3rd Aug 2010 19:00

The Ruddles County beer is being drunk from my pint mug and Fish & Chips is being made (the easy way in the oven) for GF and myself. Haricot beans and brussel sprouts plus som baked beans with make it tasty.

So to more matters, that, unfortnately, do not sound as nice as dinner.

The surgeon told me that the tumour is probably malignant and they cannot rule out a secondary one lying very, very hidden in my brain.

The position of the thing at the moment is very much within my vision area and not an easy thing to work on. The thing is that my sight is being effected by the growth and in all probabilty will, after the investigation surgery, result in my entire right side of both eyes sight disappearing.

As it is also near other stuff it could effect my speech and other things, which is a bummer.

So now I can say that I am no longer a driver unless a miracle happens and i come out unscatherd. My GF will have to take over my Cooper and become my chauffeur.

Next Tuesday, 10th Aug, I'm checking intó the Karolinska Neuro Host and having another MRI to find the possible "other culprit". Then the day after they are going to put me out for 3 + hours and cut a part of my skull away from the left side of my head, by the ear, and, using micro instruments, go through blood capilaries to take a biopsi of the tumour. This could cause the stuff already mentioned but i guess i'll just have to hope they are top notch and dont do anything.

After they know then the treatment can be decided. They dont really know if the op will happen next
Wed if there are more pressing things occuring for others.

They rang me up later and told me that i have now been given tablets for Epilepsy, which could happen. Nowadays prescriptions are sent electronically to the central Chemists base and you can get them from the nearesr chemist. So its one in the morning and evening.

So, I have a week of doing what i want and then who knows what my life will be like after the surgeory. One thing is clear is that work is not on the cards for an undetermined time.....so im busy deleting lots of phone nrs on my iphone...time for a shake down anyway.
Until next post....


Stephen