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Right, here we go. I'm a 47 year old man who got diagnosed with cancer of the right tonsil on Dec 8th 2009. Since then I've had the obligatory scans, checks etc and are planned to go in to hospital on Jan 4th 2010 to have two lymph nodes removed from my neck and 12 (yes, count 'em!) molar teeth removed. I've then got a week in hospital, 2-3 weeks at home followed by 6weeks chemo/radiotherapy. Roll on Spring '10!
To date, I've had no pain or discomfort, the only sign is a lump...
Woke up at 04.00 it's getting much colder
grabbed my pink blanket to wrap round my shoulder
Snuck down the stair my knees...how they creek....
the banister rail needs dustin this week!!
I'm tryin to be quiet cos hubby is snorin
watchin repeats on the telly... it is so borin!
Then I think to myself... My neighbour? His lift?
Hasn't turned up for work? then I notice... THE DRIFT!
Now I've set off in a mad panic
I've a dental appointment my depression is manic!
I can glide down the...
Its 18 months since I had my right lung removed, Six months ago i was signed of from the hospital for a year. I have been to my GPs regular re my breathing all I am given is antibiotics. I am now really gasping if I excert My self like Walking, getting dressed etc.
Who or what is the best thing to see or do. By the way I am 74 Yrs of age and feeling as if no one wants to know.
I can't believe my lovely Paul will never come home. I'm so sad . All i can remember is the awfull time he died. Him struggling for breath his funny colour his half open eyes and the stillness of his chest. The sheer terror i felt the total panic and desperation cos i didn't want him to leave me but knowing he should to stop this awfull cruel spitefull desease.
How can i go on . I feel like a robot just going through the motions. I do have really happy times but i just want him with...
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i am sitting here shaking i do not know how i feel i cant explain it properly just not right, i am just so easily frustrated at the moment and my mood is awful, its so close to xmas and i worry i am wasting the atmosphere i promised the kids i'd make cakes today but i just cant bring myself to do it or find the strength/energy. i had chemo mon/tues and uptill yesterday i felt ok, last night i started off with a sore neck and by this morning i am sore right down to my ribs especially under my arms...
For the first time in 16 months Bert slept all night, I didn't cos I kept expecting him to waken for the toilet. He can't get himself out of bed when he wakes up as he is normally in pain and can't get his legs to work. 7am he woke I got him up for the loo and sneaked back into bed as it was freezing.
I never heard him come out of the loo never noticed him either as I was reading the next hing is a very loud clatter as he falls down the stairs.
I found him sitting on the bottom step...
My grandad has had cancer for a while now, and the lump he has at the moment is his 4th. They operated and took as much as they possibly could from the 3rd which then followed chemotherapy and biotherapy from which he had a bad sin reaction on his face. Pretty much once the treatment had finished another lump appeared and unfortunatley they cannot operate more. He waited to see if it was an infection and the biopsy results confirmed last tuesday that it was indeed cancer again, and this time aggressive...
Hi to all.. i have just finished 5 weeks of pelvic radiotherapy, it was so hard at times, that i cried and cried and some nights couldnt sleep..the soreness was nothing what i expected, but you deal with this all from some inner strength that we dont know we have until we ned it..i consider my cancer a journey, and it has made me realise how precious life is, and how much i was taking things for granted..my life has changed so much in the last 18 months, and now there is hope that i can get back...
thats how long i have to go till i get down to the hospital to see trev.
cant come quick enough.
thankfully hes been able to find the energy to call me most days and he texts me still everyday but im sure everyone here knows how important it is to have touch and to feel the closeness of people you love.
Hes been on a chemo drip for the past 24 hours. it made him very ill last night and he got some sort of infection. he told me earlier he will be getting blood tonight. i guess that will be his...
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