2022 A New Dawn?

 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 this, but I get a call back that day.

The nurse asked me a few questions, to get a picture of what I'm experiencing, then sends the detail off to my oncologist. A day later, the nurse calls back to say that I'll have a precautionary MRI to see what could be happening.

I had the MRI in the new machine they had installed last summer. This gives them even clearer images of the area they're scanning. I was in there for around 50 minutes and would get the results from my oncologist. 

I'm pleased to say that I still have no cancerous cells. However she was concerned about the pain I'm experiencing. I have insufficiency fractures in my pelvis but pain from them is usually straight away. I didn't experience any pain until a couple of months ago. The pain I'm getting is in my pelvic area, the opposite side to where my cancer was and also in my back. The pain increases as the day goes on and more so when I'm at work.

Due to the unusual nature of my pain, I'm going to get an appointment through for a bone density scan. Image below of a scanner from the NHS website. After the scan they will do maths to decide if my bones represent the miserable old woman I am! 


Yay for no cancer, which is a relief, but still anxious times as we don't know what's going on, yet. However, I'm ever thankful for the NHS and all the staff who work there. The hospital I use are amazing and forever grateful at the amazing treatment and aftercare I'm getting. 

Thank you for reading and I'll post another update when I get it.


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