liz g's blog

  • my latest gremlin is shrinking

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    FormerMember

    hi guys i havent been on for a while, chemo is taking it out of me at the mo, but wanted to let you know its working, i had a c.t. scan and got the results on my 31st wedding anniversary (13th july), thankfully it was good news, my tumour has shrunk by more than a quarter! .... nice anniversary prezzie eh? WHOOOO HOOOOO

    i was to have 8 chemo but i have been told i can choose to stop at 6, as i am on the full dose of…

  • RACE FOR LIFE

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    FormerMember

    i am very proud to say, i done the race for life today with 3 of  my sisters and a friend, i was a little worried that i wouldnt be well enough to do it as, i took a little bit longer to recover from my last chemo.... so whoooo hoooo, hope you all like the photos....(im the one without hair ...lol

    liz xxxx  

  • trying to be too "normal"?

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    being a hairdresser, it is my job to do my sisters and mums hairs, which is done after salon hours (dont want to scare the customers....lol), we get together every tuesday night anyway... so tuesday evening it is, every third week, i seem to remember managing to keep it up with my last chemo (8 fec 100 finished 18 months ago) im on my second lot of taxotere now, done it a week ago today, so as a back up i arranged for…

  • g.i jane/liz

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    today i took control of losing my hair, and shaved it myself, i got my daughter to take pics, so im hoping i can put them on here... if it doesnt work... sorry

    i wanted to put them on here because i think its important to show that it is only hair and that although i consider myself to be very vain, it really does boil down to 2 main things... of course cancer sucks.... of course chemo sucks, but chemo isnt a punishment…

  • gremlin update

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    FormerMember

    hi guys,

    been for my pre chemo tests, doc was really positive he thinks the taxotere will do a good job blasting the little bugger... even better he says, when he first saw my scans in 2008 there were 5 large holes in my liver, and they are definately dormant now... the new on is 4cm diam, and is hardly affecting my liver function! all my tests show major improvement... one  (cant remember which) went from 287... to …