Good news
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I just took a call from my surgeon. He's got the results of the histology of the tumour. All tests proved clear, and no further treatment is necessary. This is as I suspected (having been told about how well-formed the excised tumour was), but it's great to know for sure. It's such a relief.
Next Monday I'm returning to the hospital for a physio session and also to have the dressing changed and staples removed. After then I should be a lot more mobile and think about starting to return to work.
What this means is that no follow-up treatment such as chemo or radio-therapy will be needed. The chances of a recurrence are as though this hadn't happened, i.e. quite low though still a point of caution as has always been the case with
Neurofibromatosis I.
*happybounce*
The main thing is that I need to be more disciplined in going to my GP to have regular checkups to help spot this sort of thing developing early.
clicky
I just took a call from my surgeon. He's got the results of the histology of the tumour. All tests proved clear, and no further treatment is necessary. This is as I suspected (having been told about how well-formed the excised tumour was), but it's great to know for sure. It's such a relief.
Next Monday I'm returning to the hospital for a physio session and also to have the dressing changed and staples removed. After then I should be a lot more mobile and think about starting to return to work.
What this means is that no follow-up treatment such as chemo or radio-therapy will be needed. The chances of a recurrence are as though this hadn't happened, i.e. quite low though still a point of caution as has always been the case with
Neurofibromatosis I.
*happybounce*
The main thing is that I need to be more disciplined in going to my GP to have regular checkups to help spot this sort of thing developing early.
clicky