Raincoat's blog

My Chemo Suite cheerfully informed me today that there has been a policy review on appointments, and as a result we shall henceforth have our consultations on different days from our treatment. "WTF???" as my nephew would say. 

The reason for this breathtaking piece of blue skies thinking is to reduce long waits for consultations.  So now I have to drag myself to hospital (mine 30 miles away) twice every 3 weeks…

I am curious to know whether anyone else has transferred to a different  hospital within the UK whilst undergoing cancer treatment, and whether they have been taken aback by the difference in the treatment environments; whether indeed they think that it might affect our prospects for a successful treatement.

For the record, I have Stage IV incurable breast cancer with bone metastases.  Luckily (ha ha) I currently have…

Dearest Admins/better enlightened IT hands...

OK, I agree with most of the naysayers on the new site format but accept it's here to stay.  Plaintive, but I suspect  friviolous to most, request:  whether it could be ANY colour other than "bile"???....

Anyway, knowing I am being an unintentional luddite...how do I send a reply if someone writes on my wall?  My sole option appears to be "delete".   I'm…

I have now accepted my terminal diagnosis and am able to have a pretty good life at the moment; unlike many of you I have no debilitating side-effects, a fact for which I'm grateful. I do think 43 is rather young, but chemo suite experience has made me realise that I am fortunate in comparison to these poor young girls aged 30 and under: at least I've had my opportunities and life lessons and adventures. My problem…

I wondered whether anyone has tried a product called N****n, marketed as a volumiser and regrowth agent/follicle booster suitable for chemo baldies? [I won't print its full name as I'm aware the site rightly takes a dim view of gratuitous advertising, but it's so hideously expensive that I'm sure anybody who has forked out will have its name burned on the bank balance-conscious part of their brains...] Nearly four months…