At the start of July I had an isotope bone scan, due to the amount of pain I suffer in my back and hips my surgeon thought it would be a good idea. The fact that the pain wakes me up at night and disturbs my sleep obviously worried him a bit and so he arranged for me to have a scan. He said I would get a letter asking me to go in and see him at the hospital if they found anything we needed to discuss, obviously he was looking for bone cancer.
Today, almost at the end of July a letter arrived in a brown envelope this morning. Due to the time taken to send the letter I was feeling optimistic as I presumed had there been a problem I would have heard sooner, but I still could not stop myself feeling a little apprehensive as I tore open the envelope. Yes, yes, yes, I was smiling as soon as I read the letter, relieved to see that the scan showed degenerative changes only - NO CANCER!!! Although I had told myself it was going to be okay, and I had said the same thing to my family, you cannot help but be a bit worried and scared that you are wrong. The thought of having to go through treatment again was horrible, so the relief that I don`t have to face it is enormous.
Thanks for all your support. x
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