Third time lucky...hopefully

Wednesday 9th September

Update from Amanda's husband.

Sitting comfortably? Then I'll begin.

Pretty lousy overnight state of affairs here as the new medication to ease Amanda's leg pains didn't work so had to rock on up to the really hard stuff - Oramorph morphine solution, which eventually (at 5am) put Amanda​ to sleep after another sleepless night. (Don't even ask how I got on)
So, we met up with the neurological consultant this afternoon. Confirmed that the cancer has returned (albeit slightly smaller than documented in this photo from her original diagnosis prior to this one back in May  >>> https://goo.gl/SKDjl6) What the consultant was keen to stress is that the return of it, although unusual, isn't terminal by anyway, and that an operation will take place to remove it (and actually, she could have 100 further operations without affecting her health, although we'll settle for 99 less, thanks doc.)

Next steps are as follows:
 - We're calling the hospital Thursday morning to check bed availability in the 
   neurological ward with a view to admission tomorrow at some stage.
 - Assuming Amanda can be admitted tomorrow and that no emergencies operations upset    the operation roster on Friday, then Amanda will be operated on this coming Friday. If      it's like last time, she may be fit enough to come home at the end of the weekend/early    next week.
 - Depending on the outcome of the operation, there remains the option of 'Cyber Knife'    
   surgery as detailed on one of my posts in late August.

So without going overboard as it's still a pretty serious set of circumstances we're dealing with right now - after all, you don't really want to go through any form of cranial surgery through your life at any stage..never mind twice like Amanda - there's cause for cautious AND very guarded optimism For a guide on what surgery on the brain involves, freak yourself out by reading this (strong drink optional whilst reading) >>> http://www.drtimothysteel.com.au/Conditions/BrainSurgery/CranialSurgery/tabid/78/Default.aspx), there's cause for guarded optimism, but please take into account the massive emotional and physical trauma that Amanda has gone through already since November 2013.
Anyway, we have some advice on how Amanda can avoid the pains overnight tonight ('Eat bananas') and we're being encouraged to keep her mobile and not sitting and resting as much as she as otherwise she risks getting clots up through her legs into her lungs (no thanks...)

If you have even more time to waste right now, please head over to Amanda's blog, where I've catalogues some quite outstanding and potentially life saving service received by one particular member of the oncology team when Amanda was readmitted to hospital 3 weeks ago >>> http://ukbreastcancertips.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/unsung-heroes.html