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  • sorted67's blog
    a good day
    Evening all, Hope you're all dealing with your day as well as you'd like... Well yesterday's exertions(!) meant that I slept until 9.30am - excellent! So got ready, stuffed some envelopes and set off for hospital. Bloods taken by familiar nurse(s) who joked about my crap veins (not true!) - I'd still like to know where veins 'go'? Really. Meanwhile, she's got in first time and it's trickling merrily so Ha! Then a 30 minute wait for Consultant... I asked him if he had PET scan pictures that I could...
    Former Member
  • steve-the-wizard's blog
    Jump off time..
    Well just got back with Mum from the oncologist, she starts her first chemo cycle tomorrow, wish us luck, she is very positive, I am apprehensive about her ability to cope with the side effects more to follow, have to keep the faith, and she has her appetite back again....... Wizzey (Pointy hat a little crumpled today)
    Former Member
  • Vickiba's blog
    Retirement
    Hi Everyone 2nd blog, must be getting good at this! Feeling good today, had a good nights sleep last night, only woke up once for about an hour so made some horlicks and went back to bed. Slept till 7 am. I had an appointment today with Occupational Health at work and have decided to take early retirment on ill health grounds and access my pension. This means that I will be able to do some of the things that I have been promising myself and my family for years. Was a bit upset at first...
    Former Member
  • KAZx2's blog
    Help
    Hi I had a LD Flap recon in January this year and Radiotherapy, but had Neoadjuvant Chemo finished last November. I have just noticed a swelling above my cholar bone at the base of my neck. has anyone else experiened this. I am seeing my consultant in 4 weeks but I'm wondering whether to see him sooner?
    Former Member
  • twinsmumx2's blog
    i'm new
    Hi, I'm new to this site and i don't have a clue what i'm doing, and i'd like to chat to people who know what i'm going through.
    Former Member
  • Sexy Voice Dawn's blog
    Turn myself inside out
    The one comment that gets e down and i know this sounds so silly is when someone says you look well or you look better. Grrrrrrr if i turned myself inside out nobody would sit near me let alone talk to me. I know they mean well but personally i feel like they are saying there is nothing wrong with you really or i am lying about it. I have a big scar on my throat so i have proof lol. I think they expect me to walk around with no hair or a bandana on. Think i will design a t-shirt which says...
    Former Member
  • JellyHunny's blog
    Anyone has good advices... :(
    If you have read my blog earlier, you know that my mom passed away on wendsday last week after a 3 weeks battle against bile duct cancer. So far, i have been coping with it good, i think.. tho im still little worried about am i normal or not (btw, thanks to all of you who replied to my last blog entry!!!
    Former Member
  • Harmonyx2's blog
    Bile is vile
    My dad has recently been diagnosed with bile duct cancer he has been told it has not spread and it looks operatable but research shows it is a quick killing cancer is there any inspirational thoughts out there or any feel good stories of survival :(
    Former Member
  • Caroline O's blog
    Finally some reassurance!
    I went back to the hospital today and saw the consultant. He was very good and was able to answer my questions, he also checked all of my moles and fortunately they were all fine. I don't need to have any further surgery either which is great. I left there feeling positive for the first time since being diagnosed with melanoma in March - what a difference it makes seeing a doctor who actually knows what they are doing! (Nothing was mentioned about my disasterous appointment 2 weeks ago!) I am going...
    Former Member
  • sorted67's blog
    the calm before the storm
    Yesterday was shaping up to be another lazy day until I got my sizeable butt in gear mid-afternoon and brought the accounts up to date - 6 hours work but really pleased it's out of the way and all the little bits of paper are off my desk! Also caught up with a ton of laundry and cleaned the kitchen. Then caught up on emails including one from a work friend who wanted to meet up sometime this week. Leaving it a bit late but I rang to see if she was free today and she was - Tuesday is Results Day and...
    Former Member
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