The good news is the consultant and the liver surgeon looked at all my results today and agreed that the cancer started in the gall bladder before moving up to the liver and so is contained and operable. The nearest lymph nodes are apparently swollen and so have been doing their job of catching cancer cells and will be removed.
The modern way is lots of warnings about the seriousness of surgery but I will be seeing the liver surgeon the week after next and then hopefully get a surgery date.
There is a bit of a joker in the pack: my congenital heart murmur in a heart valve has deteriorated into severe aortic stenosis. I will need a cardiologist present during the op! I do not have any heart problem symptoms so am hopeful things aren't too bad.
So we feel much more cheerful after a tense couple of days. Geoff is smiling for the first time in a while. It is almost (not really) worth having a serious illness to get all the lovely sympathetic responses to the news and the blog. I am really impressed with the variety and originality in the messages. And heartened.
Tonight I shall gave a celebratory glass of prosecco and we'll (re)watch a couple of episodes of West Wing. I'm even enjoying my food a little more. This is the one good thing that has come out of all this: I've lost 10 kilos! There's always a silver lining!
The modern way is lots of warnings about the seriousness of surgery but I will be seeing the liver surgeon the week after next and then hopefully get a surgery date.
There is a bit of a joker in the pack: my congenital heart murmur in a heart valve has deteriorated into severe aortic stenosis. I will need a cardiologist present during the op! I do not have any heart problem symptoms so am hopeful things aren't too bad.
So we feel much more cheerful after a tense couple of days. Geoff is smiling for the first time in a while. It is almost (not really) worth having a serious illness to get all the lovely sympathetic responses to the news and the blog. I am really impressed with the variety and originality in the messages. And heartened.
Tonight I shall gave a celebratory glass of prosecco and we'll (re)watch a couple of episodes of West Wing. I'm even enjoying my food a little more. This is the one good thing that has come out of all this: I've lost 10 kilos! There's always a silver lining!
It is very good to hear that your prognosis is positive.
ReplyDeleteThinking of you xoxoxoxoxo