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Well, I had the phone call today regarding my fate. It was from the other Oncologist Joanne as Sarah is on holiday.
Joanne has said they cant see anything else on the CT scan but because OvCa is a bit sneaky they want to do a laparoscopy to check everything........and if its clear, they will do the liver op!!!!!
I know this is only a glimmer of hope but it is what I need right now and they wouldnt bother with it if they thought there wasnt hope!
I now have a few choices to make:-
NHS op will...
Thank you all so very much for the lovely messages! i cannot explain how much you all are going to help me! thank you!!
I have been supporting my Dad as much as i can but some days i find it so hard not to break down and cry in front of him. I dont get upset in front of my Dad otherwise he may not think i am strong enough to support him... So i try my very best to be a strong as i can be.
Last night i went to see my mum is hospital and i just broke down into tears, i had to walk out of the room...
Someone please tell me why people have to go through pain and upset!!! Y my mum? i have had enough :(
Finished chemotherapy five weeks ago and started radiotherapy this week. Was told would be only three weeks, now extended to nearly four with booster doses. Will understand more when see oncologist tomorrow. I thought radiotherapy would be easy (!) after chemo but first session felt a bit stressed, then yesterday felt like I was going to have a panic attack on the bed. Started thinking about how important it is not to move and immediately wanted to get off the bed and couldn't get the thought out...
I started my new chemo regime yesterday and it went very well. I say new, its the carbo/taxol that I have had twice before but given every week for 3 weeks instead of once every 3 weeks. The fourth week is a break from chemo (although I still have to go to the hospital to see the consultant) and then the cycle starts again. I was booked to have a pre-chemo chat beforehand, but was told I didn't need it as I am an "expert" at having chemo. I must say that on my list of "things I would like to be good...
Rang Jimmy's (St Jame's Infirmary, Leeds) yesterday and spoke to my (future) surgeon's secretary to see if there's any news of my impending SNB, WLE. Pleased to say I'm in the system, and will hopefully get a date by the end of this week. I do occasionally wonder if the passage of time increases the risk, but mostly I'm fine, except I'd like to get this next thing done and dusted. The only thing I can compare it with is standing on the end of a platform waiting for a late train with no indication...
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Hi,
Iam 21 years old and my mum got digonised with Lukema 2 years ago. At the time she got digonised my nan (my mums,mum) died of lung cancer. It was such a hard time in my life. Mum has a bone maror transplant and it didnt work so she had to have a top up. Now 2 years on she is still fiting that CMV virus! she got told about 1 month ago there is a infection in the brain, we had to go through so much. it kills me seeing the people i love so upset and in so much pain! I just dont know what too do...
Well ive not been right for a few days ,very tearful ,up and down like a yo yo, i even cried myself to sleep one night ,and i havent done that since ju first died ,
I hate being like this as im such a happy positive person ,even though i know its "normal" lol me normal ! but i now realise why ive been so unsettled ,
Well another nightmare shift today, my legs is still painful and swollen so i was struggling (bloody horsefly ) , then a collegue thought i was going to do all her work for...
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