Well here I am. What the **** happened there?!!
Suddenly I am home, 10kg (1 stone) lighter and pretty bewildered. I am still making good progress. I can get up for a couple of hours at a time before conking out for a 2 hour power nap. Fortunately I absolutely love power naps. I never recovered from having to abandon afternoon siestas upon our return from the Middle East 30 years ago.
I now need about 2 weeks bed rest whilst slowly increasing my eating and then hopefully another 4 weeks to get fit again and resume my life.
I see the Oncologist in 2 weeks where I get the complete low down on the cancer as to be truthful I am still not completely clear as to the situation. I am sure the consultant lingers outside your bedroom door waiting for signs of you just waking up, then bursts in and delivers his chat, exiting before you can think of a coherent question.
From what I understand, he said that consultants differ 50/50 in their opinion as to the outcome for the stage my tumour was at. Half will say I am fully cured and the other half think there is an outside chance a few rogue cells may remain and chemo will zap these. I will wait for the oncologist meeting to get a full understanding. As a result, for some really weird reason we have not broken out the champagne and can’t seem to get our heads around the fact I am cured. I think it is because it has been such a huge emotional whirlwind for the four of us and we hadn’t fully got to grips with the fact I had cancer let alone being cured of it.
In any event future action it is now back in my control and there is no rush. I think I will get better first, get the bag reversed in about 3-4 months and then give it some serious thought around Christmas.
Many thanks for all your wonderful cards and presents. Several of you sent me heavy machinery which I thought was a bit insensitive as you know I mustn’t operate this for 6 weeks.
Much love to you all,
Jon xxx
You look marvelous darling! So glad you are home and in such great spirits. It must be wonderful for you all to know that everything is o.k. See you in October,
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Frances and Skip xoxoxox
Wonderful to see you back again and looking as good as ever. Well done mate for sticking it out and beating the bastard. The courage you have shown in dealing with this has been remarkable and we take out hats off to you. Take it easy and make sure you fully recover and in due course we look forward to entertaining you and Marilyn chez nous. Chris and Jane T.
ReplyDeleteSo great to see you back home where you belong. What an ordeal you've had - no wonder you're feeling emotional. I guess having to answer to nurse Marilyn is going to be your biggest challenge now. Let's be honest those Nuffield nurses were a bit of a push-over by comparison. We'll be out of the country for a week but will be in touch on our return and hoping that you'll be up for a visit if the power naps don't get in the way. Nigel
ReplyDeleteWhat a come back and we are so thrilled you are back home. The where am I what am I syndrome after all you have been through is not surprising so just keep up those wonderful power naps!! Always thinking of you. the Smiles xx
ReplyDeleteDear big brother,
ReplyDeleteYou ask: "What the **** happened there?!!"
Well, it seems pretty obvious to me what happened, you dill. By the look of it, I'd say Marilyn had the camera's white-balance setting on 'direct sunlight' when it clearly should have been switched to 'cloudy' or 'shade'. Judging by the washed-out light on the top-right, my guess is that she also had the exposure setting centre-weighted, instead of full frame. Bleedin' amateurs.
Anyway, I hope that sorts things out for you.
By the way, I hear you've had a bit of an upset tummy lately. Well stop complaining and feeling sorry for yourself - at least it wasn't bowel cancer or something disgusting like that!
Ah, what am I saying? You can be forgiven anything while wearing the old poobah on your balding crown, even being a whingeing Pom.
Best wishes from sunny Woodville, where the kangaroos (at least, the girl ones) also have an external pouch.
Great news, and more healing rays from Oz.
Well the hat still fits! you actually look remarkably well considering what you have been through the past few weeks Sweetie so take heart, also even if you do have to have a bit of the old chemo that won't be a problem, a bit of belt and braces! That champagne will soon be cracked open! The Rhodies look fabulous by the way, but pale into insignificance next to you!
ReplyDeleteLots of love from us all xxxx
So glad you've got through this part OK and its all looking up. Amazing courage and positivity!
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Pete + Kelly
Just picked up the great news,and we were so pleased to see that you are back at home (Bill is very disappointed as he seems to have missed the marilyn photo!. You look great and remarkably fit considering all you have been through - must be all the love and good wishes that have surounded you. Sorry to see that you must have shrunk though, or those rhodies are blooming huge! Take care and enjoy being back home and looked after, lots of love Bill & Caroline x ps had dinner with Anni last night and the cooking really is not bad at all, in fact, delicious! x
ReplyDeleteHey Marilyn,
ReplyDeleteI go away for a few days, and come back to be told to wait for 3000 posts. What's going on?
Even Sandi saw it and described it to me. Such torture...:-)
Jon,
Really great you are home. I hope the recovery continues to expedite and we'll have an OPs drink up when you are able.
All the best,
Phil
Hey Jon! Been away to Cornwall, thus totally and completely out of touch with everything, and thrilled to know your wonderful news and to see you, so slim and trim dahrling, back home and in your garden. There really aren't enough superlatives to say how absolutely, bloody marvellous it is to know that you have, we all hope, beaten this thing. Feel like having a bit of a weep. In fact, I am having a bit of a weep. Well done everyone.
ReplyDeleteBUT - we can't seem to get Marilyn's photo! Has it been removed by some interfering public decency authority or what? Fantastic if you did it Mal. Please send a copy. I am SO impressed. We love you all so much and are just so happy for you all that Jon is back home again. Gaad, 10.20 am on a Sunday morning - is it too early for a drink? Am exhausted by it all.......... Can't wait for latest news. Love from all of us here, the Simmos xxxx