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This is mostly about my experience of seeing my husband of nearly 50 years who was a big active man start to diminish because of bowel cancer.
We were so thankful when he had a life-threatening bowel obstruction operated on under emergency conditions even though were were in North Cyprus on holiday at the time. The obstrution (2 cancerous tumours) was removed plus 13 lymph nodes, with a bowel resection. Fortunately he didn't need a colostomy bag as the obstruction was higher up in the bowel....
Well it was Good and bad news!
The wounds healing nicely, had a bit more fluid taken out relief!
Path results- Grade 2 stage 2A invasive ductal with 3/13 lymph nodes positive. Oestrogen receptive so Tamoxifen for 5 years after chemo and radio.
The bad news was the margins were too close so have to have more surgery to take a bit more tissue rrggghhh! As a day case i think so not too bad!
The good news is that because of need for more surgery it delays the chemo so i will definatley be able to...
….again! If you read about the evil endoscopy you will remember that teeth have been my Achilles’ heel since I was about seven. Everything is out to get my teeth, it’s a conspiracy I tell you!! Carefully cleaning my pegs the other morning and a quick glance in the mirror revealed a line of manky looking tombstones. Yuk! My gums have done a runner, my teeth are covered in nasty splurges of yellowness thanks to medicated mouthwash and they look like they’d really like to leave home...
My hair has not gone yet, although there is a crawling sensation across the scalp which I suspect does not bode well.In any case I thought I'd test out the wig(long, reddish brown) on the school run.Of course I'm really bad with hair real or false so I just kind of plonked it on with a baseball cap on top.Most mums were really kind about it(the ones that knew).The ones that didn't know,and also the kids, clearly thought I'd gone mad(My normal hair is a mousy bob).In any case I'm glad that's done...
hello,
all new to this so lets hope someone replies so i know ive done it correctly ha!
my dad got diagnosed with advanced liver cancer and bowel cancer, bowel was first 2months ago, large tumour, liver found later, now has temp stoma awaiting the go ahead for chemo. i look after him every day now, as well as my 11month old boy -who has got me through most times with a smile-he has gone down hill very quickly from the extremly active man he used to be. hard looking after him. however doing the...
To Kate91 & Sharonc1959, hi girls thanks for the support much appreciated. It might sound daft but i feel as if a weight has gone from my shoulders as today i received my appontment letter to see the specialist to discuss chemo & possibly radio therapy treatment on this thursday coming. So i feel very lucky, i know it hasn't benn that long but for me it seemed endless. Will keep you posted. Darter
HI to all,
Well good news last Friday, spot in breast is just scar tissue. This only after alot of questioning of registrar cos consultant nowhere to be seen and left them I was not in the mood to be passed by again so mammogram ordered and checked by chief radiologist no less. Should not have to get cross for simple answers to simple question. Is spot in breast cancer or not.
Monday started with clinic appt at gynaecology waited over 2hrs to be seen, had biopsy of uterus and told need urgent ultra...
Three years and lots of postings on here but my first blog am doing as well as expected I guess my scan results came in last week , looks like am heading for Keemo session No. three,,, they want to give me another Scan first It will be my last one I know that and its gonna be an evil mix of chemicals but Am not worried about it I`ll just face it as I did the others,,
Any thing I can help with let me know
Colin
Hi everybody,
I had my chemo no. 5 today and it is the 3rd time I have used the port. It is still very painful to use (even the nurse cried today because she saw how much it hurt) and as usual it would not give them any blood. They said I should have a lineogram (x ray) to check why it doesn't. I am allergic to the contrast they use for ct scans so they said I can't have the x ray as they use the same stuff. Now the nurse is saying that she can't use the port without checking it with an x ray. So...
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