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  • The Demise of Roland Ratso: Chapter twenty eight.

    drewcotgrave's blog
    Wednesday 11th and I am not feeling too great. Coming off the radio and chemo has been a bit of an anti-climax. I decide not to have my porridge (my bag of oats!) and have a banana instead with my usual drug intake along with my two pint mug of green tea. I still feel sick and take an anti-sickness pill which has no effect so I just go back to bed with my eh? Machine. Suitably recharged, Jonathan has filled my car up with rubbish so I have got to go to the tip. Arriving there it takes him half an...
  • URGENT ADVICE NEEDED PLEASE

    bex3310's blog
    we had a phonecall last night from our GP saying that there is nothing the Royal marsden can do for mum... Rather confused about this because when i spoke to professor cunninghams sectuary she said there was a different kind of chemo available for her. So now the royal marsden dont want to know where do we go from here?? please anyone with answers help. It hasnt spread all round her body just a few lyhm nods thank you
  • the start of the unknown

    alexandsam's blog
    I am 41 years old and 3 days ago I received the news that I have breast cancer. It is DCIS with suspicion of invasion and is grade 3. I have just been trying to get in touch with my close friends (the ones that know everything) but no one home. So decided to contact Lifeline (as the cancer hotlines aren't open on weekends) but they were all busy!!! Glad I'm not feeling suicidal!@#? I was having a reasonably good day until I read some more information. Now my heart is racing and stomach churning...
  • Really happy me!

    bonjibach's blog
    Good news my dad has seen the proffesor today and there seems to be no more changes in the x rays - hence a really happy me!! Thinking about you all x
  • First cycle of chemo over....!

    clarebearx2's blog
    Dad has finished his first cycle of chemotherapy today!! And boy, has it seemed like a long 5 days!!! (And if that's how I feel about it, I can only imagine how it must be for him!!!) It seems to have gone well, and dad has had minimal side effects from the treatment. He's had a little bit of nausea that was controlled by anti-sickness drugs, and is obviously feeling more tired - but other than that all seems well. The docs have said they are really, really pleased with the way things are...