Well it's been a while sine we wrote and unfortunately it's not really great news. Steve, aka Enid Whiplash has been diagnosed this week with a brain tumor. I'll start at the beginning...
For around 2 or 3 weeks he's been complaining of migraines, as you'd expect it was the usual two paracetamol and get on with it, as he was due for an eye test he assumed his prescription needed changing so on Sunday Sept 5th 2010 we both went for an eye test. The optician noticed irregularities pointing at high blood pressure and referred him back to his GP, writing a letter which we duly delivered to the Dr.
Monday 6th Sept the Dr called to book an appointment so on Tuesday 7th Sept Steve visited the Dr who then referred him to the specialist eye hospital the same afternoon. We were at the hospital until after 6pm where after many different tests they had decided a CT (CAT) Scan was necessary and that he should return at 10am the following morning (8th Sept).
Following a restless night Steve made his way to the hospital and underwent a CT Scan, the results were immediately sent to the clinic and he was sent there to get the verdict from the scan. Without hesitation the clinic decided it was necessary to admit Steve to hospital and he was taken direct to the medical assessment unit and then on to the ward.
Medication began very soon after although at this time we were not told what was being treated other than to say there was a "growth" behind the left eye which was 5cm by 3cm and that it was hoped the medication would help shrink the growth whilst a different pill was administered to combat the side effects of the first pill and a different drug was administered to help reduce the pain. over 20 pills a day has become part of Steve's daily diet....
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