Lynne G's blog

After 18 months (mostly good ones) on 25th April Barry lost his fight with cancer.

He died in our local hospice and is at last at peace, this is so very hard as we were together for 35 years its like ive lost a part of me I am now so very lonely although I am still having conversations with him.

I know it was for the best as after his last op he was really struggling it is just so very sad

 

 

Hi everyone, I have not written for a while but thought I would get everyone up to date. Barry had his latest scan a week ago, the results were quite good the cancer has not spread and is still the same size as last scan (3 months ago). He is feeling quite well so we have decided to go to Cyprus for a month. I promised him when he was first diagnosed that I would get him there and fingers crossed I will. He has to go…

Hi everyone we have had a really good day, Barry had his first scan (after 6 chemo sessions) the result was really good, his cancer hasnt spread, and there is no sign of cancer in his lyph nodes or stomach (which there was before) the original tumor is 2cm and is still there but dont know whether it has shrunk since his op as he didnt have a scan post op. The chemo is working and he will now have 6 more treatments then…

Barry has his scan next week to find out if the chemo has had any effect, he is on Oxaliplatin and 5FU, I have been on the web and found other drugs Capecitabine (Xeloda) and Cetuximab, just want to know if anyone has taken these drugs or knows anything about them thanks Lynne

Really good idea this site, I know how awful this disease is and must be the most horrible thing to live with but as a carer I think we are probably a little bit forgotton and taken for granted. Its nice to know there are others out there battling along and will read the blogs with interest. Keep your hopes up love Lynne