It's been a very sluggish lead-up to Christmas this year.
In fact I don't think I have fully recovered from the draining of the lungs a week or two ago, and I still experience some breathlessness and have a distinct lack of energy. I'm to have a follow-up chest xray on Friday, so we'll see if that reveals anything further. If the fluid has continued to build up, I will probably be referred on to Geelong for a procedure called pleurodesis, to reduce the space around the lungs where the fluid accumulates, and hopefully stop the build-up of fluid.
Some people don't like cancer being likened to a 'journey'. Well I can certainly see some relevance for myself, as one never knows what new symptoms requiring new procedures are waiting around the corner. This, however, does not mean that I sit and contemplate the negatives of what might happen next. Rather, I do know that if I do begin to experience some new symptoms, well I know that other people have had this before me and so doctors are now able to offer new ways to help.
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