The day my life changed

  • so much has changed in such a short space of time

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    well i have not wrote on here for a while as i have been poorly but i thought i'd update you now that i'm back on track.

     

    it all started 4 weeks ago while i was having a break after chemo to go onto chemo/radiotheraphy, my symptoms started to get worse, i started to develop some lower back pain and i had a bladder issue to, so i went to my doc and was admited straight away to my local hospital, i was transfered…

  • new treatment plan

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    well as i thought and my oncologist thought too surgery isnt an option so she has decided to put me on chemo radiotherapy, cistplatin weekly with the radio for 6 weeks. plus internal radiotherapy afterwards. This new treatment is to start in 3 weeks or so once my bloods are back to normal and scans are done ( i have pet scan on 19th). i am not sure how i feel about all of this just  scared,worried, nervous, alone everything…

  • My Mri results

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Well yesterday i got my results of an mri they did last week the good news is the tumour has shrunk and it hasn't spread but the infected lymph nodes have not shrunk or changed as much as hoped or would have liked, so i have to go for chemo on Monday as planned, as she said another lot won't do any harm while we wait to decide what to do.

    She told me she didn't think the surgeons would operate with the lymph nodes…

  • just when you think your doing well

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    i am sitting here shaking i do not know how i feel i cant explain it properly just not right, i am just so easily frustrated at the moment and my mood is awful, its so close to xmas and i worry i am wasting the atmosphere i promised the kids i'd make cakes today but i just cant bring myself to do it or find the strength/energy. i had chemo mon/tues and uptill yesterday i felt ok, last night i started off with a sore…

  • Getting on with things

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    hello well its been a goodish week i had my ct scan on the wed and i got the all clear- well the cancer hasn't spread out of my pelvis area so it was good news. i start chemo on monday but i am a tad confused as when she called yesterday we had a talk about side effects etc but she would go into it more on monday. i asked her roughly what time i'd expect to be home i thought about lunch and she said it'll be two full…