Is this the end of the road?
A lot has happened since my last post, and I know I will skip large chunks of it, since only a couple of key events really matter right...
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On The Road
Jan 31, 202110 min read
So it happened, and then other stuff happened
I have started this post a few times in my head, but never really managed to get it all out right. I am sure this will be no better, but...
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On The Road
Jan 10, 20213 min read
Breaking radio silence
I think this is by some distance the longest gap between blog posts. It is down to a number of reasons, mainly 1) a few failed attempts...
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On The Road
Nov 23, 20204 min read
Cycle 4, 1 down, unknown to go.
On the face of it, the current cycle should be easy enough, 10 days of pills, in 2 5-day blocks, and then 16 days break to recover. And...
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On The Road
Oct 29, 20203 min read
Climbing back out of the hole
Whilst the trip to Larkhall was arguably not the finest moment of my recent life, it was enjoyable. Live sport, stood with my wife and...
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On The Road
Oct 17, 20207 min read
Set 3, 7 down, 0 to go
The last treatment cycle passed without incident. I was given a new, more powerful, anti-sickness medication this go around. And it did...
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On The Road
Sep 30, 20204 min read
Set 3, 6 down, anywhere from 0 to 6 to go
My wife nudged me last night and reminded me I had not updated this blog for some time. To be honest, I thought it was a couple of weeks...
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On The Road
Sep 10, 20205 min read
Set 3, 5 down, 1 to go
Every now and again, things don't always go to plan when dealing with the NHS, and last week's oncology pre-assessment call was a great...
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On The Road
Sep 1, 20204 min read
Set 3, 4 down, 2 to go
Once I had got out of the hospital I knew I was facing a few weeks of recovery. I had been seriously ill that week, and my body felt...
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On The Road
Aug 4, 202015 min read
Bass! How low can you go?
This is the opening line to "Bring The Noise", the opening track to Public Enemy's 1988 release "It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us...
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On The Road
Jul 24, 20206 min read
Set 3, 3 down ? to go
The start of treatment cycle is invariably when I get the worse end of side effects, but unbeknown to me, cycle 3 was going to throw a...
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On The Road
Jul 6, 20204 min read
Set 3, 2 down ? to go
Yes yes, I know, I have been lazy in recent weeks. After getting a couple of messages from friends on the lines of "How are you? Haven't...
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On The Road
May 28, 20204 min read
You're still thinking about the bad news aren't you?
So, my end of treatment CT scan was on 18 May, with results due to be presented to me on 27 May, my next scheduled call with the...
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On The Road
May 22, 20203 min read
Set 2, 6 down, 0 to go (or maybe not)
Back when this chemo cycle was first discussed with the oncologist, I was told that it would be 6 sets of treatment. For whatever reason...
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On The Road
May 5, 20205 min read
Set 2, 5 down 1 to go
This week was a particularly tough week, even by the standards set in the past year and a bit. Sure, it ended well, but there was a deep...
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On The Road
Apr 27, 20202 min read
Set 2, 4 down, 2 to go
Another chemo cycle is done and dusted. The only negative of note being the hand neuropathy. I was advised that this would repeat through...
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On The Road
Apr 8, 20205 min read
Set 2, 3 down 3 to go
Life under lockdown continues, I am glad to say, without major incident. Presently the only reasons I have to leave the compound are for...
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On The Road
Mar 31, 20203 min read
Set 2, 2 down 4 to go
Having been given the nod to proceed with treatment, I was dropped off at the cancer ward for cycle 2. The reception was not particularly...
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On The Road
Mar 18, 20204 min read
Set 2, 1 down 5 to go
It has been a while since I posted anything to this blog. 2 main reasons, 1 being I was stuck in a holding pattern awaiting a restart of...
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On The Road
Feb 20, 20203 min read
Square 1, here we come.
One of the risks of the endoscopic procedure was pancreatitis. The doctor advised 1) that symptoms included stomach cramps and nausea, 2)...
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