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Well guys and gals( god i sound like Jimmy Saville) its nearly ,tomorrow Im off to the medical mansion for the slice and dice I have been very patiently awaiting. Now its nearly here im a little anxious but strangely enough i dont have the usual washing machine feeling in the tum. I guess for me its about evicting the squatter that has invaded my boob (how very dare it and how very rude)
My bag has been packed for a couple of weeks! Keen or what.( no just sad) Its filled with such delights i might...
afternoon all , been to my gp as after suffering for about 2 years with pain in my lower spine and hip bones the pain is now spreading and getting worse i now get pain in my shins and the front of my collarbone.gp did bloods ca125 and was normal , inflamatory blood test which was normal and fbc which showed nothing so hes sending me for physio.After having hysterectomy 7 yrs ago for ovarian cancer u can imagine i was worried when the gp said he would do ca125 in case it was secondary bone cancer...
my husband and son i love them so much. i have a mamogram and biopsy tomorow im realy scared not for me for my 2 beautiful guys they are everything to me.last night i had a nightmare that he said he didnt love me because of bc. in my sleep i felt so scared so angry then he came home from night shift he woke me and our son with a kiss i was so glad to see him i forget what he has done and does for me and our baby. wish he knew how gratefull i am and how proud i am to be his wife to have his love.
...so my beautiful boyfriend is recovering from his liver operation and its been three weeks now.. he's been through so much in the last year and i think he's so brave...BUT im starting to feel angry at him and resentful.. i feel so GUILTY about it to! like for eg.. if i say i have a sore back, the then complains he's tired and sore.. i am always massaging him, cleaning up for him etc... if i have a bad day he reminds me he's worse.. its like im not allowed to be sick or angry anymore! ...
hi my names ema yup one m,,,,, i like being different.i have a son he is 1 and a husbandlast year in july i nearly died my kidnys got s infected i just pulled through and no more my husband is the best he doesnt really show his feelings but now and again i see sorrow and fear in his eyes when my kidney thing is mentioned at the begining of the month found a lump in my left breast i never realy check and i dont know why i checked that morning i just DID just instict i guess.i went into the bedroom...
sorry that should have read he did not want to start chemo, as yet i have no idea when it will start, but i will beat this when we get going
Hi I wonder if any one has had/ having the same experience as I find myself in. I was diagnosed with neck cancer in early April and had a biopsy to confirm it on 6/5/11 plus CRT and Ultra sound scans. The Consultant told me I would be starting my chemo on 2/6/11and we were all prepared for it but 2 days before asked me to come in. He then told me that they could not identify the type of cancer, all they knew for certain was it was Hodgkins lymphona.They arranged for a PET scan on 2/6/11 and I saw him...
Had a busy day yesterday being Fathers Day and got to see most of our kids and grandchildren which is always great as the little ones are so funny and even when your at your worst they brighten your mood.
Dave doesn't tell me when he is in pain or feeling under the weather but normaly I can see for myself. By 5pm he asked if he had time for a little nap before dinner, nothing unusual there. He didn't notice me watching him and thats when I saw that he was having trouble swallowing and in pain on...
So a few days ago my mum told me about her breast cancer. Now I know my mum and she's not one to show her feelings or that she's scared. But she has a radiotherpy planning appoitnment on the 28th and she said to me you should come it will be inetersting for you. Now this in mum's language is I'm scared I need you. I desperately want to be there for her, but unfortunately in my world it's never simple. On that day I'm meant to be going to southampton to look at rooms for our new house (to decide which...
HI
Its now a week since my kidney was removed after a 8 hour op, what next I left hospital 2 days later and dont know what happens next.
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