The last few days have been mainly R&R. In hindsight I realize I’ve really overdone it recently. I finished 6 months of brutal treatment and felt like superman. Acting like superman, so to speak, was not the best thing to do. My body eventually told me so.<\/p>\n

After a few days of rest I’m feeling quite a bit better but not as good as I’d like. It’s all a learning experience. I must confess my mind did drift to alternate explanations for my condition. I didn’t like it.<\/p>\n

There is a common condition called cancer fatigue. What I have been feeling seems to fit the description. It’s common and comes with a lot of guidelines. I’m following them.<\/p>\n

This morning I had my final MRI. 90 minutes in the machine is a long time but they had a lot to scan. It’s now the evening and there’s been no calls from the hospital. That, if I may use a macabre expression, puts a nail in the coffin of my worst fears. Next Tuesday we see my senior consultant here and get to learn the full results.<\/p>\n

More good news in that the PAs of the various Profs are now chatting about my medical records. Hopefully this will progress without complication. We also managed to pick up a digital copy of my first MRI from last June – the one that triggered my emergency input into the Australian hospital system. They all came on a DVD complete with software to view them. It’s a strange thing seeing the inside of your own head.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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