02.03.25 This has been the most difficult week yet. Rod was admitted to the oncology ward for rehydration and to have a stent fitted. That was on Monday and he's still there today, Sunday. He was put on blood infusions because his counts we...
The cancer is spreading and growing at an incredible rate. Difficult to believe that, in one month, we've driven to the Alps and back for a skiing holiday, had an overnight theatre break and have flown to Krakow for a city break; then we got the ...
So, 1st follow up CT scan had shown a 50% reduction in all tumours. The next showed continued improvement and we were feeling very optimistic. The Christmas period was a struggle for Rod because the mouth soreness caused by the mucositis made eating ...
Follow up appointment with the oncologist today.
Great news. The tumour and lymph nodes have been shrunk by 50%. The MDT told Rod this is the best outcome they could hope for at this stage. He thought he was getting a whole cycle off but, because his...
After the wtf moment back in August, when the gastrointestinal surgeon apologetically informed my husband that his cancer was inoperable, he is 4 cycles into palliative treatment. This is FOLFOX and Nivolumab, fortnightly. He also has an infusion of ...
