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Just had results back from blood test - all ok for chemo tomorrow - first session - fingers crossed it works for mum. An occupational therapist came to see mum today and said, she cannot get a grant for a new bathroom with a walk in shower. Fine there we are then!!!!
Can't believe it's been just over a week since we were told my partner of 13 years had cancer.
It all started a couple of months ago when he started to get stomach pains. We started to do research and cut out wheat - at the time he was really fed up about not being able to eat pizza. To be able to go back there would be amazing.
He went to the doctor and they suggested laxatives which didn't help at all - next satge was a blood test. This came back normal, apart from the 'start of liver...
Hi Everyone well things are good here .Been to the hospital today no more treatment for Alan chemo has worked well they were very pleased with the scan .
His blood count is a bit low still so have to be careful about infection ,but i am sure it will soon build up.
So now its a ckeck up every 3 months for 2 years then if all ok will discharge him .
So now planning a vist to my mum . I shall stay on the site only to happy to help support others so will be in chat room sometimes .
Nana will sit in...
My Mum's just recently been diagnosed with small cell lung cancer. I've only just come onto this site and already reading other peoples' stories has made me cry. She's only 58 and I am about 20 years younger than her. It's already spread from her lung to her other parts of her body, therefore they can't operate and won't offer radiotherapy only 6 courses of chemo. It's so unfair and I feel like screaming. She lives abroad and is not allowed to travel back to the UK...
Things are looking up...just managed to eat a whole slice of wholemeal toast, I am sure if I can get this sick feeling under control and my apetite back then I will feel a lot better, Im sure its just nerves though cos I was eating like a horse last week.
Even managed to answer the phones today and not done too much wandering round the office aimlessly.
Hope everyone is ok.
love Terri xx
Doing a Star Wars job here & going back in time now.
This is a time I really hate myself for and look back in anger at how utterly useless I was. I'm not offering explanations & you can draw your own conclusions as to how I behaved. It's done now & lessons have been learnt.
About 6 years ago I remember clearly my sister coming home after a weekend away and saying she had found a lump. Trying to convince her it could be totally harmless etc was no use & she seemed to know it...
Well another day closer to D Day, feel sicky this morning so just going to take my time and get ready then drive into London for another fun day at work. My company are being fantastic and understand that my head is all over the place at the moment so are giving me a bit of slack when for instance I dont pick up the phone and it just keeps rining or I wander round the office with paper in my hand not quite sure what Im doing with it...not to different to last week to be honest.....lol
Hope everyone...
This is no ordinary soft diet..........This an M&S soft diet!!! lol!
I have been left with eating problems (swallowing,chewing etc)
I managed to stabilise my weight enough to finally have my peg tube removed and at first it was wonderful, soups, custard scrambled eggs etc!
However after a few months my weight dropped as I became bored and depressed with eating the same old things,and because I have little to no saliva, I drink loads of water so I never seem to feel hungry!
Anyway, my family...
Husband is 75 and for a few months had suffered from excessive burping when eating/drinking. Went to GP after suddenly almost choking one day. GP (bless him) immediately arranged for camera-down-throat job at Southend hospital. We had thought they'd say hiatus hernia or similar......
However, they couldn't get the camera down all the way cos of a 'growth' blocking its passage and the operative told us, regretfully, it was almost definitely cancer. Biopsies were taken and a CT scan done. We...
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