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I Hate Thursdays !! I wake up with a dread now every thursday morning as I know that it signifies another week since my Dad died.
Today was bad. It was my boys school Harvest Festival in the local church today. I should be there really as its the first year all 3 of my boys have been in the same school, they wanted me there especially the youngest. He said this morning, I want you and Dad to be there. I told him that his Dad could'nt go as he was at work but promised that I would go. well, I did...
Yesterday was my first day of chemo. Very anxious about it as didn't know what to expect. It was all explained very well to me at pre chemo assessment, but sometimes hard to put it into perspective until you have actually been there.
Arrived around 3pm and was met by my lovely chemo nurse. Settled into a nice reclining chair and veins checked. I have the most brilliant veins at the moment so hope they last.
Fluid set up, then given iv anti sickness and steroids. Ok, so far so good. Given 6...
Hubby is showing a tiny bit of improvement, his oxygen levels are getting better and they are gradually going to wean him off the respirator. Finally got the drain in him today and drained a lot of fluid from his tummy already so by tomorrow he should be much more comfortable. He is very aware and alert even on the respirator and hoping to get him out of ICU and back into the oncology ward very soon. Still has loads of fluid in his legs and feet and they tell me that is not going to be helped by...
At the moment my wife and I are awaiting the results of a biopsy taken off Gails liver. Five weeks ago Gail was walking around Liverpool Museum with myself(David) and her daughter Alice. Today I bathed my Gail and had to push her in a wheel chair from her hospital bed to the shower room because she is to weak to walk.Gail has never smoked never drank in the alcholic term, she eats the best diet of any of us in our family and yet for some reason fate has dealt this cruel hand.
Let me tell you about...
My husband went for a blood test on Monday, he had a slight fall in the morning as his back was giving him such pain that he was collapsing as he walked. His consultant refused to let him go home as he couldn't walk, so he was put in a wheel chair and there he stayed until about 6.
He is sedated and on anti-biotics as he contracted a chest infection even though he didn't go into any shops on Saturday. I now realise how easy it is going to be for him to get any form of infection and even more...
Hi everyone !, Not used to this site yet and never know where to write to....so here goes it gets to someone who can understand ...hopefully.
Diagnosed ayear ago with tumour in my colon. Had right hemi colectomy almost 12 mths ago, followed by discussions re suggested 6mth chemo course which I felt was not worth all the hassle, especially as 17 of 29 lymph nodes were positive. I still feel the same way 12 mths later and have had an enjoyable summer; which I wouldn't have had if I'd agreed to chemo...
hello,
my auntie is still with us after being told we had week left a month ago!
it is now secoundary in the brain and liver what do i expect to see with brain cancer? and will it be quick? x
Hello Multiple Myeloma Members! I'm still getting myself used to this new site and all its quirks, good and bad. I have enabled some new features on the Myeloma, Let's Talk! Group site. You can now blog here directly if you would like. I have also made a few of the "old timers" Managers, like on our old group site, so that I'm not the only one in charge of the group and approving membership. I noticed the other day, someone asked to join and when I looked at their profile, there...
I have taken a drive down Paranoia Street and found a nice big parking space on Nervous Avenue, results from my lumpectomy are due tomorrow and I can feel that horrible dread I felt last week waiting for the biopsy results. It hasnt helped that I saw a few of my notes on computer screen and one subject was do not delay diagnosis (what is that all about) but that note wa made before I had my op so trying not to run too far up neurosis road with that one.
Thought it would be a good idea to try and...
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