me, my cancer and I

  • BEACOPP day 1, back to unknown

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    So, after a good weekend watching rugby (seeing Japan pull off the unthinkable) and generally doing as much as possible, reached Monday. Nic taken day off so I had support for session 1, ring chemo unit to find out what time I can come in. Due to late notice of starting BEACOPP I could not get scheduled on the normal chemo suite, so I was being treated as an "in-patient" meaning I got a bed on the ward.

    The…

  • The Journey so far (the facts)

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    So, I have chosen to write a blog, as things were going really well until this week...

    Back to the beginning

    May/June

    My partner (Nic) and I had just moved house, after getting engaged at the start of the year. Things were going well, but I had the itch, everywhere. This itch would keep me up all night and I could not sit still in the evenings constantly needing to get-up take a stroll, undress and ITCH. It made me incredibly…