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  • Bad start to met treatment

    So a tough start.

    1st chemo round started 2nd June. Tuesday. 

    Infusion Cetuximab, Irinotecan with 5FU and folinic acid. FOLFIRI. 

    By Sunday breathing further deteriorated.  Red card said call 111. Ambo. Hospital. X-ray and bloods. PE clot. Ok. Another pill to take.

    Roll on to Thursday 11 June. Bad mouth ulcers/sores. Mouthwash prescribed. Consultation, skip a week to recover then go again on a lower dose. 

    So 23rd June took…

  • 13 years later

    Well if you made it through the last tranche of my letting off steam verbosity, I/we are back. 

    Bob buggered off as far as we knew for a goodly while. But he got busy as we discovered recently. 

    Husband got a cough December 2025. Between work and anima apps couldn't get GP appointment. Even turned up in person and got told to use app. 

    He worked through till end of Apri 2026 then called 111. A&E. X-ray. Opacity on lung…

  • Bob made a Kevin

    Well if you made it through the last tranche of my letting off steam verbosity, I/we are back. 

    Bob buggered off as far as we knew for a goodly while. But he got busy as we discovered recently. 

    Husband got a cough December 2025. Between work and anima apps couldn't get GP appointment. Even turned up in person and got told to use app. 

    He worked through till end of Apri 2026 then called 111. A&E. X-ray. Opacity on lung…

  • Bye bye big C

    Former Member
    Former Member

    I have pleasure in writing to inform you that your recent scan results have been reviewed and confirm  that all is normal. 

    4 weeks after the scan we figured all was ok. Bad news travels faster. But good to see in writing.

    So life 2 years on  - Loperamide is a store cupboard basic. Habits change frequently.

    We made a holiday abroad - beware of air pressure  changes during flight. . . 

    I'm am a  wife - not a widow. 

    Thank…

  • Windy story

    Former Member
    Former Member

    Husband made a small fart saturday morning 18th january, 2 days after stoma reversal. And was discharged cos the beds on ward were needed. 

    To be fair the A & E had a busy night. But there was a wanderer in the bay and my hubby was the most ablest of the 6 beds and the nurses were short handed. G in the end bed got told to sit on it and leave catheter alone. Might have taken my man half hour to get to the end bed but…