Life's adventures https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/life-s-adventures/atomTelligent Community (Build: 12.1.2.21912)2024-11-11T17:55:20ZWaitinghttps://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/life-s-adventures/posts/waiting2025-03-02T09:36:05Z2025-03-02T09:36:05Z 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...(<a href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/life-s-adventures/posts/waiting">read more</a>)<img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=721982&AppID=42042&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">LozzaThttps://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/a6d073d35df341e4a2d8941f1be6f418Pleasure, painhttps://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/life-s-adventures/posts/pleasure-pain2025-02-23T11:34:41Z2025-02-23T11:34:41ZThe 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 ...(<a href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/life-s-adventures/posts/pleasure-pain">read more</a>)<img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=721971&AppID=42042&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">LozzaThttps://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/a6d073d35df341e4a2d8941f1be6f418Highs and lowshttps://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/life-s-adventures/posts/highs-and-lows2025-02-13T21:54:23Z2025-02-13T21:54:23ZSo, 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 ...(<a href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/life-s-adventures/posts/highs-and-lows">read more</a>)<img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=721961&AppID=42042&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">LozzaThttps://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/a6d073d35df341e4a2d8941f1be6f418Results!https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/life-s-adventures/posts/results2024-11-18T17:18:18Z2024-11-18T17:18:18ZFollow 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...(<a href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/life-s-adventures/posts/results">read more</a>)<img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=721798&AppID=42042&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">LozzaThttps://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/a6d073d35df341e4a2d8941f1be6f418Pit stophttps://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/life-s-adventures/posts/pit-stop2024-11-11T17:55:20Z2024-11-11T17:55:20ZAfter 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 ...(<a href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/life-s-adventures/posts/pit-stop">read more</a>)<img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=721792&AppID=42042&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">LozzaThttps://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/a6d073d35df341e4a2d8941f1be6f418