March 13th

We had a lovely time in Cork and the highlight was to get to see Peta and baby Shannyn (she's beautiful!) and also to go for lunch with Dad and all the family for Dad's birthday. The good news is that my back pain has been much better this week and I haven't needed to take any morphine for the last 2 weeks. I am still taking 8 paracetamol & 2 anti-inflamatories per day but these are quite mild.

We had a follow up appointment with the consultant today to get the results of the scans. He said that my back is showing up much better but unfortunately the spots on my lungs are worse. They are still minute but he wants to start me on oral chemotherapy to stop this progressing.

This consists of 5 tablets morning and evening for 2 weeks, then 1 week off and start the cycle again. I'm not sure how long this course of chemotherapy is but the pharmacist suggested 6 to 8 months. The good news is that the side effects are very mild and nothing like the chemo I have been through in the past.