Kate2003's blog

Typical isn't it. I really wanted to chat tonight, and I can't get into the chatroom. At last - at very long last - I'm starting chemo tomorrow [carboplatin and taxol], and though I know I have to do this, and really do want to get started, I am scared silly at the moment. I'm sure once I've had my first cycle and know what to expect, things will be better but at the moment I just want a hug. All kinds of stupid things…

Has anyone else been thrown out of the chatroom? I haven't been able to enter for 2-3 days now. I can see the 3 chatrooms, but when I try to go in, I just get a blank white page. It's very frustrating! Have PMd Thomas and am waiting to hear back from him, but I wondered if anyone else had experienced this and whether there's a way round it. Many thanks for any help or advice! Best - Kate xxx

Hello everyone. Too much to tell you to go into the chatroon tonight. A very good but exhausting day today. I had an hour's appointment with my dentist this afternoon just to get everything sorted before starting chemo, so I decided to kill a few birds with one stone, and went into the office to see my supervisor and catch up with friends. Some good news in as much as they have promised that there will always be…

I think I'm posting this just to get it off my chest and cheer myself up ... Since diagnosis of ovarian cancer have been recovering from surgery before being able to start cancer treatment. And now, 4 weeks after my operation I have had to go back to hospital as my wound was badly infected and needed to be opened and drained. Still waiting to see oncologist and not sure when I will be able to start chemo. I suppose…