WHEN THE 'C' WORD TOUCHES YOUR LIFE

Apologies its been a while since I've been able to blog. Its been a bit topsy turvy and hectic in my world but here goes my update which will explain things. 

While we were on holidays a woman approached me to alert me to a mole that was on Peter's ear. She had sat behind us on a bus, caught up with me after we got off, asked me if Peter was my husband (as he had already raced off), told me she was a nurse and she was concerned about the mole on his ear. I reassured her that it was checked regularly and it was ok but as a precaution I urged him to have it checked again when we got home. So during his knee op recovery I took him to see our GP again. 

So lets cut to the chase here. GP sent him to a specialist later that week. A biopsy was taken. By the end of the week the verdict was through: its a melanoma - it needs to come out. Next specialist seen within a week and I'm expecting a surgery the week after. But no, the op is scheduled for the NEXT DAY. Holy crap!! I'm under the pump at work with a major project deadline looming AND an office move that I need to pack for and I'm going to be away for a day and half as a I do the taxi to/from the hospital and then stay with Peter for the next 24 hours due to him having had an an anaesthetic.

I work miracles to schedule everything in to the best of my ability and sure enough the next day at 6pm I'm taking Peter home from his day surgery op. But this is a nasty op (unlike his knee which was almost a non-event) and he has a bad weekend and I don't allow him to go back to work on Monday. In the meantime we have moved offices at work and I have a room full of boxes to unpack and all things work related have to go on hold as I take the golden opportunity to have a much needed clean out and tidy up.

I'm glad to say that this story has a happy ending. A week after the op he has a follow up appointment to remove stitches and he is given the all clear. They got all of the cancer and no further tests or treatment are required. Look it was only a week of living in doubt and deep down I thought it would all be ok as the melanoma was small but neither of was counting our chickens til the surgeon confirmed that. Geez it was great to have the weight lifted from our shoulders!

Now you can see why planning for my new blog took a bit of a back seat. On the work front my new office is looking good with only a mammoth pile of filing to tackle. Having a big clean out has been like doing a major detox. Its hard work along the way but geez you feel so much better at the end of it.

But the most important thing is that the op was successful and we can go back to living normal lives again and for that I am truly grateful.

:-) M