What's wrong with me?!

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0a

23,879 posts

193 months

Saturday 15th November 2014
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Ross, I'd echo the post above.

I think you should try and get it put into some kind of jar that you can use to scare your grandkids with - if you can't get anything out as they 'suck it out' as you say just stick an onion in there or something.

alyR32

764 posts

176 months

Saturday 15th November 2014
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fk me Ross, how the hell did i not see anything about this. I don't normally look through this section, but can't believe i haven't seen any of this since your first post. Really hope all goes well for you mate, have everything crossed for you.
I have seen that you had been absent from the Sunday Services of late, but thought nothing of it. Get we'll soon, and I look forward to catching up with you, when this all gets sorted.
Best of luck mate, will be thinking of you.
Aly

E65Ross

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34,945 posts

211 months

Saturday 15th November 2014
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alyR32 said:
fk me Ross, how the hell did i not see anything about this. I don't normally look through this section, but can't believe i haven't seen any of this since your first post. Really hope all goes well for you mate, have everything crossed for you.
I have seen that you had been absent from the Sunday Services of late, but thought nothing of it. Get we'll soon, and I look forward to catching up with you, when this all gets sorted.
Best of luck mate, will be thinking of you.
Aly
Hi mate. I was going to go to MB world but decided against it as i wasn't sure what was going on with hospital visits etc. I do go to Silverstone the other week for Porsche though!

Thanks for the thoughts everyone. Just waiting to get Thursday out of the way now.

Plan is to call the neuro-ocology unit Monday to let them know appointment for mri is Thursday (they said to do this just to double check, and they'd be able to arrange surgery earlier), also request a disc for mri scan (being a chiropractor, I'll also ask for the full spine one out of interest!!). I'd also like to ask if they can give me any rough indication on a date....

Annoyingly, I seem to have come with a mild cold, so it's plenty of bed rest for me to shake it off, otherwise they won't do surgery yet

Piginapoke

4,736 posts

184 months

Sunday 16th November 2014
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Ross, from someone who has just read the whole thread from beginning to end for the first time today, I have so say you come across as a deeply impressive human being (apart from Facebook...) . I hope that the scan and treatment finally allow you to move forward in your life again, as I am sure they will

c8bof

368 posts

164 months

Monday 17th November 2014
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Best wishes from another runner, Ross. Had been lurking quietly reading your updates of how sickness was making your running difficult. Absolutely rooting for you.

PS my big regret following an op 4 years ago was not asking for a bit of the tumour they removed... I'd given it a name and everything. The NHS were fantastic for me - they deliver very well in a crisis.

E65Ross

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34,945 posts

211 months

Monday 17th November 2014
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Why in earth would I want to keep it? hehe

Chicane-UK

3,861 posts

184 months

Monday 17th November 2014
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I honestly can't help but admire how much of a brave face you're putting on it all, given the pressure of the situation. It's highly admirable, and if nothing else you absolutely deserve to kick this things ass.

I'll be following the thread with interest and wishing you the very best of luck for what lies ahead.

spikeyhead

17,223 posts

196 months

Monday 17th November 2014
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E65Ross said:
Why in earth would I want to keep it? hehe
It's protein, would make a tasty shake smile

KTF

9,788 posts

149 months

Monday 17th November 2014
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spikeyhead said:
It's protein, would make a tasty shake smile
Like the people who blend up the placenta and have it as a milkshake after the birth you mean? I cant imagine anything more delicious yum

E65Ross

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34,945 posts

211 months

Monday 17th November 2014
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KTF said:
spikeyhead said:
It's protein, would make a tasty shake smile
Like the people who blend up the placenta and have it as a milkshake after the birth you mean? I cant imagine anything more delicious yum
hehe

jammy_basturd

29,776 posts

211 months

Monday 17th November 2014
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Read this topic yesterday for the first time, start to finish.

Began the topic knowing exactly what you were going through. A couple of years ago I had some dietary problems as a result of jet lag followed by gastroenteritis a couple of months later. Two years on I'm still feeling the effects.

Ended reading the topic realising I know maybe 2% of what you're going through!

All the best with the operation. Hope everything goes as well as it can and you make a full recovery with no long term effects! smile

E65Ross

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34,945 posts

211 months

Monday 17th November 2014
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Didn't hear back from neuro-ocology unit today, but told them about my cold etc. The good news is I do feel noticeably better today so I suspect by next week I'll be dandy. I am quite tired so off to bed already!

To those who have read the thread from start to finish - thank you for your kind words. I did the very same myself a week or so back and must admit it was quite alarming.... Reading how I felt and what we all thought was going on, now realising exactly what was causing it.

Still, diagnosis has been made and I'm in literally the best hands for the job. The guy I'm seeing, Mr Paul Grundy is literally THE top guy for southern England.

I just hope it stops all this sickness and nausea/bloating feelings I get!

Just want Thursday to come now!

Thanks again.

SHutchinson

2,040 posts

183 months

Wednesday 19th November 2014
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Hi Ross, you don't know me but I hope it goes well tomorrow.

I'd been following your training updates on the running thread but hadn't looked for a while and then found this. Sorry to hear about it all but you sound like a very strong bloke and appear to be facing up to this far better than most would.

You continue to be an inspiration, just for slightly different reasons.

DSLiverpool

14,671 posts

201 months

Wednesday 19th November 2014
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Our family have everything crossed for you on Thursday Mr space hopper balls ;o)

E65Ross

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34,945 posts

211 months

Wednesday 19th November 2014
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DSLiverpool said:
Our family have everything crossed for you on Thursday Mr space hopper balls ;o)
hehe

Rough night last night. I took a couple of sleeping tablets (zopiclone), I was feeling a bit sick but about 10mins after taking them I was sick and brought my dinner up. I wasn't sure if the tablets had been absorbed so didn't take any more just in case.

Guess they didn't as I slept terribly.... Then was sick again at 8am. I'm off work today anyway (I work alternate Wednesdays) so was able to have a lie in.

Feeling worse for wear at the moment. But my cold is feeling noticeably better already!

One more hurdle tomorrow and that, in theory, should be my last appointment before surgery. A slightly scary and exciting thought.

Yesterday I got a lovely email from a patient of mine who I only see once roughly every 3 months. She sees the massage therapist at our work too occasionally who told her what's going with me and she sent me a lovely email saying that she's thinking of me, can't believe it, wishes me luck etc etc. Made my day a little bit brighter.

And no.... No pics I'm afraid! I hope to get a copy of my 1st mri scan tomorrow if I'm lucky. If I do, and can figure out a way, I'll find an image which shows the tumour and post it up. From experience though, mri scan discs don't have the images saved as jpegs but have built in software image viewers.... So not sure how I'd go about doing it.

RDMcG

19,095 posts

206 months

Wednesday 19th November 2014
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Very best of luck, and it is reassuring that you have the best of care. As is evident,a great number of people are rooting for you to get past this, and I have a feeling you will do just that.

bluenosewrx

391 posts

114 months

Wednesday 19th November 2014
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All the best mate, fingers crossed for you

Tyre Tread

10,525 posts

215 months

Wednesday 19th November 2014
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Best of luck Ross.

I very much admire the way you are dealing with this.

cat220

2,762 posts

214 months

Wednesday 19th November 2014
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All the best for tomorrow Ross, all the family are wishing you well.

0a

23,879 posts

193 months

Wednesday 19th November 2014
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Ross, we are thinking of you here. All the very best for tomorrow.

Regarding the image screen grab it, or take a photo with your phone?!

Edited by 0a on Wednesday 19th November 22:12