My final test results have arrived, and they're clear. I hadn't realised I was quite so worried about the outcome until the envelope appeared in today's mail. I had to sit down to open it! What a huge sigh of relief I breathed when I read the letter - I suppose I would have had to be very unlucky to be hit by another form of cancer after my experience, but there's always a niggle at the back of your mind, and there's always a chance it could happen.
So, now I can make some plans as I have no hospital visits etc. for 12 months. For the first time in some years, I feel a lot freer to move on.
I am, however, still planning my constructive feedback message to the hospital about my experiences there recently. This is even more important now, since the doctor I saw has written to my GP practice with the outcomes of the check-up and, very kindly, has informed them that I will be returning to the hospital rather than being discharged to their care next year as I have said I have no confidence in them! How very helpful. Whatever happened to doctor-patient confidentiality? While it's true that my confidence in my GP practice is not great, surely it's for me to discuss that with them, not for an oncologist to stir things up! I see my future being filled with a lot of repair work...
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