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I have been reading a lot about the benefits of fasting during chemotherapy. Particularly the studies being carried out by Dr. Valter Longo in America.
My Mum has had a tumour removed from her colon and is starting chemotherapy in 6 days time. She will be having 5FU plus oxaliplatin via a PICC every 14 days for 6 months (12 treatments). It will be administered over a 48hr period.
The information that I have gathered from several sources suggests 72hrs fast before chemotherapy and 24hrs...
I am beyond excited, so happy, I don't think I'm going to sleep a wink tonight.
Mum phoned this evening and for the first time in several weeks, she sounded like my lovely, happy, positive mum. Not sick mum, not tired mum, not slightly confused mum......just MUM!
Even better, she phoned to tell me that they are planning to discharge her tomorrow. I literally cannot believe it, I am so excited!
She has passed all the discharge tests, including walking up and down steps and making a cup...
I felt like crying earlier, after having another 7 stitches removed, which today’s nurse also couldn’t see till I showed her exactly where they were, I got home and found at least one more at the top of my vulva. The hospital clinic next available appointment is next week, another week’s healing, another week of my flesh melding with the suture. Getting that/those out is going to HURT. My GP’s surgery is closed this afternoon and their automated system doesn’t allow for making...
I’ve not been writing… I’ve been grumpy…. basically I’ve been awaiting a CAT scan and then the results of said scan, to find out ‘what next’. Its proper horrid when your life is up in the air and you’ve no idea how to plan for the months or weeks ahead.
One of the results of this inability to plan is I decided to invite a few friends round for a birthday tea… there… that’ll teach you pesky medics to take away my ability to plan…. I’ll plan...
Haven't posted for a few days, but we're still in a bit of limbo land at the moment with mum making good progress after the surgery and waiting for the histology results.
Had a tough night on Sunday when it all caught up with me - I was also TOTM and I think that the cumulative effect took hold. I took the day off on Monday and pottered around the house getting on top of chores which made me feel better.
Spent yesterday morning sorting out a new PC for the office, a long overdue task, but...
Thanks Twirly & Lou, almost as soon as I listed this I found myself crying even more, so I think I might have worked out, its too quick. Also, I’m crying more now than ever. Just cant get used to the fact that shes not coming home.
Little story; up until I was about 30 I never cried at all. Not when my dad died or any reason at all. The misses n kids used to say ‘you’ve got no feelings, no sole’. Then a good friend of mine went into the Q.E. with cancer of the stomach; his sister had the...
Getting really fed up now. Why do doctors play on peoples emotions? Do they understand that patients are people who are ill, rather than slabs of meat they can play with like toys?
I wanted to write a blog on how well my dad was doing following his operation, however that is not the case. First we played the hocky cocky - you can go home tomorrow - now you are staying in - you can go home - no your staying in - out - in - out - in. Don't worry we have the shake it all about as his stoma bag keeps...
I went up to Warwickshire to see mum this weekend, first time since Tuesday and in that time she has been moved back onto the "normal" Ward 43, rather than Step Down. It's still a pretty high dependency unit, but she has a TV again and it's a lot more relaxed for her.
A bit of an odd couple of visits. On Saturday when I first arrived, she looked like a frail little old lady sat in the chair. Not something I had ever imagined for her because she's such a bright outgoing person....
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