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Had second chemo today took 3 hrs. Now have my ball and chain ( Bum bag and Pump) until thursday. Straight away I got pins and needles and the nerve endings of my fingers, toes, lips and this time eyelids all prickling, my eyelids went into spasm and I couldn't open them. It felt really funny and made me laugh. It had calmed down before I got home. Didn't have any sickness with round 1. Just feel a little queasy and tired at the moment.
Listening to other peoples experiences I feel soooo...
I tasted my first sparkling water today. I like it. Kind of like seltzer or club soda. Fizzy without any taste but hydrating...lol..
Kind of a mixed week after chemo. The dexamethasone made me sooo irritable that I cried...because I couldn't understand why I was so jumpy and on edge. I finally looked in the mirror at one point and saw how red my face was from the med. After seeing that I calmed down. There was a reason for me acting the way I was. Which was not pleasant for Honey to endure...
I havent been on very much lately but I have been thinking of you all and I hope everyone is well and doing ok. I havent got much to report really things have been going ok. I have treatment again today which is my 4th cycle of Herceptin this time around. I have a MUGA scan booked for Thursday and a CT for Monday. I am a bit nervous about the CT but I suppose this is going to be the norm from now on but that said I am hopeful everything will be ok. I suppose its just its the first one and I dont...
When will I learn, thought I was being really clever yesterday with my 'I'm fine theres nothing wrong with me' head on and I felt fine and thought I could conquer the world.
Found out a I was driving home that maybe just maybe I was not a fine a I would like to think. On the A12 no bother, then onto the M11 and the scar sight starts to groan a little now and then, by the time hit the M25 it was burning and I was starting to feel sick and sweaty, rolled the window down which resulted...
I've only just worked out how to get back on here !!! I lost my darling paul on 20th Sep. He died peacefully in the Hospice with us all at his side . It was very unexpected and sudden but such a great relief for him . He had been in so much pain and everything started to go wrong . His last words to me was that he loved me very much so i will treasure that for ever. he is out of pain now and looking after us from above in peace. i miss him so much but in truth I had lost my Paul months ago bless...
hi ev1 havent been on for quiet some time,starte my chemo<taxol/carbo> on 1st october,although my primary cancer not found,secondary in te abdominal linning (peritoneal)they think primary may have been in ovary, so hence taxol/carbo regime,go again thursday for more chemo,hpe it will be easier this time,hair already gone,is ter anyone on same regime who can give me any tips on dealing with all this. thankyou for takeing time to read this,i hope u all in good spirits lots of hugs and love julie...
hey all
well mum got a phonecall from the hospital today which was going to arrange a pet scan for her after the news the other day, and to let her know what treatment the docs were planning for her now after their meeting today.
however.....mum came off the phone and burst into tears saying "they think i might not need anymore chemo".. turns out they THINK the area they are seeing on her recent scan is scar tissue and not active lymphoma, most of the consultants had agreed. so they are putting...
Hi, I'm Alice.
I'm Gail's pride and joy! I love my mum so much! Our saying was always:
"I love you more than science can prove!" and then we would laugh, kiss and hug. These days I miss the most. I am only 12 and 13 In 2 months. Me and my dad and my brother are sticking together through this the best that we can. I love my dad and mum. I am always known to look so much like my mum and that I have lovely hair.
Knowing that any day know I will be losing the most important thing...
My life at the moment feels like the film Groundhog Day, you know the one where yeo get up every morning and the same thing is happening all over again the only difference is its a year later. I was going over some of my blogs from last year and I am repeating myself.
Bert is feeling well at last his IV antibiotic has been stopped and we are waiting ( there's that word again) to see if his temp stays down.
Me on the other hand I have a kidney infection and Renal calculi. so lets hope the stones...
Its been a while since posting a blog. I went thro a stage of not wanting to think about doctors, hospitals and the C word anymore! Since August 09 we had a wonderful summer holiday. However it made me aware how I have slowed down and was unable to go out every day with my family to the parks due to exhaustion and shoulder pain. This stiffness has developed since a lump broke through in my left armpit and it is now very swollen. I cannot lift my arm above my head or behind and feel quite disabled...
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