I thought I was going to have a bit of a respite from trailing into hospital until radio therapy planning. This week I've a couple of scans lined up at hospital on different days. A CT scan of my chest tomorrow and an ultrasound scan of my neck on Thursday.
Pain and comfort wise I'm having a bit of a mixed up time. Yesterday (Monday) was almost pain free during the day. However last night I had a tough time of it having my sleep disturbed by pain many times. Most of the pain was on the right side of the body - thigh, buttock, groin, chest and neck. My neck felt as if it had been punched. It will be interesting to see what the scans reveal, if anything.
It's quite scary that many of these symptoms have been on the go for as long as 6 years, possibly 7 in the groin and lower thigh, yet many of them have been dismissed as little consequence by the medics, then suddenly a dirty great sarcoma grows in the space of a few months. Going on my symptoms I still think infection has driven the whole thing and may still be on the go. There's a strong link with UTI symptoms, inflammation and the eventual developement of these sarcomas. Maybe an outside chance of lymphoma, particularly Hodgkins given some of my symptoms? (Pain in lymph nodes on the consumption of alcohol - though the node pain is present without having consumed such in recent times.) Pain has been very bad in my lower regions and thigh all day today :( One uncomfortable dude, LOL.
Rob
Tuesday, 1 July 2008
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