Purpose of this blog

My name is Cor and this is my story dealing with mucosal melanoma (MM) in my nose which was diagnosed on 10 Jan 2017. I am married and have 2 kids. I write and update this blog to reach out to all my loved ones far away with updates and my state of mind and also to share information with other patients.

Sunday, February 12, 2017

4 days to go to surgery

I went to Church with my daughter. I didn't feel well due to nose bleeds, coming from the upper left sinus. It makes me feel weak and not confident, and many times during the service I fell silent. Feeling the hand of my daughter made me recover and together we enjoyed singing.

My wife is still in Tokyo, wrapping up her visit to the Cancer Center. She will arrive at Changi airport at midnight.

Friday I talked to my brother, who likes to visit me after surgery. I told him that it took 2 weeks after the last surgery to recover sufficiently to receive visitors. So he will plan a visit in early March. That will be nice, depending of course how fast I will heal.

Yesterday I talked to my son. He plans to visit me in Japan during the treatment preparations but has to return before April, as he will have exams. I will discuss with my wife how to plan the preparations in the latter part of March and treatment in April. Language is really an issue as the complex terminology and unexpected questions give me lots of anxiety.

My mind is playing games with me, fear for the surgery is sometimes stronger than my will power to stay positive and healthy. I wake up in the middle of the night worrying not being able to talk to doctors in Japan .....

4 comments:

Earthemployee said...

Thank you for sharing your thoughts during this difficult period. I really want to visit you while this treatment period, but not sure if i can manage. All the best for you. Thomas

Anonymous said...

Hee Bro hold your head up, we all hope with you that all will go well. Trust! Love, Wilma

frisian said...

Thanks Thomas. Even if you can't visit, your shown support helps already. Thanks my friend.

frisian said...

Its tough at times sis. Just get through this week. The rest should be fine. :-)