Leveling Up For The Boss Fight - My cancer journey

 Hello friends! I thought I'd give an update for any who are interested. Whether you're a friend or family member, or just come across this blog. Today I had my follow up appointment having an MRI scan. The scan was a routine scan for two years post treatment. They looked into my pelvic area as well as where I have two insufficiency fractures, caused by radiotherapy.  Unfortunately for me, these tiny fractures are causing me a bit of trouble. During the build up to Christmas 2021, from around late November / early December, I was experiencing some intense pain in my back. After having an MRI and DEXA scan to check my bone density, it looks like my tiny fractures are causing my pain. Some people have these and have no trouble whatsoever. Some experience small discomfort. I like to be a bit different and I experience pain that does effect me. My recent MRI had a look at these and is starting to show they are slowly healing. This is great news, as I'm currently classed as Oste...

 Hello friends! Around this time two years ago, I was struggling with pain management. Little did I know back then how serious my situation would become. The world was starting to try and comprehend what was going to happen. No one could've predicted the devastation that occurred for millions of people. Maybe, just maybe there will be a new dawn in 2022? I like to be a "glass half full" person. But over the last couple of months, I've started to experience pains. Much like how it started the first time for me. I took tablets like most people would do, but as time progressed, things like paracetamol didn't help. I knew I had to give the specialist nurse a call to talk things through. They have a voicemail, as there isn't anyone available to sit on the phone, due to the knock on of the pandemic. I tell the voicemail my name, hospital number and symptoms I'm getting. The voicemail informs me that it could take a day to get back to me. I have no qualms with th...