 CT-preparation: contrast media to drink and a vein ready for intravenous contrast I have been coughing badly for a couple of weeks, without having had a cold or a fever. As you know, my whole cancer shabang started with coughing, so naturally my whole family gets slightly nervous when I cough without an obvious reason. After having seen my family doctor twice over the last weeks, without her being able to determine the cause for the hideous coughing, she contacted my oncologist. It was quickly decided that I needed to do an extra CT-scan to check for metastasized cancer in the thorax area. Just hearing the words metastasized cancer is frightening and it gives me the chills. Naturally, both my doctors and I wanted to know if something is seriously wrong, before I would leave for my summer vacation to Sweden. However, with only three days left before my flight, I thought that would be impossible. I am glad I was proven wrong, thanks to the excellent Swiss health care system and my oncologist's personal support. I did the CT-scan the following day and my oncologist saw me, the day after the scan, during his lunch break, to make sure I got the results in person before my vacation. Thank you Swiss health care! I am delighted and relieved that the results were good, with no signs of any new tumors.  Swedish summer
Now, I am looking forward to a couple of weeks vacation together with my family. We have no specific plans, other than spending time together, relaxing and meeting family and friends. Hopefully, the weather will be nice, so we can enjoy the lake by our summer house. I hope to completely switch off all work related tasks, and will only do some minor volunteer tasks for my Foundation's big event on September 5th: Lenas Lopp för Livet (Lena's Run for Life). The charity run in Västerås, where every krona goes to ovarian cancer research. If you have not signed up yet, click this link. With yesterday's positive scan results in mind, I will for sure enjoy my break even more! I wish you a great summer, full of joy, happiness and sunshine!😎 ☀️
16 Comments
ML
7/11/2019 14:49:55
Så skönt att det inte var någon fara. Men det ärnaturligtvis jobbigt innan man vet. Välkommen till Sverige! Vi ses. Kramar i massor till er alla
Lena
7/12/2019 10:12:22
Tack M-L! Ja nu ska det bli väääldigt skönt med semester. Kram
Lena
7/12/2019 10:14:29
Tack Ulrika! Var så kul att ses hemma hos mig. Ha en skön sommar och vi hör av oss om vi kommer förbi Västkusten. Kram
Maria Eriksson
7/11/2019 16:01:47
Önskar dig en underbar semester !
Lena
7/12/2019 10:15:17
Tack Maria! Önskar dig detsamma.
Lynette Jackson
7/11/2019 17:52:27
Soooooo happy for the good news. It must have been terrifying. Will only be able to sponsor your race as logistics mean I can’t make it, but do you want runners? I will ask my former colleagues based there! Enjoy the summer x
Lena
7/12/2019 10:17:37
Thanks Lynette! Appreciate your logistical support, of course we want runners and walkers: the more the better, all for a very good cause! Enjoy your summer!
Else
7/11/2019 20:12:13
Vi kan hosta ikapp snart. Kram 🥂💕
Lena
7/12/2019 10:18:50
Nej när vi ses är vi hostfria, både du och jag😉. Kram
Helena Vestreli
7/12/2019 11:38:27
Härligt att höra att det inte var något och som vanligt bra Service på vårt sjukhus.
Lena
7/14/2019 14:11:57
Tack Helena! Ha en skön sommar med familjen! Kram
Marianne Wäppling
7/12/2019 12:34:06
Älskade barn!
Lena
7/14/2019 14:12:35
Tack det ska vi göra! Vi ses snart. Kram
Patricia Taparelli
7/12/2019 15:18:48
I am so happy to hear you are doing well Lena.
Lena
7/14/2019 14:13:22
Thanks Patricia! Take care. Hugs Leave a Reply. |
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