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i haver been back at work 6-7 weeks now... the wound is healing so slow i can barely see any improvement but i guess it will take time for the last 15% to heal up. did anyone else find healing this long? original operation 1st week april.
now the wound is healing the pain of the lymphoedema is here. i am on 3 x 50mg diclofenic a day... 25mg amitriptalyine every night and up to 4 x 2 co -codomol a day of which on average i am taking 3 x 2 a day and sometimes the full 4 x 2. not sure...
Yesterday our younger daughter, Claire, and a five of her friends cycled twenty-five mile on a sponsored ride for the June Hancock Mesothelioma trust.
They have raised over two thousand pounds, and the money is still coming in. A fantastic effort from six ladies who normally get together to eat and drink and relax. Not to be left out nine of their children, ages ranging from five to eleven joined them for stages of the ride. They were supported every step of the way (should that be every turn of...
Well this year has whizzed by. Despite feeling quite yucky I have managed to keep my art demonstration schedule, spend two weeks holiday in Malta and lead a party of 12 artist friends on a painting trip to France (we won`t mention to rude ditty written by my friends to the tune of `Oh dear what can the matter be?`
Anyway ultrasound scan, followed by colonoscopy (he didn`t see my best side - honest!) and CT scans lead to a swift admission to hospital 5 weeks ago and a right hemi-whateveritiscalled...
I will be turning 30, believe it or not lol, lots dont ;-) on Christmas day. I say believe it or not because I do look young for my age...the youngest I have got is 17!!! Anyway I was going to have a mad bash to celebrate but seeing as its Christmas it has proved difficult to arrange. So my friend and I came up with this fab idea of doing 30 things to celebrate turning 30 which I am going to do throughout 2011. I know this is shallow when you look at the bigger picture which is my life but I am actually...
Both kids back to school now, Grace into year 10 (starts her GCSE's) and James into the sixth form, I feel so old!!!!!
They never cease to amaze me, its been a tough year for all of us but they have, at such a young age, really so supportive and just wonderful! James did really well in his exams in May even though having to hear me throwing up after chemo and trying to revise and making sure I was alright bless him. I know I'm rambling but wanted to write these thoughts down. Grace has been...
I am writing this blog to thank my many mac friends on here i cant name you all as would be here forever :) , as keezer pointed out in a blog earlier theirs been a lot of sad posts recently ,
I myself have had a tough few days , but after few hours sleep feel much better today , but its not just that thats helped me ,its the support and kindness and love from my friends on here , i was talking to a friend last night who has such family support and i realised i havent ,which is sad really but something...
My dad had the camera's down him belly and also up.. with in a few minutes we knew they had found something as the Dr could not go any further. right there and then he said it was "Cancer" Like that no explanation just the big C. biopsies where taken and were sent off to check but was told surgery would be happening by the 16th. Waiting is the hardest bit. and to be told that hen to be left hanging there. dad was then send for a CT scan a weeks later that was 30/08/10 and he go the...
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