Gary finished his Rad/chemo therapy 4 weeks ago. One month before that treatment began, he had a Radical neck dissection on the left, and a modified dissection to the right at the same time, surgery lasted 9 and a 1/2 hours. One month prior to the surgery, he had a huge tumour removed from the left hand side of his neck that was attached to an artery, and all the shoulder muscle and other tissue removed. Yes, he's been through the wars!And I have to admit, that there is probably other stuff that's been done that has disappeared from memory into the smog that now clogs my mind.I haven't used medication, but have probably overdone the wine a little, and although I know it's stupid, I continue to smoke, as I don't feel I can give up right this minute, although I know I have too.
A few weeks ago I was led to this site from another, by Brian Hill, who sent me an email. I read postings for a while, unsure whether or not I was entitled to gripe and groan when I considered what some of the folk on this site are going through.But I was in pain too. And then I realized that basically we are all in the same boat, patients and carer's alike. What still gnaws away at me though, was that Gary's illness was misdiagnosed for two and a half years, we were told it was an infection of the lymph node and there was nothing to worry about. I am so very angry about that.Yes Spain is beautiful, although a little cloudy (in more ways than one) at the moment.