No 'arm done

I had a major panic on Sunday evening, when I saw Quent's right elbow. It had looked a little swollen a day or so after leaving Christie's, but now there was a huge lump. Cancer patients don't like lumps. Well, their wives don't anyway. Quent seemed sure it was nothing to worry about - but he was saying that about his primary, so I knew to ignore his opinion.

I took the above pictures (right and left elbow, respectively) and emailed them to Prof Hawkins and Dr Savage. They both responded with their usual speed and yesterday we were back in Charing Cross having it checked out.

They did an X-ray, an ultrasound scan (to check for links to the cancer) and some whacky blood tests (to see if the interleukin had triggered some sort of auto-immune response, such as arthritis). The results say it is olecranon bursitis (which is like house maid's knee but on your elbow). To quote Dr Savage, "hopefully with rest, the swelling/fluid will settle down on its own". Quent is unfamiliar with this technical term but thinks it must be short for restaurant.