Hopeful News

Yesterday's MRI could find no other unwanted lumps, nor any dodgy lymph nodes.  Again, not definitive, but hopeful.  I also had a CT scan of my neck to look at the size and position of the goitre so the anesthetist knows what she's dealing with, which is good.

I have to be at the hospital at 7.30am on Monday for an 8.30 appointment at the imaging place where they insert dye to show up the lymph nodes.  I have been told that surgery has to be within 4 hours. So  surgery is not late in the day. A hopeful sign that I will be released on Tuesday.

I have just come home from my morning walk. I was hoping to see the sun rise. I was a little late and there was a big thick cloud in the way.  On my way home I was thinking about the forlorn deserted boatshed and then saw the sun peeping out.

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