Latest CT results show cancer continues to spread within organs so Xeloda not working. Onc decided side effects not worth it and has taken mum off it. It was the final, final treatment. Lymphodemia in second arm so bad now they're not allowed to puncture her there any more, and despite numerous pricking in feet can't get blood from there either. Luckily can get bisphospherates in, just no blood for testing out. So just…
On Sunday my dad had to go to Malaysia for a weeks business trip and as my mums main carer I was slightly worried how she'd cope. Ahead of his trip I went round on Thursday evening and mum wasn't in a great way. She'd just finished her last round of Xeloda and had spent the day before being very sick. By Thursday evening she seemed exhausted and was crying with pain in her 'good' arm. Although she assured us she didn…
August 2009 - take call from mum in car on way back ffrom working in Shropshire. Mentions she has had ultrasound on lumps in neck as she'd been getting a lot of pain in her lymphatic arm. Also has nasty rash on back that won't shift. "Don't worry they don't think its cancer". Great. (nb: Mum had breast cancer 7 years ago but was out of her remission period and had been given all clear 2 years previously)…
