To hell.....and maybe back......

  • So frustrating

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Sometimes things seem so frustrating........no not seems.......they are.......

    Andy went for his chemo today........and despite feeling really sick the hospital sent him home with the name of a tablet he needed to get from the GP.... who couldnt get it organised in time...

    So now Andy has no medication and feels extremely nauseous......why can't the hospital just send him home with the medication that he needs so he…

  • Cries and Sighs

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Ever feel like cracking ya head against a brick wall?  I am sure you do......I know i do!

     

    Life feels like a series of steps.......one forward......two back........with the odd trip and stumble.

     

    My Hubby, Andy, is tolerating his chemo for his bladder cancer so well.  He is a credit to his own strength.  He just started his 2 round of treatment yesterday with 6 hours of chemo.......and other than a little nausea and…

  • Doing slightly better.....

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Was a slightly better day today for my hubby........first chemo last Wednesday....has hiccuped almost constantly....did some research and its apparently called "chemo hiccuping" ......have to admit never heard of it....summat to do with anti nausea meds or even some chemo drugs. 

    It's annoying him......i'm about to throttle him......but at least he isnt being sick......and seems less tired today too.…

  • I hate them all!

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    OK so my hubby started his chemo today.......6hr session....

    When we went for his last appointment i specifically asked if i could be with him to support him...we got told "no......the nurses are there to look after him in the hospital....your job is to look after him at home".

    My job?  My job?   It's not my job......it is my wish..he is my husband!

    He has been at the hospital all day...and i have been sat…

  • Start of treatment

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Well hubby starts treatment on 23rd May.....the day after my birthday......not that i feel like celebrating....

     

    It seems so surreal....he seems so well right now u wouldnt even know there is a monster eating him up inside........he is fit.......active.....and still my carer........in less than a week.....the world if gonna flip so badly.........we just dont know how to cope....