A Bit of an Inconvenience

I have not been as productive as I would have liked over the last couple of months. But then, I do have a good excuse. At the beginning of March I was diagnosed with a tumour in my head and that has distracted me somewhat. The good news is that it is expected to be benign. Though when I saw the scan last week I did think "Bl**dy Hell, that looks big." It is in the sinus cavities across the right hand side of my face. I am told if it stays there, it will damage my skull. To remove it, they will have to work next to both my eye and my brain. I say that I hope it is a bit of my brain that I don't use much then. Bit nervous about them working near the eye as my right eye is my good one. I had a cataract in the left one when I was only 39 and that has been replaced and now is fixed focus for distance. It also sees in a different colour and size to my right eye. That took a bit of adjusting to.

This afternoon I was given the date of the operation to remove the tumour. It is going to be next Wednesday, 28th May. I have no idea how I will feel after the op but have been told there will be a couple of weeks recovery. Then there will also be the wait for the biopsy result.

I do like the doctors analogy that the sinuses are like the air conditioning system for the head. Currently my air conditioning system is not working properly. That might explain the headaches then. I can't wait for it to be gone and to move on from this time. I won't fully escape, as they want to keep monitoring me for the rest of my life in case it returns but it should help clear the pains in my head.

It has been a frustrating time, as I was getting a good reaction to my work and felt that I was noticeably improving as I painted more. I have a couple of paintings planned but they will have to wait a while. I would like to take the summer pretty easy and give myself the best recovery time really. Normal service will be resumed shortly.