7.7.10
Have just got back from another 12 hour shift at the hospital. Went to see Mum this morning then popped home at lunch time to see the family with the intention of going back to the hospital later on. Mum phoned me at about 1530 to ask if I could go back as the surgeon who performed the ERCP wanted to come and have a chat with us.
I did not think he could tell us anything more devastating than we had been told…
6.7.10
We had the results from the biopsy today and the cancer has spread to mums gall bladder. We know that we were expecting this to be the news that we got but it still does not prepare you for the force with which the news hits you. I am so tired, tired of holding it together, tired of being strong. I need my mum but my mum needs me. We do not know until Monday when we see the oncologist what the options are, if…
Well what a day!! I was at the hospital at 0830 this morning and got back about 2000 this evening. Mom went down to the Gastro unit at about 1030 but it was almost 1200 before they took us along to the xray department. I waited on the ward with my sister and by about 1430 could not bear to wait any more so we went down to the Gastro unit to see what was happening. When we arrived at reception I met with the surgeon who…
1.7.10
Mum is still very jaundiced and her abdomen is swollen. The rash she had has got better since stopping the Tarceva. Tomorrow morning she has an appointment with the dermatologist who she saw just over a month ago but I do not think there will be any more that they can say or do different to what they said last time. At 1030 mum will have an ERCP performed by one of the surgeons who I work with. Hopefully he will…
29.6.10
Mum went through A & E last night and has been admitted to hospital. They have decided to stop the Tarceva for a few days at least as her liver is not coping with it. Mum has looked slightly jaundiced for a while now but it has got significantly worse since starting her new meds.
Mum has had a rash which has made her itch to the point of crying and scratching herself sore since she had her chemo. The medics…
