Tigger returns!!

Today I feel pretty good! Voice still hopeless but never mind. Saw the GP first thing to sort out repeat prescriptions and whilst there she gave me my three monthly B12 injection. I was a little nervous about the doctor doing it but she assured me she was competent by saying she had practised once!!! So maybe this is why all of a sudden I feel bouncy and pro-active.

The histopathology report is done and I now have a copy. The cancer was also on the other side of the thyroid and they are not 100% sure that they got it all BUT the radioactive iodine will obliterate any dodgy cells that are hanging around anywhere, so please - no panicking.

The man in the chemist was a little stern with me when I went to get my drugs. Apparently the T3 (sort of thyroxine) that I am on is relatively new and not so easy to get hold of, so I must reorder at least a week before running out. As my original dose of 1 a day was changed to 3 a day last week, I now only have enough to last me until tomorrow afternoon. Let's hope the pharmacist manages to source some before then or I may be on a drug hunt!

Yesterday I had an ultrasound scan on my sore tummy. My sister went with me and I then spent the rest of the day, until I collected my beauty from school, with her basking in the sun. I now have a good sun tan but looks like that beautiful weather has deserted us as it is grey and drizzling outside - boooo. The scan was enlightening. It would appear that I have a cyst on my liver and two "teeny weeny" gall stones along with some thickened bowel wall which is where the original pain was/is. The man was unable to see my appendix, not sure where that had wandered off to?! His main comment was that there was nothing sinister there and that the consultant would let me know what would happen next. In a perverse way I am quite glad they found something, it really does answer some of my questions about the different pains I have been having. I know now they are being checked out and that pain killers are the way forward if I am suffering.

Another thing that has improved my well being, was a great swim yesterday afternoon. My beauty was busy playing with some friends in the pool whilst I did some lengths. It makes me very breathless but it feels great to be exercising again. I have developed some new communication tools. Clapping to get my beauty's attention works well and then she listens carefully and repeats information to others who need it. Whistling is also good but when I don't have so much breath that is pretty hard to do too.

Treated to a lovely dinner round at a friends yesterday evening, so all in all, good times.

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