I was really struggling with the nasty chest infection but was reluctant to cancel my first ever Ga68 PET so I played it by ear up to the last minute. In the end, I wasn’t really well enough to go but I asked Chris to come with me for moral support and we both got the train. Guys Cancer Centre is close to the London underground and right next to “The Shard”.

I was going to be in there for a couple of hours and my biggest fear was having a coughing fit in the scan – particularly as it was important to keep still. Chris decided to have a mini-tour while I was in isolation – thus the lovely pictures you see here. The PET centre is located in one of London’s most historic districts but which is now dotted with many modern landmarks. You will see The Shard, Tower Bridge, The Tower of London, City Hall, Pudding Lane, Monument, and some interesting fence work on the older Guys and St Thomas Hospital.

I survived the scan without incident and then wrote two articles:

1. Ga68 PET Into the Unknown – started as a post about my feelings over that period but is now one stop shop of information to help others doing their first Ga68 PET scan.

2. Ga68 PET – a game changer. A follow up with my results plus some other facts about this relatively new scan for NET patients.

I also lost 10 pounds over a period of a month and it took 6 months to get that weight back. Enjoy the remainder of the pictures – click here.

Other Stuff

I’ve been working on reorganising some of my Facebook pages, I had 5 and now down to 3. It would have been down to 2 but Facebook isn’t playing ball so will try again later. I’d like everyone to also ‘Like’ this linked page Neuroendocrine Cancer but please don’t unlike it, I’ve spent some time building that up! And if you know anyone who might benefit from that page and/or this one, be sure to suggest it.

The lockdown has given me some time to look at a new software package I had to help convert my blogsite into a website. I’ve also been working on an A to Z facility and rather than just knock up a big long table which is a pain to keep up to date, I wanted to integrate it into my website where updating is much easier as I can then link to references etc. It’s proving to be more difficult than I thought but I’ve published a prototype version which will be useable for some but it’s far from being a complete project – I need to get the A to Z button ‘widget’ sorted and I need to populate short descriptions which will take weeks.  It does however link all my blog ‘tags’ to an article containing a description until I can populate them (although I have done the first few in the list as a prototype). It’s also prompted me to normalise and reduce the number of tags I use – see what I have so far clicking on A to Z – be gentle, it’s the beginning of a new project 

Private Group. There’s a constant stream of new members and discussions continue in this Facebook private group (click here to join). The group is quieter than usual but Neuroendocrine Cancer issues continue, people continue to be diagnosed and arrive in need of help – often just someone to listen. London and New York are the biggest two cities represented in the private group and I see them both in the headlines – please take care all.