Wednesday, July 08, 2020

You Didn't Tell Me That

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Yes, once again the procedure (if that was what it was) was rescheduled.   I was to have two phone calls to confirm and neither happened and...
Saturday, April 11, 2020

Not Unexpectedly - Appointment delayed

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Well, it wasn't unexpected but a letter arrived today delaying my appointment from 21st April to 30th June.  That's of course fine b...
Friday, March 13, 2020

Delay No Doubt

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Well with the Corona-virus doing the rounds and the various advice by the Government I'm not holding my breath that my appointment for a...
Friday, December 20, 2019

That's Welcome News

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Just had a letter which states that my PSA is 1.1 which is good and low and that my CT Scan was all clear which is great news indeed.  Now i...
Tuesday, November 12, 2019

CT Scan Update

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That was eventful!  I left in plenty of time and arrived at the hospital to find the road blocked with people trying to get into the hospita...
Monday, November 11, 2019

Off For My CT Scan

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I feel fine about my scan - apart from getting parked that is!  It's always a bind at Maidstone Hospital but my other half is with me an...
Sunday, October 27, 2019

Stay On Your Guard - Unexpected Reaction

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I was fine until yesterday morning when an Appointment Letter arrived from the Hospital for my CT Scan which I know I was going to have but ...
Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Gosh, I wasn't Expecting That

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I attended my new Hospital Urology Department yesterday and met the Consultant Urologist. We went through my details and history and I upd...
Friday, September 27, 2019

All Clear - End of an Era - Start of Something New

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Well it is always good to hear all clear once again - that's thirteen years now - gosh how time flies!   I was a bit more stressed for...
Friday, August 23, 2019

Changing my Consultant

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It feels strange that I would now, after all this time, look to change my Consultant.  It has everything to do with distance now that I'...
Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Double Clear

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Somewhere along the line, I missed that I had a scope last year.... Well, it must have been the late summer and the old problem reared its...
Friday, January 18, 2019

Bringing It All Back

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How strange it is that I decided to get rid of all my old paperwork and notes about my illness.  Well, I say get rid of, what I mean is that...
Tuesday, July 03, 2018

Twelve Years Ago Today

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Yes, it's been twelve eventful years since that day that I arrived at my Hotel and went to the toilet, only to discover that I was urina...
Thursday, June 07, 2018

A Qualified All Clear

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I have to say that hydrating for a few days beforehand and using arnica seems to work in lessening the after effects of the flexible cystosc...
Tuesday, June 05, 2018

Creeping Up On You

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It does that, every now and then you get a blast of depression, not the huge overwhelming stuff you had years ago but a sort of deep-seated ...
Tuesday, May 08, 2018

Infrequent Posts - Just a memory now

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Bladder Cancer is just a memory now and I suppose I only think about things two or three times a year - normally around scope check up time ...
Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Goes the day well - another clean bill of health

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Well that was good.  A later appointment meant that I dosed myself up with Paracetamol and ibuprofen before heading off to the Hospital and ...
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Friday, July 21, 2017

Sixty - Not Out

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I had a few moments to myself this morning and realised that I'd not put anything on this blog for a while and I hadn't marked my ...
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Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Clearly a Delay - but still ALL Clear

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It's always great to hear your Consultant saying "good, good, that's good... Yes, All clear!"  However the last time I hea...
Saturday, July 02, 2016

Hard to Believe - TEN years today

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Ten years ago today I presented with the classic symptoms of Bladder Cancer and my life changed forever. Within weeks I had life saving su...
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