October 2011

Minor op is next Monday not today.
My bad. Chemo is tomorrow though.
Phase one. Done.
Sarah finished the last of her tablets last night, the mildest of side effects in summary. Just over a week and then round two starts Tuesday. Next Monday the minor op. A week of normality beckons.… Read more →
Day 2 : tumble weed
Nothing new. Possibly Sarah feels slightly fluie, if that is even a word. Also a little tired because she's not sleeping too well. We saw the consultant in the morning. Everything is progressing… Read more →
Mancunian music
The Stones Roses may have reformed yesterday but today it feels like we're The Charlatans. Both children have been packed off in anticipation of what Sarah was or is going to go through but so far… Read more →
Chemo 1 of 8.
We arrived at about half three having had a nice lunch and some shopping. Apparently I'm not allowed to say she has a new jacket from Belstaff, so I won't. The treatment room has a TV showing… Read more →
The calm before the storm is nearly over.
Pre-chemo checks sounds like something you'd do before taking off in a plane. Although on this occasion it's "sign here that you agree to let us fill your body with toxins that have loads of horrible… Read more →
Thursday 13th, weekly check-up
Nothing massively interesting to report. Healing proceeding well. There was almost 100ml of seroma fluid drained from under Sarah's arm. Apparently completely normal and has made her feel a little… Read more →
A huge thank you
Rob is truly dragging me in to the 21 st century – I have never tweeted, I don’t have a face book page and have never read, let alone written on, a blog. Until now that is! When Rob first said that… Read more →
Ruth raises the stakes....
All the way from Paris. I suspect Jenna will ensure none of us get a look in.
Post operative histology
We saw her surgeon this morning to get confirmation of what they found from the tissue they removed during the operation and also to check how Sarah's healing. The wounds (I'm sure there's a better… Read more →
What she should be doing
Lying on the sofa eating these (courtesy of Serena).
Sarah's home
Got home at about one o'clock. Arm must be better as she's already tidying up. Apparently also going to make a cake later today. And no I can't stop her. We're now going to get the histology from the… Read more →
Monday 3rd October
Sarah just phoned to say the care nurse visited and that she will be discharged tomorrow. Drain will be removed in the morning and she'll probably be on her way back home by about 10/11. Sarah's OK… Read more →
Sunday
Another visit from me and the kids this morning. Latte in hand. Although by the sound of it the food is fantastic coffee leaves a little bit to be desired. When we arrived the oncologist was there… Read more →
Saturday afternoon
Sarah's in good spirits and looks like her normal self. Up and about doing her exercises to help the arm movement. The oncologist is going to visit Monday. She's slept a bit during the day… Read more →
Saturday
The professor made his rounds this morning and reiterated what he said yesterday. In summary he's confident all the cancer has been removed. Sarah's soreness is normal and relates to the way that… Read more →