hospital news

So we're just back from seeing the doctor at the hospital. The scan  shows no difference in the size of the tumors. They want to wait until I'm a bit more well and then will start me on a six month course of chemo, with a cycle of five days off tablets. 25 days off. This will be a stronger tablet than I had before. 

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