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I have only just recently joined the website. Just want to say hi to everyone. My dad was diagnosed with advance cancer on 30 June 2010. He was only being treated for a trapped siactic nerve since March but nothing was working. After being admitted into hospital by our Gp because his blood tests came back abnormal. We found out he had a primary tumour in his left lung that has probably been there for a while and he knew nothing about it. A secondary tumour has been found in his pelvis around his...
just joined your community and wanted to say "Hi"
My 12 year old daughter was recently diagnosed with malignant melanoma and I found the on-line community whilst looking for some information to share with her.
does anyone have any experience of children with melanoma? all the info I find relates to adults and already her cancer seems to have followed a different path to that that would be expected
Tracy
My poor poor mum, chemo really knocking it out of her. Find out on 24th if treatment working!!!! Really concerned for mum's health, she seems so low almost as if she is given up............ Sooooooooo frustrating as nothing I say or do can make it all better for her!!
Pat's doing well after his cystectomy and it's great to see him making small steps forwards. He is managing to transfer independently from the bed to his wheelchair (he's paraplegic). He made it down the garden for a while today and we enjoyed the sunshine.
It's been such a miserable spring and summer for us that we lay in bed last night thinking of nice moments we could plan. Not the unachievable like fancy holidays but achievable moments.....like taking a picnic and parking in...
Anyone ever experienced this as a chemo side effect?
Well after a fairly good run of being stable, Dad had a blip yesterday, Mum said his blood pressure dropped and he was complaining of being even more tired. The GP has upped his iron dose and he will have tests next week before seeing the specialist. The last time this happened he had a stomach bleed and was hospitalised. Timing as ever impeccable Dad, with Mum's birthday on Monday!
I had hoped that the situation would encourage Dad to come out of his permanent cave but we are no more the wiser...
Hi,I'm Ticcy and this April ,the day before me,hubby and our two young children ( 8 & 10) were headed for Dubai to celebrate my 40th birthday,my husband found out he had something bad in his colon.This came as a huge shock to us.
The holiday we had to cancel and the worse news was yet to come. He had colon cancer stage 4.He is only 41 and lives a healthy lifestyle,has never smoked,does'nt drink,exercises and takes no risks.Ideal man! does'nt even like football!
Since then hubby has...
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