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Yesterday was an awful day for both Sal and myself. She spent the whole day almost doubled over in pain from the reaction to ciprofloxicin. She couldn't keep anything down and even water triggered an desperate dash to the loo!
Needless to say, I was on the lookout for her temperature. She was in day 6 of chemo, just when her white counts are at their lowest, so she is at great risk of dangerous infection so I was taking her temperature regularly. I noticed that it was higher later in the day...
…..for being quiet and grumpy!. Bad Fairies aren’t known for being quiet so sometimes we have to put a bit of practise in and that‘s what I‘ve been doing. The past three weeks have been very busy in the Bad Fairy house, school holidays, meeting up with an old school friend, parents visiting and parents staying. All very lovely and thoroughly enjoyable but here’s the rub. I hate admitted that my energy levels aren’t what they were. Giving in to feeling tired isn’t something...
hooray my tim is home, we have decided were gonna switch off all the phones and enjoy a calm peaceful night just the two of us.....im on cloud 9 and hes so happy to be home.....still need to get my L plates...LOL, love and gentle((((hugs)))) to u all
sandra......xxx
Ciprofloxacin is a broad spectrum antibiotic. Sal started taking it yeterday and was meant to be taking it for 5 days while her white count is low. Unfortuately she has had a bad reaction to it. She has severe, double up, stomach pain along with the runs and vomiting. The doc has come out to her and said there isn't a lot that can be done until it is out of her system and has prescribed levofloxacin as an alternative. It is in the same class of drugs but is more tolerated.
So, she is now upstairs...
I have to get this off my chest, hoping it will help me. I have been on here for some time now and have always felt positive. All through my treatment I have remained well and have amazed people with how I look and act. This past month I have found that I have plummeted into the depths of dispair and each morning I wake up I feel an overwhelming saddness envelope me.
Let me tell you my story and hopefully by writing it down I may feel better.
My nightmare began in April 2002 when my darling husband...
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to do or not to do....that is the debate
pros and cons from experience please
thanks
peter
not been on in a while, on my 5th cycle of chemo and feelin weak to be honest.
im curious as to what i am right now! previously i have been branded a breast cancer diagnosed patient, then a chemo person. im approaching radium but what am i?????
do i still describe myself as having cancer, am i a recovering cancer patient, WHAT??? i dont know who i am anymore and its so frustrating. please can anyone shed some light x x
MORNING!!!! how is everyone on this sunny morning, im having another possitive day!, fingers crossed tim will be home to day, he rang me at 7am full of beans, which has a possitive effect on me! , if anyone ever has to go to the christie for treatment, you couldnt be in better hands!!!, radiotherapy should start at the end of the week if not monday, cant wait to go see my hubby and his happy smiling face........gentle hugs, and love to you all.......picking up wheelchair today and il get my L plates...
My wife was diagnosed with breast cancer in February. She is writing her own diary of her experiences and so I thought I would do the same online. I have found that reading about others experiences helps take away some of the uncertainty surrounding what happens after diagnosis and on through treatment. I hope in reading my account of our experiences that it can help you in some way. It also helps me too. I find that writing it down helps me cope with it all as a partner.
Sal knows I am doing this...
26/04/10
Went to hospital with dad today, he was supposed to be having irrotican chemo. They needed to test his liver levels before they started because the liver function had been abnormal........
So we sat waiting for a few hours for the results to come back, then the nurse came over and said "im so sorry but your dads results have shot up so we are going to have to admit him" I freaked out, I didnt know why they wanted him in what to expect, then they explained that the disease has progressed...
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