Even though I should have posted this MRI Scan result much earlier, but it was all procrastination on my behalf.
Anyway, the MRI Scan was performed in UCLH (University College London Hospitals) on Saturday 07 May 2022. It was a normal torture to the body under the scanner and turned out to be the longest running scan ever, making me continuously speculating on the outcome of the scan.
The result of the Scan was announced to me over the phone by Dr Diego Ottaviani (Dr. Paul Mulholland’s team member) on 8th June 2022. During these 30+ days, I was on constant speculation of the result. Even though I was feelling normal in my mind as well as in my body, but the speculation was filling me with some anxiety.
Dr Ottaviani, ended my speculation (and anxiety) when he announced yet another clean scan and I took a very deep sigh of relief.
In his follow up letter to me and my GP he commented.
“It was a pleasure to review Mr Singh over the phone today. I am pleased to note he remains well. His MRI head on 7/5/22 showed stable appearances. Mr Singh will remain on surveillance. I requested an MRI head in August and will review him in 4 months with the scan result.”
Soon afterwards, I received yet another appointment for Scan due dated 24th August, 2022. This upcoming scan is very important to me because at the end of October this year, I would be completing 7 years of my survival and winning over this Brain Cancer by making peace with it.
As I write these words, I look forward to the August Scan and hoping it to all clear (as I continue to feel normal), then my next target would be to complete a decade of survival i.e. on 31st October, 2025. And strategy for survival in the mean time? It is great and old British saying – Keep Calm and Carry On!!