NOT what I expected!

So, I had the MRI yesterday. I was in the machine for far longer than I was told, one hour instead of thirty minutes. Also, they pulled me out and injected me with a dye, then I was pushed back in. 

An hour of all that banging was awful, but necessary. 

I returned to the hospital this afternoon to see the original consultant. I had expected him to say I needed more surgery to remove the remaining part of the tonsil but no. Apparently I hadn't had a tonsillectomy two years ago, just a biopsy. He explained that the swelling was back as a tumour on my throat. The only was to deal with that was to start the treatment that I had been avoiding for the past two years. He thought I'd probably be started on a strong steroid to quickly reduce the swelling, but after that he had no clue. 

I returned him and contacted my consultant's secretary to see if I could bring my appointment forward by a couple of days. She said she would leave him a message and would get back to me on Monday. 

I don't feel too bad, now that I know what the problems is. As long as the treatment doesn't interfere with the big family trip at the beginning of January, they can do what they like!

I've been keeping up with the latest treatments and I'm hoping to be put on BR, bendamustine and rituximab. My real concern is a vanity thing, losing my hair, so I really hope that doesn't happen.