Consultant appointment went well. He had already contacted the PCT who had turned down the funding for the drug Abraxane and he has also appealed to the PCT which is the next step. It is expected that the PCT will also turn down the appeal. Once that is done he can than apply for some of the pot of money which is set aside for unlicensed drugs. There is still money left for this financial year so he is hoping that this will be all sorted by the end of the month. This would mean that I can start the chemo at the beginning of April and be finished in June. With maybe a month to recover before Josh's wedding. This would work out well. Please keep praying.

He has also started me on hormone treatment ( Arimadex) which I will take for the next 5 years. This is a preventative treatment and is routine for patients whose tumour is oestrogen positive. We just have to check whether it will get dialyzed out by the machine which will mean I will have to take it after dialysis - all very complicated. Nothing is simple for a dialysis patient!