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Slowing it down

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Now that the big treatment stuff is done, it appears to be time to slow it down.  At least, according to Kelvin Gomez, my breast surgeon in the letter he wrote to the gynaecologist, Mr Furat Oweis.   As Mr Oweis read through the letter - aloud, and in my presence - Kelvin has said something like 'don't rush, she can have a break'.  Not those exact words, as I can't remember now, but words to that effect. I had a chuckle.  He obviously thinks i'm rushing.   I wouldn't say I am - but I would like to see the back of all this hospital stuff. Gynaecology So the news from today's chat with Mr Oweis, a more traditional consultant in that his 'customer service skills' are a little lacking, is that I will be getting an oopherectomy (ovary removal), by keyhole surgery, at some point in the next 4 months.    They can't test to see if I am post-menopausal unless I come off all treatment for 12 months - apparently.  And the test can be inconclusive beca