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What they don’t tell you
Not quite halfway through this chemo shite and these are my observations on common side effects that no-one talks about too much as people tend to focus on the bigger effects. Which is quite right. A lot of people end up in hospital on a regular basis through having this treatment either very bad side effects, bloods low, infections etc.
It hit me today about the smaller side effects that have such a dramatic effect on our everyday lives.
Crying
OMG the crying comes...
Wed 14/02/2018
2nd round of chemo today, went really well, DH came with me and felt fine all through it. Even drove home!!
Carried on with steroids, injections and anti sickness as per first time. Felt a bit woozy and tired but nothing unmanageable.
This 2nd round has been really good and have felt better than first!!
Mon 26/02/2018
Oncologist again today asked how I had been and said yes all good. He said would keep dosage the same as my body seem to be tolerating it well. Good for me!!
Wed 07/03...
Stomach pain and nausea make extra meds necessary, but variety in reading, lighting a candle, watching the falling snow, watching National geographic, writing blog and e-mail give distractions. Yes, reaching a bit yesterday and today, trying to find foods that will settle my stomach like hot tea, crackers, eating little but plenty of food in the house prepared.
Meditation on the Bible and prayer bring constant comfort. Variety in the above and also aromatherapy all together seem to work. Trying...
I'm sorry but the cancer is back and there is nothing more we can do, are the words no one wants to hear. Dad had been struggling to swallow again over the xmas, only had his peg removed that September and seemed to be recovering well from tongue cancer which had spread to the lymph nodes, but after choking on everything he ate he was booked in to investigate why after the new year. The day before dad took ill, a hernia he had had for years had strangulated, and was rushed down for emergency surgery...
Hi all,
So my mum was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer with bone and liver mets back in The end of January! She has just finished her third cycle of capecitabine and had paid for a private trial to have her DNA tested in California! On tuesday last week she was due to get her results! After presenting herself on the Tuesday to her oncologist he admitted her straight away with SEVERE dehydration when he was talking to her she wasn’t coherent so he decided to do a brain scan! Yesterday we...
Well that's chemo finished, hopefully. Nothing special to report other than the usual fatigue.
I was expecting to have a CT scan in three weeks time so was disappointed to be told by my oncologist that I will only have an ultrasound on my abdomen on 4th April and will have to wait until June for the CT scan. When I asked why he said that it was due to the risks from radiation!
I think that the worst part of having this disease is still to come! Until now everything moved fast and there...
Today wasn't just a good day, it was an amazing day.
Cancer is noisy, it permeates every area of life, so rather than wrestle with this, I'm embracing it and finding the blessings within.
I've longed for a piece of Kealey Farmer artwork for some time, we have very little art on our walls at home mainly because my husband and I can't agree on a piece we both like, but last year we found a piece we both agreed on, unfortunately it sold out as I dithered....I've done this a lot in the past...
My second post 7th March 2018
So I was diagnosed jan this year and had a PSMA scan that showed that the cancer showed possible spread into seminal vesical area. My consultants advised radical surgery to remove prostrate and seminal vesicals. This came as a big shock as I had initially thought that it had remained confined.
Now in the PSMA report one word bothered me and that was possible invasion into seminal vesicular area. I contacted my gp and discussed this and we decided to ask for a...
Not much happening health wise but I’d thought I’d just write a few lines about what I’ve been up to.
Firstly I celebrated Beryl’s first birthday in February with a curry and a pub crawl with some ex-colleagues from the RNLI in Poole. A great weekend but totally exhausted.
And Beryl’s had another holiday. This time we went to Fuerteventura for a week. Absolute bliss. Left Stansted in the snow and landed in a comfortable 20c. I even managed to get sunburnt in mid-February....
At the end of Oct 2016 I found a tiny spot above my top lip which started to grow very quickly. This is what it looked like after two weeks.
