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The Cure for the Pain
Well I knew if I tried hard enough eventually I would have a good day! But I never imagined an appointment with the Hospice Nurse would be my definition of a good day! But I took my mum with me and I have noticed that slowly but surely, she is really starting to understand what I am going through and I am starting to really see what she is going through! This, 'living with Cancer' really is tough for everyone!
After the appointment we went to the Cinema, something I haven't done for a while...
Well today has been a very insightful day. I was at work looking after a 20month old. The day was going well except for the usual aches and pains!
So we decided to go for a nice walk, we wrapped up warm! Toddler had on her new fleece lined waterproof trousers and her new thick coat, think Michelin man (there is a reason I am telling you this) but on a smaller scale and much prettier!
So off to the park we go, once there I get her out of the pushchair and let her have a run around! She was having a...
So today was the day which seemed so far away when I was first diagnosed in August 2016, the last of my Herceptin injections for the HER2+ part of my breast cancer. I wondered how I would feel , I have read other people say they felt abandoned after active treatment ends , but I don't , I feel elated that , hopefully and everything crossed, I won't be going back to my local cancer hospital for treatment , now I will be going back for check-ups and medication assessments. I am eternally grateful for...
Thought I would post some good news on here, that there is light at the end of a tunnel. My husband was diagnosed with the above in April, he has now come through all the treatment, yes was hard at times and tears were shed but he has come through it and today we got the good news that there is no cancer in his system, a good prognosis has been given for him also he is on 6 months reviews so after 18 months and no re occurrence then they told him his chances of it coming back are low. So everyone...
Just over four weeks since my operation, a trip to the hospital for a stoma nurse appointment today. First time I've been away from home. I took everything with me, including a change of clothes, but none was needed. I forgot to empty after the first bus so I was pretty full after the second bus. Luckily I hadn't overfilled so it was ok. The nurse was very pleased with me and I don't have to go back for two months. She has ordered me a support belt too. I was happy to accomplish the trip with no...
I came up with the Constipated Chicken Walk when I was on the Tax part of Chemo, when my legs were so stiff and painful that I couldn't walk properly. Little did I know that it was something that was going to plague me for...........well I suppose now it's for the rest of my life!!! Seriously what did I do to deserve this! Losing the ability to get up in the morning and just walk to the bathroom, without moaning and groaning! Seriously if this is someone 'up there's' idea of a joke.......well it...
So in my usual stubborn attitude I got myself out of hospital as soon as possible. Like a little kid on the back seat of a car asking "Are we there yet" I was asking (probably more demanding) "Can I leave yet" One of the best pieces of advice I've received from a doctor was right at the beginning of my treatment was if you act like a patient you'll be a patient. When ever I've stayed in hospital I've always woken up had a shower and got changed into my won clothes. I never stayed in bed and always...
So here we are my friends, the atom bomb of chemotherapy. It doesn't get stronger than this. The idea behind a stem cell or bone marrow transplant is they destroy your body with a seven day course of high dose chemotherapy and then a day after transplant the stem cells they harvested from you earlier (or from a donar) to reboot or rescue your body. Think of it as when your computer freezes or your internet is playing up and you switch it off for 30 seconds and switch it back on again with the hopes...
Well today I do something I haven't done before.......my own blog! Hmmmmm will I have enough to say? Will any of it make sense? Will it help me? Well I suppose it doesn't matter this is just a space for me to talk to myself to share how I really feel without having to worry about upsetting anyone else.
Its been 2 years since my bone mets were found, 2 years! Where the heck did that time go! Well I had half my sternum removed, changed hospitals, started a new treatment, moved back to live...
