got a tough few days ahead of me going totry and keep strong . should be getting my mri and ct results tomorrow the first since chemo , i'm hoping that if the chemo succeeded in knocking out all my red and white cells so well that maybe they destroyed a few cancer ones. does anybody get bads mri's ater chemo? i'm dreading the phone call say 'sorry sam it spread' i would be a basket case then never mind getting me in for my op. i've had really bad bowel problems lately and don't know if its a result of getting c diff or maybe its spread.
rang the hospital last week and basically insisted that i had a side room to reduce the c diff coming back they said i would be high priority yeah right! because i've been haveing the red tranfusions and the 5 day injections for my white cells i've been almost human . having such a good time at home with the kids i'm going to miss them like mad. my 7 year old asked me today if i would be better after hospital i said no i have to rest a bit, so he says will you be better then the only thing i could reply was hopefully.
will blog again post op and let you know how it goes
gonna miss the chat room
sam x
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Wishing you the best of care and a positive result. I can't tell you about any MRI scans, because I have had CT scans. My first one showed cancer, but no mets, and my second one showed no cancer, and no mets. This was after chemotherapy.
Try to relax. Give your family lots to do - peeling grapes for you, Saving snogs for your return and organising a laundry service. Don't even think about lifting and carrying anything for a long time after your op. Trust me. I know!
Sorry you have had bowel problems. It is probably a side effect of either the C Diff or the chemo. It should clear up after you come out of hospital, and get back to decent food.
In a way you are lucky to have had the chemo first. Coming off it is like wading through quick drying concrete, and after 8 weeks, there is an immediate improvement. Not a huge one, but wind and limb seem a little less like hard work. You will be post operative, so will hardly notice it. Just try and keep moving to keep the DVT at bay.
How did it go today with the CT and MRI scan results? Hope that it went better than you were fearing. It's amazing what the chemo can do though, so I hope it gave those cancer cells a real beating. I'm sure you'll be fine in that side ward, and at least you know that they are trying their hardest. Oh dear, yes you will miss the children very much, and I await with interest to hear whether their idea of you resting matches up to the ideal ;) - sending you loads of love and thinking about you xxxxx Penny
I cant really say anything of comfort other than we are all routing for you. This is such a scary time for you and nothing anyone says will make you feel better. Only the person holding your mri results can make you the happiest person on earth. So i am keeping everything crossed for you.
It is a very tough time for a 7 year old. When I read that bit, it made me cry. They just cant comprehend what is going on.
Be strong hun.
lots of love and (((((((((((((((((((((((((((HUGS)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
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i phoned for my results today and they don't seem to be in any hurry for them to give them to me, my onc nurse was waiting for them to be faxed through. sometimes i think these people forget there dealing with humans i wonder how they would feel if it was themselves that were waiting. anyway i'm taking no news as good news i mean if it was really bad they would of contacted me sooner, thats what i like to think anyway . i go in for my op on Wednesday so they bloody better know before then! thanks for the hugs xxxxx
thank you for your message, mri and ct scans don't always show up cancer in nodes. My daughter phoned them this morning (she's a medic) and they told her that after looking at my biopsy in there lab it looks as if i'm more grade 3 than 2 this is why they want to do the lymphectomy tomorrow. if its in my nodes pointless doing the radical. the best of luck to you and please keep in touch. Linda p.s. my biopsy was examined at a different hospital in the first instance
