chrissiQx2's blog

  • Radiotherapy Mouth/Jaw advice please

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    I have posted in the forums too so please excuse me doubling up but I really want to try and get as much advice as possible.  My blog is not about me today but my lovely nan who has just had 2 high dose radiotherapy treatments to her mouth/jaw.  She was diagnosed a few weeks back with low grade lymphoma which has presented in her mouth.  I just wondered what things I could get her that she might need and what to expect over…

  • Losing friends, support and not fitting in

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Last year I met up with another woman nearby who also has secondary breast cancer. This was really nice for me as she was nearer to my age, we both have children and found lots of common ground. We met a few times for coffee and a chat and at last I felt I had someone to confide in who really understood me.  Well in January she got some bad news on a scan and told me she was going on chemo again but wouldnt tell me about…

  • Great Results and Number 4

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Last Friday afternoon I had my clinic appointment to get the results from my 4 monthly CT and MUGA scan.  All is well and the oncologist was very happy and I am very happy.  I had to see a locum consultant which always makes me nervous as I know they are qualified but they never really know you and your history but she was very thorough.  The radiologists hadnt reported my CT but the pictures were up so she studied these…

  • 30 Things For Turning 30 #3

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    FormerMember

    I have just got back from a week in Disneyland paris and all I can say is it was fantastic.  We all had the most amazing time and really didnt want to leave.  I for one am absolutely shattered as we did so much all day everyday.  We have been before but my younger 2 children were only 1 and 2 at the time so they couldnt remember any of it.  It was March 2006 and it is also where my husband proposed to me, in Cindrellas castle…

  • 30 Things For Turning 30 #2

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    FormerMember

    So number 2 on my list of 30 things to do to celebrate turning 30 was a weekend in London and a show...Dirty Dancing!! This is my absolute favourite film of all time and I have never been to a show before.  We travelled to London by train on Saturday which was really nice as we both got to relax on the journey.  We got to our hotel around 3pm and it was very nice indeed, just off Russell Square and a short walk away from…