With such a lot going on in our lives it's not altogether suprising that I have not made an entry here for some weeks.

The news though is good.  Blood tests show everything in order as it should be.  I have actually lost about half a stone (7 pounds) in the last 6 months but then I was in danger of putting on too much weight.  Dr. Cave was delighted.  I would imagine a lot of her time she has to deliver bad news to patients.  Knowing her she would not hide behind a load of jargon. 

I have two more sessions with the Oncologist until the 5 years are up.  Dr. Cave said she would be perfectly happy to continue seeing me for these if I was okay about travelling to the Island.  Given that she has seen me through all of this I thought it a good idea. I am due back in December.  My one caveat would be what to do should anything crop up requiring treatment.  Dr. Cave said she would write to the head of Oncology at Derby to let him know of my existance.

True to her word I got an appointment with a member of the Oncology team in Derby this past week.  It turned out to be a short but productive meeting.  Derby are quite happy for me to see Dr. Cave but have given me an open appointment with them.  What this means is that if I have any concerns or worries about my health and think these could be connected to cancer I can call them and fix up an appointment without having to go through visits to GPs and being stuck on a waiting list.  From all this you gather that it is possible for NHS staff to communicate with each other.