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Hi All,
I too am new to this blog thing. I thought it might make me feel less alone to realise other people are out there going through much worse than me. I haven't been through that much and I should be more positive by far. I was diagnosed in April 09 with Lobular Carcinoma, underwent a lumpectomy and partital node removal, then RT. I decided after an ONCO DX test not to do Chemotherapy, as it would not benefit me (I hope that was the right decision) .
Now I am taking Tamoxofen and Zoladex...
please don't read this if you want to read something possitive.
It has been 2 months and 17days since my beautiful loving and brave husband passed away. It will be 4 months tomorrow since our wedding day, which makes it 4 months and 1 week since his diagnosis, which was terminal from the start, do not pass go do not collect £200. No hope of cure, but he was still so determined to fight it and it was all taken from him so fast it feels so unfair.
And now there is me, left behind, alone...
I have finished the active part of my treatment for BC (diag Jan 2010), it's been a whirlwind to say the least (surgery, chemo, rt).
I am a very positive person by nature and truly believe this has helped my on my journey and am somewhat surprised by my feelings at present, of will I be able to do this. In my heart I know I can it just feels a little odd at the moment.
This site and all my MAC friends have been amazing and I am thankful for all the support I have received. I guess these things...
My dad started his chemo treatment on thurs 30th sept of itravenous chemo every 3 week he goes. And also he takes oxaliplatin and capecitabine tablets 2 wks on 1 off. the side effects sarted pretty much straight away.. well the main one of the Freezing cold hands. He has his gloves on all the tme. We are wonder how long this lasts??? Does it eventually fade away or will it stay throughout the treatment.. thanks
Just a quick note to all those people who have been newly diagnosed with breast cancer.
Finished my treatment in 2009 and finally got back to work.
After a few knock backs with flu/pnuemonia over the last two years i'm still hear and going strong, so please don't give up hope and take every day one step at a time and i'm sure you'll get their. :-)
My daughter Stevie was having funny turns for a number years and the doctors were not very helpful. 2 weeks before her 25th birthday she was send for a scan. This showed that she had a brain tumor. She had an operation one week after her birthday to de-bulk the tumor. She came through the operation really well the only side efect was she had lost part of her sight in one eye. The following year the grade 4 tumor had grown and she was sent for a 7 weeks course of radiotherapy. The poor we soul lost...
I couldn't get on to the site yesterday. Friday night wasn't too good, she slept until 3 but after that she was restless and uncomfortable, I moved her from the bed to her chair in the lounge, she wasn't too good at first, but improved when her cousin from Holland arrived, followed bt two fom America.
Last night wasn't good, she couldn't sleep in her hospital style raised bed, as there is a fold where the mattress is raised, We moved her to her chair in the lounge and gave her the blue...
Yippee, finished my last chemo this week, only had six but seems like it lasted forever and then went in quick, if that makes sense. Have to go for a scan in three weeks then take it from there!!! Dont know how I feel, its strange not to be planning your life in three week cycles. Not sure what to feel, dont want to be too optimistic dont want to be doom and gloom, that cancer is a strange one, you just dont know how it is going to change you. Is there anyone else who has just finished chemo, how...
So i start my new job at the hospital tomorrow and i have butterflies as big as elephants.
I have my trust induction and my ward induction monday and tuesday and nursing and midwifery induction wednesday, thursday and friday. Then i'll be doing 38 hours a week on the wards .
I am excited this is what i want to do, i have had my kids they are all at primary school now, this is my time now!!! I am 31 in 2 weeks, i have to do something for me.
Dad wanted me to do this, i am doing it for me but...
Im in such a sad place at the moment. I cant stop crying as I write this. Why do we have to go through so much pain. I ask a friend on here what do I say and she said just write from the heart. My wonderful dad was diognoised on the 8 March with oesophagus cancer. Went through lots of tests and could only have 10 days of radiotherapy which nearly killed him. But dad has been so strong and never once complained. He has now been put in the hands of willen hospice and no more can be done. I see the pain...
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