Friday 25 January 2013

Cancer, Cancer, Everywhere!!

One thing that really gets to me about all cancer as a whole, is that you cannot catch a break from it!!

It is everywhere. On TV programmes, Radio programmes, TV adverts, internet adverts, news articles, bilboards, EVERYWHERE!! So when one is trying to catch a spare 5 minutes from thinking about cancer, they can't, because it is plastered everywhere!

For my birthday last year, we went on a night out to our Students Union, and I was so excited. When we got there, however, there were people 'raising awareness' for Coppafeel, the breast cancer awareness charity, and that just put a dampener on the whole night! A place I'd gone to celebrate my birthday was full of people talking about cancer, something it would have been nice not to have to think about!

I know that raising awareness about cancer, and raising money for help in research and support is important, and I don't suggest that these things are removed, it is just so annoying to have to deal with them every 5 minutes, especially when trying to have some cancer 'down time'!

My CT results were OK. There's no new spread anywhere, which is amazing, but the lump that was removed back in August was the wrong one (!) so I've got more surgery soon to get rid of that. 

I feel ok about it, it just brings up the whole 'cancer' thing again, and I've got better things to do, like write a dissertation!! 

More surgery means more photo's tho! So keep checking back for that ;) 

Tuesday 8 January 2013

Happy New Year :)

Happy New Year everyone!!

I hope you all had a lovely Christmas with your nearest and dearest :)

2013 is already looking like an exciting year, with lots of interesting prospects, as long as cancer keeps it self at bay!!

I have a CT scan tomorrow (Wednesday) so hopefully that should be able to put our minds at rest for a bit, but I've got the usual case of major scanxiety!! I had three separate dreams about it last night...

I am also taking part in Cancer Research's 'Dryathlon' to raise money for CRUK :) It's been a whole week now, and it's getting easier :) if any of you fancy sponsoring me, here's the link! http://www.justgiving.com/dryathlete-phoebe-drinkwater

I hope to be able to give you some good scan-related news soon :)