Anyone still listening? I still have something to say.......

Hello Dear Readers,

Or should that be dear reader?  Suggestions from friends this summer (Sian, I was listening) and an email from my dear friend Susan today made me consider that in light of having had Papillary Thyroid Cancer this summer (and being in the midst of treatment) it would be nice to try to get back to blogging, if only for a bit, so people can be up to date with me.  Of course I still love getting emails (and cards, phone calls, visits!), it's just not always feasible to respond as fully as I would like to everyone.  We will see.

Meanwhile, here is an update on my lovely scar....

 Yup, starts just to the right of my right collarbone..... it's a little wiggly at that point, makes me think of the smiley face Rabbit drew on Pooh's butt when he was stuck in the rabbit hole.  Pooh giggles and it gets all wobbly....
moving up around to the ear....

just behind my left ear lobe.  There is still a big piece of scab stuck on that bit, I've tried soaking it off but it's still on.  I hate to fuss with it too much as I am completely numb from my ear down to my left shoulder, from under my chin to just below either side of the shoulder. 

Some sensation is coming back, but mostly in the form of itching (which I cannot scratch, since it is numb) or just out and out pain that usually goes quickly.

I have my radiation treatment scheduled for the 18th of September, I will take a pill that day, then be in likely until the following Monday.  The nurses have Geiger counters, and the camera in the ceiling also measures my radioactivity.  Cool, huh?  Maybe I will post some formulas calculating my rate of radioactive decay for all my Physics homies.  I131 goes to Xe everyone, duh!

More later in the week hopefully about my allotment, books I'm enjoying, social events and treatment. 

Cheers!