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Pat has now plateaued. He had his Octreotide injection on the ward yesterday and was given Morphine beforehand at my request. I phoned this am and he had a comfortable night.
He is doubly incontinent, totally paralysed on the right side and cannot speak, but understands. He is not expected to improve further. Although his medical need has gone from not needing to be in hospital to now needing to due to increased pain levels,the long term planning has begun. I am told that although he has many needs...
Hello everyone.
So you thought I drop off this planet, well nope I did not.
Let me bring you up to speed, after my operation, life seemed to return to normal, I had the 6 weeks off work, but when I returned things just did not seem to be the same, as someone whom works for the railway I have to do shift work, my memory seemed to not hold information.
Had a brilliant Christmas had all my children round and even my parents and brother, now that a miracle, as my parents are firm believers that everybody...
Hi, I have never written a blog, least of all about something like this. I suppose we all have one massive thing in common which is Cancer. My Mother has small cell lung cancer which is widespread. Bones, and today we learned also it has spread to her brain. She has undergone chemotherapy, but the cancer returned to her spine. I have never really spoken about her condition but of course here I do feel I can share my thoughts, feelings with people who will understand. I also want to lend my support...
Second lot of chemo yesterday, turned into a long day as the wanted to scan some of the veins in my arm above my picc as they were raised they were all ok though.
Hair still looking fine was slightly worried that although she wet my hair before putting the cold cap on she forgot the conditionor as whe were busy nattering, I hope this wont cause a problem(the upside was I dident have make hair after she took it off that I couldent wash for a few days)
Felt tired when we got home so had evening on...
I am told that I cannot work during chemo., treatment. I do not qualify for any benefit even though I paid tax and national insurance for 43 years. This is because I have a mortgaged house which I rent out. The rent pays the mortgage. My house is also mortgaged. I did not know that sickness benefit is means tested
Chemotherapy side effects is phenomenal - angina, hair thinning, vomiting, tiredness, tingling in the hands and feet, nerve damage which is irreversable and many more. Oncologist cannot say whether I still have cancer. Oncologist said I could have it as small as a pin prick and chemo is just a prevention of it developing into something bigger but there again I may not have anything at all. Is it worth going through chemo., with all its side effects just in case.
Feel like a fraud for being here. Spoke to mum again today after speaking to the secretary of the fast-track - actually I don't know - she fast tracks imaging I think because it was for mums ERCP.
Anyway, spoke to 'the lady' very nice she was too. Apparently Mum had an appointment last Friday for an ERCP and was called and declined it, saying she was fine and didn't want the procedure. Being the efficient and persistent person she was 'the lady' rang a number my mum gave. It was either my sisters...
In August 2011 my whole world came crashing down and i was given the news that i had cancer! I had Hodgkins Lymphoma stage 4b. It didnt seem real. I was 19 year old! Before being diagnosed i was really ill and had nearly all symptoms of Hodgkins lymphoma so to finally know what it was and that there was something that could be done about it was quite a relief. I found myself saying to my consultant 'right when do we start treatment? the sooner the better'. After discussing everything with my consultant...
After my radiotherapy, chemotherapy and brachytherapy back in Feb-April, I went to see my consultant 22nd May. He did an internal examination and was very pleased with my response to treatment. He said my cervix appeared normal again and he could not feel any issues therefore was extremely happy with the results. He said there didn't appear to be much scar tissue and so this is a relief as well as it will make things easier in the future for intimate times between me and my partner and future examinations...
