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Not so good news

7/10/2018

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Back in March the deal was three to four months of what turned out to be a very debilitating chemo regime in the hope of shrinking the tumour in my pancreas. Then it would be surgically removed. Well, that idea was knocked out of the ball park today. Not only has the tumour not got any smaller, it has actually increased in size. So, take that chemotherapy!
 
With that option gone, now what?
 
Well, there is the possibility of joining a clinical trial, if one is available. It’s being looked into as I write. And the sample of tumour taken way back in February will be tested to see if the rogue cells might respond to a form of immunotherapy, though we were advised the success rate for this is as low as just 5%.
 
So at the moment my survival is down to medicinal cannabis, diet, and exercise. But let’s be positive. The tumour is still a primary cancer, i.e. one which has not spread to other areas of my body. So as far as I’m concerned until that happens we’re in with a chance. And looking on the bright side, no more chemo means my hair, eyebrows and lashes will soon grow back. On top of that, I should become less forgetful, not to mention a little more active.

The down side is of course that there will be no more being waited on hand and foot by Jas.

​But then I guess you can’t have everything!
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