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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The last treatment cycle passed without incident. I was given a new, more powerful, anti-sickness medication this go around. And it did...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Another chemo cycle is done and dusted. The only negative of note being the hand neuropathy. I was advised that this would repeat through...

Life under lockdown continues, I am glad to say, without major incident. Presently the only reasons I have to leave the compound are for...

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...

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...

One of the risks of the endoscopic procedure was pancreatitis. The doctor advised 1) that symptoms included stomach cramps and nausea, 2)...