Update
I’ve been a regular visitor at SGH since May 2024. A blood test every Thursday. Then every Friday a phone call from a doctor to tell me whether or not I needed a blood or platelet transfusion. It has usually meant a transfusion every 3 weeks and they took place on either Saturday or Sunday morning.
I was prescribed Ciclosporin which I take every day and that seems to be doing the trick and keeping my blood in reasonable shape.
There was a different and quite separate development some 6 weeks ago. It was a bladder cancer. Luckily it was caught early. Four weeks ago I had an operation under a general anaesthetic during which the growth, that shouldn’t have been in my bladder, was cut out.
It was all examined and analysed and today the consultant told me that no further treatment was required (apart from a check up that I will have every 3/4 months). So it’s a good news day.
We are looking forward to our next cruise on Queen Anne in early November 2025 and there will no doubt be much for me to report as we build up to that.
You certainly don’t do things by half do you Richard! Really happy & pleased to hear that you are ok though and your meds are keeping your blood in order.
Thank goodness is was caught early and removed. It won’t be long til November and you can fully enjoy QA… xxxx
Thanks Kim and Andy.
Have you anything booked? I’ve lost track!
Richardx
Best wishes to you, Richard. Sorry to hear about your recent surgery. Hope you have a wonderful cruise in November, something lovely to look forward to.
Thanks Pamela and Peter. How are you both? Long time no see!
Good news Richard. So pleased they are looking after you.
Lunch again soon — Steve
Thanks Steve. Email me some dates!i
That’s great news, Richard . Look forward to catching up soon.
Thanks – email me some dates for lunch
Excellent news Richard.
Thanks John. Hope you are both well.
All is sounding promising Richard, so glad to hear you are getting the right treatment and it is paying off. I can’t believe that it was a year ago we were all aboard Queen Anne’s Maiden voyage!
Funny we are venturing back onto Queen Anne in November as well, but I guess we will miss you in passing, we board on the 26th for 4 nights to Rotterdam with friends.
Mark – good to hear from you. I hope you know what can happen on these trips to Rotterdam for a few days. They call them stag and hen nights and they all get pissed and kill the occasional old boy.
Much safer to join us for 14 days on 2 November! We hope you are both well. Richard