Oh well , as I have said before , Shit Happens ! Chemo was stopped half way through as pharmacy were refusing to dispense any more of their wonderfully expensive drug without first seeing some improvement on scans.I had the scan and,unfortunately,there was no improvement at all,so chemo was discontinued . At least I get to keep my Portacath in place !
I went to see my oncologist and he was at a loss what to do next , but suggested there might be a surgical procedure which could be suitable for me . I would need a PET scan beforehand so that we were fully aware of what was actually going on inside me .
I had the PET scan the following week , and was not at all concerned about getting it as I had had one before . The results didn't really show any nasty surprises , so my doctor referred me to the surgeon who does this specific surgery . It is called HIPEC , and is only done in one place in Scotland  (Dundee) and a couple of places in England.
While waiting on an appointment to see the surgeon , I spent a very enjoyable day with Bill , babysitting Chloe-she was a wee dream !

She is five months old now-time definitely does fly!

I was down in Manchester to see Phoenix Nights at the arena-was a terrific show , and I laughed from start to finish-was also nice to catch up with our Paul again.He showed us round his work place at Real radio XS.

Bill and I also went to see the stage show Return To The Forbidden Planet-fabulous show - would love to see it again.

I got a call last week to go and see the surgeon in Dundee , so Bill came along with me - we took the train up and met the surgeon and a couple of nurse specialists . They were all really nice people . The surgeon explained that , as scans do not really give a full picture , he would like to do a laparoscopy to see for himself a couple of areas which were not too clear on scan . 

The upshot is , I go in to hospital this Sunday and have the laparoscopy on Monday !

Let's get this show on the road !