Hi All,
Some of you may (or may not) have noticed but I haven't been around for a few days. A bit of background - my dads been ill and off work for about 8 weeks with dizziness, balance problems and sickness. The doctors thought he had vertigo but the tablets werent working. They referred him for an MRI to check for something I cant remember what but it was a four week wait for the scan. They didnt want to wait so paid for a private scan and he had it on Saturday. On Tuesday he was contacted to be told he had one large and several small tumours in his brain. They apparently looked like secondary tumours which meant there was a primary one somewhere else. He was told to go to A&E immediately to get admitted to have a CT Scan to try and locate the primary. I live 4 hours away so when mum rang me and told me I drove straight up and have been with them ever since. He managed to have a CT scan on Wednesday which showed some lumps in his lungs which they think are the primary tumours. He is now waiting for a biopsy to check what type of lung cancer it is to then decide on treatment. We were told on Wednesday he would have the biopsy within a couple of days but then on Thursday we were told they cant fit him in until 12th May. So now we have to wait till then for him to have it, and then a week for the results to come through. Its horrific not knowing. Its been the worst four days of my life and just feel numb. This is going to go on for a long time and will probably get much harder. I just feel so helpless at the moment as its just waiting for the biopsy so we dont know what to do with ourselves. I think I'll go home Monday and back to work on Tuesday but the thought of leaving my dad fills me with dread. My wedding is in 6 weeks and I really couldnt give two hoots about whats left to do. I just want my dad to be ok and to be able to walk me down the isle.
I'm at a loose end tonight so thought I'd check in with everyone.
xxx
