Quite a bit has been happening in the past month.
First up, I went to the Doctor for my 3 month checkup. All OK except that I spoke to him about a persistent scab on my ear. He was 99% positive it was a Basal-cell Carcinoma and referred me to the Plastic Surgery clinic. I have an appointment at the end of this month to deal to it.
Then I tried reducing my Fluox (Prozac) with the approval of my GP. That was interesting, I reduced the dose to half and about a week later I just wanted to sleep all the time. People at work were getting concerned about me, I was really dozy most of the time, so I went back up to the normal amount.
As it was now about 12 months since my last surgery I thought I would be due for another CT scan and catch up with my oncologist, so I sent him an email. He confirmed that that would be a good idea and set it up. A week ago I had the scan and last Friday met with him. I was a bit apprehensive before the meeting, there was a 50% chance the cancer would be back, but no, I am officially clear of cancer at this time. Only another 6 years to go before I am considered cured, but right now it cannot get any better.
I also talked about the fatigue. There does not seem to be any post surgery reason for it and it looks like it may be one of the common side affects of long term Fluox use. He strongly suggested I discuss this with my GP. That will happen next week but in the mean time I am cutting back, but slowly. In Wellington last week I got through two days with no rest in the middle of the day, I am going to try it for the rest of this long weekend as well, it would be great to be back to full strength, and possibly losing some weight as well. My weight has been creeping up, which is great as far as the Doctors are concerned, but not for me.
However there has been a couple of negatives in the past month. Kate Murphy and the support group for colon cancer she led have provided me and many others with invaluable support and help. Kate died on 3rd October after a six month battle with a recurrence. I never met or spoke to her but she will always be a friend.
