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My dad was told on Monday that he has a cancerous polyp in his bowel (if I am honest i expected this from events that happended after various proceedures he had been through) but at the same time we were told he has secondary liver cancer. We were all stunned. In this meeting I didnt really take in anything other than the Dr said the liver cancer was terminal. Since Monday I feel like I am in a living nightmare. My dad is a very private man and doesnt want to talk about it. I cant get my head round...
Always had trouble having brekky let alone after recovery from op so decided to have my milk shake mix for brekky.Got to start building weight up if I can.Bit of painful night last night! Sure feeling better day by day.If measured by ruler would say millimetre better each day.Doing bit of shopping today! No doubt will want kip this afternoon.Must make most of it as chemo starts in 3 weeks!!!One thing weather is great.
Up this morning tried brekky ate half.Hour later half saus sarney then 1130 milk shake with added protein etc.Bout of tiredness coming on now so off for lie down.Pain touch easier today and laying of morphine till later!
Finished CT,MRI. and Pet Scans. I've been referred to the Beatson at Gartnavel from Hairmyres.My new Consultant's name is Michael Duff and when I inquired as t why this was taking place I was told it was bacause he has more experience in these more Complex surgery procrdures. I can tell you I wasn't overboard with excitement when I heard that.Still just another slight hiccup I'll need to deal with.
That was the bad news, the good news is I'm going to marry Deirdre, my partner
...On Tuesday I was due to have my fourth cycle of chemotherapy. Unfortunately my blood count was too low again and it has been postponed (White Blood Count, Neutrophils and Platelets all low this time).
I was going to be delayed one week, but asked if I could put it off two weeks. It is P's birthday party on the 16th April and I really didn't want to be at the lowest part of the cycle for that. Also, she has her ballet school show coming up. Again, a delay of two weeks suits much better as...
It nearly 12 months since my last treatment. I have just had my three month check. As expected my CA125 is still going up its 200 now normal is below 35.
My Oncologist is sending me for a CT scan to see where the cancer is this time and how big its grown. When it gets to 4mm its the time for more chemo. I dont think l shall be having the treatment jut yet but may be later this year.
Well ive been there and done it 4 times so l can manage a 5th. I dont know what chemo he is thinking about but he...
Just about new to site and tried to blog full details of my diagnosis treatment etc but couldnt! so have updated biography if anyone wants to look.It explains from when diagnosed till now.Anyway had dressin removed today.Still very tired appettite bad but early days yet.managed toast today,fortisip and buttered teacake and trying spare ribs tonight!!!! havent needed so much morphine today (oramorph) Sleeping better now and I have bed wedge to keep me elavated.Was going to get electric bed but tried...
Initial diagnosis
Well, here i am a year or so on from my initial meeting with my doctor when i heard those fateful words 'you have cancer', at first they thought it was lymphoma, and because of my age the doctor organised for me to start fertility treatment straight away, while i waited for a date for a biopsy to be taken to confirm the diagnoses, little did I know that not only was it cancer but it was actually advanced bowel cancer!
When i meet the doctor to hear the results I couldn...
Well what i thought had happened hadnt actually happened. I thought CLint had received his R-Chop treatment on Friday but actually was informed today when we went down to the hospital that he had only received the R and P part. Confused I was, but the consultant informed us that his liver function was still not down to where it should be so he cant get the CHO part which is the chemo part until this is rectified!!!
So today he had to get more steriods but this time through an IV for the next 3 days...
No suitable dodnor on the BMT list so now we have the choice ,either go for a cord transplant now or wait untill Amanada relapses ? not an easy decision as the cord transplant is risky ,has anyone else been threw a cord blood transplant ?????
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