[madsteve]

My latest scan results show that the tumour has grown slightly both in length & density.

This in itself isn't normally too bad (although I was hoping for a reduction) except that the location of the tumour is now causing me more eating problems meaning I cannot get much food into my system. They have offered me ten radiotherapy sessions over two weeks to try to reduce the density of the tumour. This isn't a cure but to improve my quality of life by allowing me to eat. As a temporary measure, they hope to put a tube into my stomach so I can get food in that way to keep me going.

Inevitably I am losing weight & feeling weak. There is a small chance (less than 1%) that the radiotherapy will kill me as they have to fire it through my lungs to hit the tumour so if I stop posting, you can probably guess what happened.

I had my first visit to the hospice this week. I suppose that is the way it is going. Yesterday was the worst day with lots of pain. Hopefully there are still a few more bright days ahead.

WAWAW!