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  • KAZx2's blog
    Pinky & Perky
    Hi All Came home Monday - 6 days post op. Feeling a bit sore and tearful I think it is all catching up with me. I have to say I can't say a bad word against the NHS all the staff, treatment and care I have received. I observed several instances where people were rude and citicising the nurses and facilities - my opinion is if you expect better go private. I have had an LD flap recon and have named them Pinky and Perky. Guess which ones's Perky !! I am going to enjoy 4 weeks off at least from work...
    Former Member
  • button2307's blog
    What now
    Hi all As I have mentioned mum started chemo last Thursday few days before that she had an echo on her heart which she has to have before each cycle, anyway tonight she gets a phone call from her consultant and informs her that she has fluid around her heart, which maybe why she is having trouble breathing, so now she has to go for another echo to see if the chemo is helping to drain the fluid if not she will have to have it drained. What ever will it be next. Hugs to everyone xx
    Former Member
  • taheena's blog
    secondary bowel cancer
    hi im new to this site. my husband has had rectal cancer last year and now 9 months later they have found a small nodule on his lung. they wont commit themselves to whether they think its secondary cancer and are going to leave him another 6 months then scan him again. my question is why dont they just give him a pet scan to find out, i'm worried that its just financial reasons why they are leaving him. dont get me wrong i'm grateful for what they have done for him it just seems a bit hit and...
    Former Member
  • Allpeachy's blog
    The importance of correct punctuation and meaning in written communication ...
    I thought this might tickle you, especially tongue in cheek following a recent spate of misunderstandings in the written word! Dear John: I want a man who knows what love is all about. You are generous, kind, thoughtful. People who are not like you admit to being useless and inferior. You have ruined me for other men. I yearn for you. I have no feelings whatsoever when we're apart. I can be forever happy--will you let me be yours? Gloria Dear John: I want a man who knows what love is. All about...
    Former Member
  • lesleyflower's blog
    Chemo, lung cancer
    I am starting chemo next week, 22nd Jan 2009, It is GemCarbo chemo. To clear any poss. cancer cells that are left, although I have been told there was no sign of any involvment of lymph nodes after surgery. There is still a chance there may be some floating around ! So this is to zapp them. Anyway, would like to hear from anyone who has had this or who would like some info of my experience of cancer. regards Lesleyflower x
    Former Member
  • lightout's blog
    my mum
    my mum breast cancer had spread to her liver im in totel shock at the moment i just cant belive it. my mum was my best friend, and my life, she was also my dads, and the sunshine has gone out of his life. it happened so quick. its so unfair. i keep thinking that she is just gonna walk back into the room. the house is left like she has just nipped out. and it was so heartbreaking to see my dad going round asda for ready made meals for one. im really worried about him to. but the one thing that i...
    Former Member
  • faustus1's blog
    Post treatment fatigue
    Hi everyone, I am wondering if anyone else is experiencing chronic fatigue months after treatment has finished? I was diagnosed with NSC lung cancer in Feb 2007, has surgery followed by adjuvant chemo - yes, I know how lucky I am to be able to say that!!! Treatment ended Sep. 08 but I am still having the worst fatigue, with what is laughingly called "chemo brain", and have trouble doing just about anything. Can't seem to find out any info except American studies, which are dismissed by my consultant...
    Former Member
  • button2307's blog
    Questions need answers
    Hi everyone, is there anyone out there connected to someone who has or dare I say had secondary breast cancer. My mum was diagnosed in 2007 first time nearly 18 years ago now in her lungs,ribs and skull. After being on hormone treatment for the last year now time for chemo which she started on the 15th Jan. All the books I read say there is usually no cure just treatment keeps it under control. Think what i'm trying to say is what stage do they turn round and say nothing more we can do. Sorry...
    Former Member
  • gemma1712's blog
    Results are back!
    Just to let u all know,i got the results back from the sentinel node biopsy and they are clear!!The relief i feel is immense! I have still to go see the surgeon on tuesday but im just glad i got the results back a bit earlier. The only problem im now having is i have a really awful pain in my right side,round about my rib cage,it started as a dull ache and has got gradually worse over the week i know that this might be totally unrelated to the melanoma but do you think it would be worth mentioning...
    Former Member
  • Allpeachy's blog
    One year's remission!
    Just got back from my now three monthly clinics - it's officially ONE YEAR TODAY since the consultant told me there was no evidence of disease - it doesn't seem possible. I am elated and vow not to worry so much next time the clinic comes round - in fact I suggested my Onco pre-fills in my forms with 'NED'! He was kind enough to laugh .. I have yearly CT scans, my next isn't until July. I asked him if he was confident in the 'inspection' he gives me between times. Full marks for diplomacy -...
    Former Member
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