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And that, my friends, is a wrap. What a year! Here are some stats for you: 13 x rounds of Nivolumab 14 x blood tests 6 x skin checks 3 x PET scans 3 x Brain MRIs 2 x CT scans 1 x surgery 1 x gastroscope I’ve tried very hard to maintain a ‘normal’…
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Last Tuesday I received dose number 12 of Nivolumab out of 13. Suddenly I’m at the end of treatment and I can hardly believe it! Bloods remain good, nothing on the last scan, dermatology gets a green tick too! All sounding pretty positive. I realised a few weeks ago it’s a year since the initial…
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This afternoon I had my 11th dose of Nivolumab: I have two to go. Having treatment at your work has positives and negatives, but gee I’m lucky to be able to work most of the day and then walk over to the Oncology Unit to have my treatment before heading home. Travelling big distances to…
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Today I crossed off treatment number 10. There’s 3 to go and I am starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. The last month has flown by and I’m currently sitting on my couch eating left over chocolate birthday cake. My leftover birthday cake. Yesterday I turned 52 and spent the…
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It’s been a couple of months since I updated the blog. Partly due to a lack of anything to report, but also due to my now dislike of Meta and the block they’ve put on this blog! The block still exists, so if you’ve made your way here, well done and thanks! Please click the…
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Let’s start with everyone’s favourite topic: statistics. In particular, those related to the NZ cycling challenge. Distance covered – 202kmDays cycling – 5Time spent cycling – 12 hours 40 minsElevation (climbing) – 1422mMoney raised by our team – $9879.70Money raised by all teams – $37000 Thank you to everyone who purchased: wine, socks, jam, cycling…
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Day 5 – Wedderburn to Kokonga Station The weather was fresh – overcast but not raining, as we headed towards our next stop of Kokonga Station. To give you an indication, I added a fleece jumper and this was enough to keep me warm. This was a cruisy 32km day, with multiple stops: Ranfurly –…
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***Long Post Warning*** Day 2 – Queenstown We spent the day doing a couple of tourist activities. Our apartment is in close walking distance to town, so we walked to the Skyline – Queenstown’s Gondola. It was a quick trip up to the top where we marvelled at the views. There is a mountain range…
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Firstly, I need to say FB is really struggling with my posts and discussion about the particulars for this trip (the other F word). My last two posts have been taken down pending a FB investigation. Please subscribe to my blogs, or follow me on Insta, to keep up with the meladrama. We slept well…
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I am sitting on my bed, it’s hot outside. My bag has been packed and repacked, but is still a whopping 20kg! Under limit but way over what I usually manage. We’re leaving for Melbourne in under an hour – our flight is 0900 tomorrow. I can’t believe we’ve reached the point of departure! I…
My Melanoma Drama 