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A big hello to all my friends on here and to anyone who has never met me before.
I have just had 3 wonderful weeks away and came back to an emergency appointment with my oncologist.
Now let me start at the beginning. When all this happened to me the surgeon told me that I had a cist on the liver and that they were sure that that was all it was. I have had 4 scans since, 2 CT and 2 MRI and up until the last one in April my oncologist too was sure that it was just a harmless cist. My last scan was...
Why are people becoming friends with obvious scammers who seem to be treating this site as an internet dating service? The more they are encouraged, the more they will continue!
Thanks KATEG, thanks for the positive feedback. I know, like hundreds of people before me, that i'm going into unchartered territory, but i am trying to be upbeat about it. I'll keep you informed of my progress, so dont stop the blogs will you. UPBEAT DARTER
Hi SOFIABABY, glad to have you as a friend. I look forward to reading a few blogs form you. All the best until then. Darter
Good evening
Things look as though they are healing well but I am getting a lot of pain from the top 1/4th of the wound.
Now on diclofenic and amitriptyline so lets see if that calms it down a bit.
still doing the protosan soaks every nigth and redressing the usual way. got to try and get appointments with the practice nurse but im working full throttle again... guess thats what the healing is taking time...
wish i could be patient more!!!
thanks for looking
peter
Just got back from hospital and seeing the lovely Dr. Bryant bloods all good, so chemo number 4 ok for tomorrow, first Docetaxel so fingers crossed going to feel ok!!!!
I did get told off tho because I had cottonwool mouth and ulcers for about a week, which didn't stop me eating or drinking, but apparently I should have called the hospital to get some special mouth wash, if they hadn't gone think he would have put my chemo off for a week!!!! Will defo call hospital this cycle round if any...
Once upon a long time ago a young girl lost her Mom to cancer, this young girl grew up to be my wife. She still misses her Mom. A while later my Dad contracted Colon cancer, it was at this stage of my life that I was unable to help because financially we were coming off a real bad trip. My Dad was helped by strangers who built a home for indigent and poor folk. His final days were made comfortable in a Hospice. The tough part was accommodation when he had to travel 140 km a day for treatment. I saw...
Hi ann, hi everyone, sorry i have'nt been in touch but have not been too good of late. But some good news, bloodtest ok, i go for my chemo assessment this coming friday. Hopefully i will be given a start date for treatment, so i am a little apprehensive. This is what, like so many of us, i have been waiting for. Like the yanks say 'LETS KICK ASS' Darter.
Hello to all, hope you're doing as well as you can, sunshine predicted all week-end get the bbq's out.
Saw Mr oncologist himself on Monday, results from MRI liver all clear, so mets on spine only, mainly sacrum, but some thoraxic and cervical they seem stable for now. Should have started on Ibandronic Acid to keep things stable but guess what the hospital pharmacy had run out. LOL. so will start them tomorrow, anybody else taking these pills.
McMillan nurse came today lovely lady and she...
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