Kitten and "The Huffty" (my son) collected me from the Fulham Royal Marsden at about 4:30pm and we arrived home a little over an hour later. I've been dozing since, courtesy of the general anaesthetic.
I hadn't done my homework on exactly what a laparoscopy entails as I understood it to be a fairly minor procedure and was more concerned about preparing myself for any news that might emanate from it.
The news was encouraging but not conclusive. Whilst the consultant did take biopsies of the abdominal nodes for further analysis he said that they did not give him cause for concern. He did not commit to saying that any growths were benign but the inference was that it was his expection that they would be.
It takes seven to ten days to confirm the analysis of a biopsy and the Marsden "gastro" team meet every Friday, so I imagine that I will find out what my treatment program will be after Friday, 12th March.
Meanwhile I am quite sore and a little drowsy. I knew that a laparoscopy involved having "a camera through the belly" but I chose not to do any homework as I was more focused on staying relaxed around news of the results. What I didn't realise was that "the abdomen is usually insufflated, or essentially blown up like a balloon, with carbon dioxide gas".
For those interested in the gory details, here is a useful Wikipedia explanation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laparoscopic_surgery
Time for another snooze.
I went to wales v france with the swordfish on friday AT THE MILLENIUM STADIUM and didnt realise how mad the welsh really are,when at the game wales were 20.0 down at thalf time but the crowd didnt loose the plot ,they kept calm and polite. Being a chelsea and england supporter this wasnt something I had experienced before but it was nice to see,there not to bad the welsh after all. Good news today matey
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