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It's 4 months since my diagnosis of recurrent stomach cancer (and 28 months since my initial diagnosis of stomach cancer). I'm being treated with GEMCARBO chemo. It's a pretty rough ride, but nowhere near as bad as the ECF chemo I was on first time around. Over all I feel like I am still doing pretty well and I am keeping up my fighting spirit.
The GEMCARBO does keep blasting my neutrophils into the back of beyond so I keep becoming neutropenic and getting infections. But I've pulled...
Went to see dr after 4 cycles of chemo and ct scan not sure about how i feel the lymhnode in chest is still the same no bigger no smaller!! but the ones in neck area he cant feel! cant have tablet as it is not suitable !! it tested negative for my cancer!! he also told me today that i have to have radical radiotherapy for 6 weeks originally he said 2 weeks !!! he also told me i may get a problem with my gullet and have to have a tube fitted to feed me !! this has frightened me to death!! 3 out of...
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I have breast cancer had mastectomy in jan and start chemo treatment on weds ,very scared
8th of March for the Oncology thank god , Doc to ring today about liver scan results.
Fingers crossed for that result!
Am going to take part in the mesothelioma book review and when I go back to work after my hols I am going to try and volunteer depending on my shifts . I really do want to give a little back and hopefully help people in the same situation.
Mind you I think my stress levels are right up there with Easyjet at the minute lol , last night was a major cleaning spree between 11pm...
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Am now four weeks post wide local excision after BC diag. 6th Jan. After three aspirations to remove lymphatic fluid, two weeks of antibiotics have been told due to slight infection still can't see my Dr to sort out date for FEC chemo, soooo frustrating. I feel very well and am anxious to get chemo started (no I'm not weird just want to get it out of the way) :) Today saw my lovely BC nurse who told me had some cording under my armpit and on my arm joint. She told me to firmly massage...
Is it really 6 and a half months since dad died?
Who would've believed that in the last few months my life could change so radically? I feel like a whirling dervish spinning, spinning, SPINNING!!!
A month after dads death I met up with the love of my life again after 12 years. The only man to ever break my heart and still make me go all gooey even after so long. He had come out of a very messy marriage but had two beautiful boys who made me laugh.
We talked a lot and decided to give it another...
Clive had to go into hospital on Sunday due to sortness of breath getting worse and becoming a bit confised and muddled. They have confirmed his blood calcium level is elevated, so treating that and have done a chest x ray which they say is inconclusive. They seem to think it may be the tumour pushing on the lung and making it collapse. We should know more today when they have done further investigations. All the signs seem to be there that the cancer is starting to get the better of him but hopefully...
Well they want me to stay in here for another day.
Dissapointed as I just want to go home.
Hopefully tommorrow will be the day. Just want to sleep in my own bed.
.... to change her mind!
Hrmph ... well, the last blog about first impressions was dated 2nd February and today is the 21st. That'll be nineteen days later, or two weeks and five days depending on how you want to look at it.
No, I haven't become obsessed with my calendar, nor am I conducting a countdown to some forthcoming extravagant event. I'm simply counting the days until my new found friend, or advocate as she likes to be thought of, the BCN (star of the previous blog) makes the...
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