The Results....

Everyone gets nervous about receiving results, no matter what they are for. I'm sure I'll be watching my brother have a mental breakdown waiting for his GCSE results over the next couple of weeks! I had my MRI scan last week, that being around 5weeks since my treatment finished. This is to allow any swelling and inflammation to settle down. For those of you lucky enough never to have had an MRI, it's a very strange experience. You lie down and get slid into a tunnel, it's a bit of a squeeze and for me I have to have my head in a sort of grasp to keep me still. They give you ear plugs but all you can hear is beeps and buzzes blasting away. This lasts for over 30minutes.... I did get a nice break half way through for an injection! But that's all okay because I have the results now! I've been stressing about them so much I actually made myself I'll and had to go into hospital for a checkup where they told me I'm all fine it's just stress! Then I slept for practically two days! Your probably fed up of reading now and actually want to know what the doctor said! So we walked into the room and my doctor had a big smile on his face, what a relief! (I was honestly expecting bad news considering my recent luck). He said I have responded really well to the treatment. He then showed us the scans of my poor brain and then explained that the tumour (Mr Brian) actually appears to have shrunk!! This was amazing to hear as we were specifically told that they were expecting to retain him at best. It's so nice to know that all those hours of 'brain blasting' have paid off! It's even worth all the pain from the steroids but even those are coming down again.. Hurrah! And I have been given the all clear to fly! This doesn't mean I'm miraculously cured, and they can't repeat the treatment because of risk of brain damage, but it's a start to keeping me healthy for longer. The next step is to have another scan in October and from there they can only really monitor Brian. But new research is emerging and breakthroughs are being made every day, so fingers crossed and you never know! So there you go... Some good news at last. Please keep getting in touch and asking questions, I love hearing off you all :)