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well everyone, this week has been my local hospital chemo week. Definately better than a 30 mile round trip!
Saw the onc monday morning, after having my bloods done earlier. I actually went in early for my appointment and they were amazed at how well I looked. When my specialst nurse came in she couldn't believe it. 4 weeks ago she was pushing me round in a wheelchair. The results were ok for my treatment on Tuesday, but No ca125 results, but onc said they could give them to me during treatment...
Well I decided to blog.
My dad is 56 and been diagnosed with cancer, most likely lung cancer primary with mets on both adrenal glands and bone mets the ilium and sacrum.
He is suffering no symptoms other than pain from teh bone cancer and this pain is bad, he is on a mix of pain killers including morphine but they aren't really working. We have an appointment on Friday which mum and dad have asked me to attend as well and this will tell us the results of the bone biopsy and therefore the type...
Today I just feel so sad, my aunt died this morning of cancer, strange thing we are not a close family, I have not seen my aunt & uncle for about 3 years. But today i just feel so sad.
Maybe my emotions are all over the place so maybe this is why I feel down.
hi all
thought id start my own blog see how it goes feel free to join in.
im now on my 1st session of my second course of chemo. i was diagnosed with breast and ovarian cancer in september last year and had a lot of other probs too but after 6 courses of carbo taxol got better.that finnished in january but ca125 has risen again so i now on onther course of chemo gemcarbo this time so i will see how this goes got to go back next week
please tag along with this blog as i need as much support as...
I've recently just found out that my mam has Type B Lung Cancer and its inoperable. To be honest I'm devastated and worried about the outcome but my mam assures me that she is being well looked after by her macmillan nurse and is receiving treatment from the Royal Marsden Hospital in Surrey,
Problem is I live up North and shes down South and I feel totally useless at the moment with me being so far away. Any help, advice or support from anyone else affected by lung cancer be...
Tomorrow is meeting wiv oncologist. I reely don no wot to expect. He will have luked at the scans more and hav more result for me. He will no wot if any treetment they can giv me to tayk way sum of the symptoms.
I just want them to sawt the payn. I got new pills, they are a bit beta. Sometyms the payn is less but then coms bak agen. I still hert mor than i dont. Niyt time is worse.
I am fyndin it v hard, v v v v hard and jus do not no wot to fink. I am gowin to lissin tomorrow an see. I no ther...
Well the day has finally come.
It feels like we have waited for months since his oncology appointment, but in reality its only been weeks. In them weeks we have yet again worn ourselves out with the worry and stress. Have not done it conciously either, but we know by this afternoon we could sleep for England and feeling totally drained.
He had a strange lump appear before Christmas last year which turned out to be nothing, so hoping for the same result this time. Dave said this one feels different...
Well after loosing mum i am coping and know she is happy now in another place .
Life i thought was looking up we got a new car had started to think about going away and Alan was told he was back in remission .
But hes been complaing of some back ache which became much worse 3 weeks ago .The only place he is comfy is laid down in bed or on his side .
he had a bone scan last mon and they put him in for a CT scan tomorrow nobody knows what is causing his pain so far .hoping results come through quickly...
Now had my MRI scan last Saturday, now awaiting to hear this Friday if I am required to see dr next Tuesday.
Went back to work yesterday, I work for a railway company so I do shift work, so I am on late turn this week, saw my manager who did my return to work, he had not got a clue, trying to make out I was not off with stress and that the gp certicates were not true, I let him have his 5 mins and then claming advised him that i need next Tuesday off as I have hospital appointment and when I explained...
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