our cancer diaryhttps://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/our_cancer_diary/atomTelligent Community (Build: 12.1.2.21912)2011-08-20T15:48:41Zcancer diaryhttps://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/our_cancer_diary/posts/cancer-diary2011-08-20T14:48:41Z2011-08-20T14:48:41Z<p>my husband johns cancer diary</p>
<p>april 1st rushed into pinderfields hosp needing 7 units of blood after a blood test after being to docs with blood in his urine</p>
<p>april 5th had cystoscopy and a growth removed from his bladder </p>
<p>may 10th had ct scan at ddh </p>
<p>may 25th diagnosed with invasive bladder cancer and they also thought it had spread to his lungs</p>
<p>june 10th lung biopsy at DDH</p>
<p>june 22 appt with lung doctor at DDH</p>
<p>june 30th PETscan at jimmys</p>
<p>july 13th appt at PINDERFIELD with urologist will order another cystoscopy to make sure everything ok</p>
<p>july 25th bronchoscopy/biopsy at JIMMYS</p>
<p>july 27th now wanting to investgate his bowel</p>
<p>july 28th having funny dos </p>
<p>july 29th doctor rung lung cancer not spread to lymph nodes will refer to surgeon</p>
<p>aug 1st sigmoidoscopy at DDH failed to see what they were looking for </p>
<p>aug 11th cystoscopy at DDHall clear will retest in 6 months(the first bit of good news we heard)</p>
<p>aug 15th second sigmoidoscopy failed again </p>
<p>aug 17th seen consultant who now thinks my husband is not fit enough to operate on referring to oncologists </p>
<p>had a brain scan told the funny dos were mini strokes</p>
<p>due to go as inpatient for 3rd sigmoinoscopy on aug 31st</p>
<p>and oncology 0n sept 6th </p>
<p>it is now nearly 5 months since all this started and john as still had no treatment apart from painkillers for a cancerous lump that has appeared on his waist in last 2weeks why does everything take so long the poor man his in agony </p>
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