As a companion to my blog entry on what happened to me clinically, this is the story of how it unfolded as a hospital experience. This bit focuses on night 1 in A&E.
At my hospital, oncology patients have a dedicated hotline, and there is an acut...
As a quick recap, I have PD-L1 positive, triple negative breast cancer, metastasised to my liver. I have been being treated with an immunotherapy drug called Pembrolizumab. In layman’s terms, our immune systems have an ability to deal with cell...
When I got confirmation in April that the secondary cancer in my liver was definitely back, I made an appointment with my solicitor to review and update my will, and also completed the forms to set up lasting power of attorney for my husband, son and...
I am ‘blessed’, if that’s the correct word, with a pair of 36HH breasts. The right one has a nice curving scar round the outside, where they gained access to remove the breast tumour in one direction, and 4 lymph nodes in the other ...
The scores on the doors after my first 12 week block of pembrolizumab and nab-Paclitaxel are in, and it’s looking promising. The liver MRI showed some reduction in the liver lesions, and the CT scan isn’t showing anything new elsewhere. T...
