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| Deb and I at Marco Pierre White's restaurant, The Cube, Birmingham on my birthday |
OK, I know I haven't updated the blog for 9 months but that is because nothing changed. Deb had scans in August and November and the tumour stayed dormant. However Deb had another MRI scan on 12 March (her 27th since radiotherapy) and today we met Dr Sanghera to get the results. This time the news was worrying. The radiologist's report stated that the tumour was more active than on the scan taken 3 months previously. And you could see this on the screen. The tumour was about the same size but the white 'active' area around the edge of the tumour was more pronounced. Dr Sanghera played down the significance of this. He said that the tumour growth was minimal, scans can often be difficult to interpret and we had seen false results before. He did not intend to restart chemotherapy now but would put Deb in for another scan in 2 months time and start chemo then if necessary,
We also discussed Deb's forthcoming operation to have her gall bladder removed. Dr Sanghera thought Deb should still go ahead with this. It was him implying there was some doubt about whether Deb should proceed that unnerved me. We were instantly back in the realm of the terminal illness where every decision has to take on the added dimension of time.
Still tomorrow we are off on holiday to Suffolk for a week. Plenty of walking the dog, supping beer and leisurely dinners.
