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I Didn't want to be writing my blog and be moaning about the NHS all the time but so far they have left me no choice!!
This week i collected a tennis ball full of fluid under my arm (seroma) I tried to grin and bear it for 24 hours but then decided it hurt so rang up the ward that i was treated on, they got in touch with the surgical team that advised me to go in for draining. After dropping the kids off with kind neighbours we got up there half an hour later 4.45pm and waited and waited and waited...
Hi, this is all a bit new to me but it is great to know that there are other poeple out there who are happy to talk about there experiences. I was diagnosed in May 2009 with Cancer of the Oesophagus and had an Oesophagectomy in September 2009, now so far on and still with lots of problems but feeling so much brighter about life.
I have two childre 8 and 12 who have been so wonderfull through this horrible rollacoaster ride and they have kept me going giving me me strength.
Life is not the same...
Where do i start, Up until a month ago i was happy and enjoying life. I lived with my husband and just found out we were expecting our first child. A baby something i always wanted and here it was.
We went along to my first scan really excited - didnt know what to expect but just wanted to see our little baby inside me. The nurse rubbed this cold jelly over my tummy and pressed down with her machine. Me and my husband hand and hand watched the screen, then the nurse stopped moving and said she woulod...
I have got to the bottom of why and how there was a mix up over the day Sal was to have her Hickman Line fitted...
At Derriford they prefer to use PICC lines and they are the normal fitting for people that need a central line. However, because of Sal's particularly difficult veins she needed a Hickman line. When the appointment was made it was assumed she needed a PICC line and so was put onto the PICC line list for Friday. However, unbeknown to her, she was also put on to the Hickman line list...
do i say i have or i had nsc lung cancer?? ive had 2 lobes of my right lung removed, i'm half way through the chemo and a third of the way through the radio therapy (not that 'i'm counting!!!!) i've still got my hair - does this mean i'm going to keep it? feeling fed up sore and very tired, i'm trying to keep active, taking my mad dog out in the woods, i sit under the trees and she runs around. veg plants are in. but i'm too tired to go out on my motorbike - doc says i...
Last night Sal noticed, for the first time, that her hair was coming out. Not in huge clumps yet but definitely coming out whenever she ran her fingers through it. So, it has to come off.
So, I got outthe clippers and put on the number 3. I have to say that Sal might have been prepared for cutting her hair off before it fell out but I found that I wasn't quite so prepared. I had reservations immediately prior to starting to clip. What if her hair doesn't fall out? We would be cutting it for no reason...
On leaving hospital on Tuesday Sal was given an appointment card detailing when her Hickman Line fitting would be done. She was told tomorrow, Friday.
This morning we received a call from the hospital at 9:20 saying they were expecting her in this morning and she had to get to the hospital by 10:30 or it would have to be cancelled! Sal was still in bed! Sal was now in a difficult position... try to get to the hospital in time or not have the line fitted for potentially another 2 weeks. Bearing in...
Having had my biopsy result confirmed it was time to undertake a round of scans to see the extent of the problem.
I'm blogging my experience of the scans for anyone who is about to jump on the roller-coaster ride that is cancer treatment and who may wonder what lies ahead. Unlike the others, this blog is more factual than a reflection of my emotions.
Round one was a MRI scan.
The machine was a long, thin cylinder that I laid inside. The table was raised so that my nose was close to the top...
05/05/10
I have now completed my 4th, and final (for now) chemo. I had a blood transfusion at the start of the last treatment, and must admit that it was a great help. I was able to keep at least reasonably active for the 4 days I was in hospital and even managed to understand the book I was reading.
I returned home for my 3 days bedrest on Saturday, and my husband ensured that I had plenty of fruit juice to drink. The last time I had chemo I made the mistake of becoming dehydrated, and I cannot...
April was full of ups and downs, a real roller-coaster of emotions.
Had a good easter but deprived of easter eggs due to my fitness and diet programme in a desperate attempt to get fit for my holiday. Then dropped to an all time low when holiday was cancelled due to the Islandic volcano.
Then, back up because the weather was so lovely. Back down when Mum became very ill and ended up in hospital due to a virus.
April ended on an up because I have managed to rebook my holiday and am now due to...
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