
February
Hi fellow downhillers, hope you are all well. I have had a cough for past couple of days but apart from that have felt ok, so fingers crossed it stays like that. I have a hospital appointment on either Monday or Tuesday (my choice nurse has told me) for my bloods, then have a meeting …
Brain Man 