hi eveyone , back again. i went to see my oncologist yesterday been worried about the op site a swelling/lump appeared so i was worried that the cancer had started growing again turns out its my rib bone because of the lack of tissue in that area my prothesis is agitating it , plus my neck has been stiff & sore this is because of my glands [because of the mouth problems but got a dentist now nhs like gold dust to find]my nephew has been playing up for a couple of weeks so not had much time to come on site lately. hope evey one is well. my chemo yesterday 25th was my last ec so on taxol weekly from the 16th of october have to have injections again for the next five days but may not need them when i start the weekly though these injections have been fantastic wouldnt have coped without them .have to go now speak soon take care love n hugs treeze xxxx
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You sound a lot better than you did. I'm glad you are on the mend, apart from little twinges and sore spots.
Taxol is wonderful stuff. There was a woman living in the Old Vicarage in Burford (Salop) and she had cancer. The specialists wanted to prescribe Taxol for her, but at the time, it was in very short supply. Typically, the company was sourcing their Yew sprigs overseas. She said "That's ridiculous" because she knew there was a yew tree in every churchyard in England (To make the bows for Agincourt) and did a huge publicity campaign to get people to collect Yew clippings and send them to the factory. So the supply of Taxol increased, and the factory got their act together so it is readily available. I don't doubt that every spring lots of people still send their yew clippings to the factory.
For that extended piece of useless information there's no charge.
You must have been very worried about the lump - marvellous news that it's something that should be there! Good luck with the final chemo, and then on to the final bit. xxxx Penny
hi everyone thank so much for your replys had quite a few sleepless nights but now feel so much better,i can concentrate on the next lot of chemo without to much worry now , this ec has been a rough ride but he taxol is appartenly much easier because the strenth is lower so that will be easier i know of the side effects with the hands & feet but i am sure i can cope ok i am going now very tired but thankyou so much for being there lots of hugs n kisses theresa xxx [treeze]xxx
