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It's been 7 weeks now since losing my Dad to this awful illness. How I wish that he was still here with us but without the illness.
I'm normally quite a strong individual that can take issues head on and deal with them, but this time it seems like I've been caught out....
I couldn't sleep lastnight, worst night in all, I must have fallen asleep about 5am ish. When i got out of bed late morning I've just been feeling 'empty' inside, lost, and a whole lot of other feelings I can...
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I just need to write something to get it off my chest. I am at work and cannoit concentrate.
Twelve years ago I had ovarian cancer and am fine. Five years ago I had thyroid cancer and again an fine. Several weeks ago I experienced some changes in bowel habit, only for a week but long enough to make me think something was not quite right. To cut a long story short, two weeks ago I had a rigid sigmoidoscopy and because the registrar could not see enough (apparently the suppository had not worked...
Yes, wading through Limbo is truly energy-sapping, bit like being up to your shins in Grimpen Mire. I know there are people on this site who have spent much longer in Limbo than me, and my admiration knows no bounds. Keep wading folks!
Anyway, I spoke to Michelle, the surgeon's secretary again this a.m., and put the screws on a bit more than usual. (I am polite, but can be stern ). Anyway she is a lovely person, and said she was "more than certain" (I had to laugh) that I would be listed for Aug...
Where do i start, im writing this as it helps to write things down ,
I think half my trouble is ,when friends and family say are you ok ,i reply of course i am ,yet my heart will be breaking ,they dont understand so whats the point in telling them , if honest i cant even remember the last time my family asked me , but on here i can be honest at least as i know people will understand and it does make such a differance ,i dont feel so alone ,
I want to just say thanx to my lovely friends on chat...
I am not sure if this will help me by writing this down on here but here goes :-).
I moved in to my new house in June this year, two days later I found a lump after being in the shower. This lump was in my right testicle. I was quite shocked and scared as it was quite large and I was amazed that I hadnt found it earlier. I waited a week before going to the doctor - mainly because my work dont like it if you take time off to go to the doctor!
I went that week and saw two doctors who examined me...
Its about 6 weeks now since we were told. After fighting breast cancer twice over the last 15 years, my poor mum has been told she now has a spread to her bones and her lung. I think I knew it was coming, but just hearing those words was like being punched in the head again and again and again.
She ended up in hospital with a broken hip, completely misdiagnosed by her GP as arthiritis! Well, it wasn't arthiritis - it was cancer again! The tumour had broken the hip bone. She's had a hip replacement...
Hiya, well have recovered from my sicky week. That was the sickest I've been since the chemo started! I assumed it was after a weekend of mild excess but it carried on for a week and two days then suddenly disappeared! Haven't thrown up in years but certainly used to it now. The worst is the sharp mouthwashy feeling in the gullet and back of throat.
Be interesting to see if this is something that will happen after every CMF/Herceptin course or whether it was a one-off, maybe due to a bug...
Hello, this is my first blog. I was diagnosed with oesophageal (gullet) cancer in September 2009. After 2 sessions of chemo in December 2009 and January 2010 I had the Ivor Lewis procedure on 17 February 2010. i had to be in a coma due to comlications but all went well and was discharged on 17 March and after convalescence all semed to be going well. Eating fine, small regular amounts, walking, swimming etc. No pain
However I have had a setback and would appreciate advice/comments.
Started getting...
I havn't blogged for a few days, because I have been feeling a bit under the weather.
Some of it could be alchohol and self inflicted if you get my drift. ............Birthdays and kebab's.
Mum seems to be doing ok this week, she said her dead foot hasn't returned since she has been on these meds so thats a good sign.
I do get annoyed with her at times though, Friday, when I was feeling ok, I phoned to see if she wanted to come over to my house for a while, but she said she was painting...
