Well, for those who do not know, this is what knacked lymph nodes look like.
Not a pretty sight. I thought I would say it first before anyone else does.
Ever since I was first diagnosed with cancer, AKA Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, the situation regarding my neck, as you can see has been getting slightly out of control.
And there is still no treatment plan in place, so the waiting game continues.
Things are getting increasingly painful, but there is a difference this time, which makes things positive about the future.
I would not have it any other way.
I have had it officially confirmed that the cancer is all contained in my neck; it has not spread anywhere else, so Frankie Boy Radioactive Man it is then.
The only thing now is when?
So during the next seven days I will be making sure that my communication devices do not have a mind of their own. We are talking about technology after all, and the main department have my correct phone number.
I cannot wait to start, but when it happens, it is going to be a venture into the unknown.
I am glad that I am comfortable around technology, as it is going to play a major role in restoring me back to full health.
And after what I have been told the other day, I am more than convinced that is going to happen. Now, there is something I did forget to mention, as it was this was a separate issue that we now know is not linked to the lymphoma.
I thought that this was going to be a separate process which scared the hell out of me.
This lesion that I talked about in a previous chapter. Remember that?
Well, the lesion is located at the bottom of my brain, which is benign, the lesion that is, not my brain, which is good news. If it got any bigger, than could cause major problems, like stroke like symptoms, headaches, weakness down one side, slurred speech, etc.
The list goes on, where the only treatment would be surgery: open the skull and have a dig in.
After what happened to my brother in 2017, any brain surgery scares me. But as I am not displaying any of these symptoms, they are leaving my skull untouched, which is a relief as the lesion has not changed in size since it was picked up in 2014.
It is a shame no one told me when they found it 12 years ago. That is NHS communication for you.
But as they are not going to do anything on this, then I can put this to one side. If I started to experience any of these symptoms, I would have go back to the Neuro Surgery people, where the opening up skull time would be on the table again.
But at the moment I cannot think about that. It is a frightening prospect. I cannot have my life ruled by fear, especially as there is no reason to think it is going to happen.
As far as I am concerned, I just need to focus on dealing with the neck. It is getting more painful each day, but I know that we are one step closer to getting it fixed.
And hopefully, it will not be too long before I start doing stuff like this again.
