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  • Trishka's blog
    A glorious week off!
    yes, we are two sessions down and only 1 more to go and it's 10 day's off before the last of the chemo cycles. Hubby is in fine form. We had a bit of retail therapy today and we did loads of shopping - mainly because he can't go as fast as me so he can't slow me down! We did new printer, new tv, new kitchen tables... chairs... the list goes on.... We came home and hubby got stuck in to getting everything sorted (I have this passion about not seeing 'wires'). At the end of the day we sat back and...
    Former Member
  • beanpole's blog
    Radiotherapy trials and tribulations
    Clive is now on day 7 of his radiotherapy. He felt quite bad last week and was the lowest I've seen him. He has developed a nasty cough and is bringing up lots of saliva. The radiotherapist says the tumour can be pushing on the windpipe and can cause the cough and it also makes you create too much saliva, which is also not flowing down as easily as normal, so getting rid of it is a good idea. This does seem to have improved a bit over the last couple of days, so hopefully the radiotherapy is starting...
    Former Member
  • gerzabec's blog
    MY WONDERFUL RAY
    I have brought my wonderful husband Ray home from hospital today so that he can pass away in his own home. I cannot tell you what I am feeling at the moment as my emotions are all shot away. The palliative nurse has told me that he has days or even a week before he is with me no longer. I cannot imagine life without him, he is my soul mate, my lover, my friend, my everything and the love of my life and I don't know how I will cope without him. He is asleep in his own bed at the moment after...
    Former Member
  • chrissiQx2's blog
    A load of Waffle!(I didnt know what else to write about)x
    Was hoping to go away for the weekend ( a long weekend!!) but I got my scan appointment for Monday so that put a spanner in the works!! Maybe in a couple of weeks time instead! Work has been good too, picked up again after my 3 weeks off except Wednesday was too busy for me, I was shattered and still havent managed to catch up. Although I feel very well I have underestimated how tired I get and how easily I get tired too. I may have to rethink my hours if it continues. Also I havent been sleeping...
    Former Member
  • connell's blog
    scan
    veronica scan date come we are there on tue having a ct hopefully find some thing out soon
    Former Member
  • connell's blog
    scan
    veronica scan date come we are there on tue having a ct hopefully find some thing out soon
    Former Member
  • Bertiebassetts Return Journey
    Remission well maybe not!!!
    Bert had another Bone Marrow Biopsy on Tuesday and we were supposed to get our results today. However, the aspiration was not a good one so we will have to wait until next Thusrday to get the results of the Trephine (bone) His neutrophils are dropping rapidly as is his platelets. The consultants say it does not look like it will be good news but they are not sure if it will be Leukaemia back or MDS so until next week we live in hope Love Teri
    Former Member
  • Babybear's Blog
    Remission well maybe not!!!
    Bert had another Bone Marrow Biopsy on Tuesday and we were supposed to get our results today. However, the aspiration was not a good one so we will have to wait until next Thusrday to get the results of the Trephine (bone) His neutrophils are dropping rapidly as is his platelets. The consultants say it does not look like it will be good news but they are not sure if it will be Leukaemia back or MDS so until next week we live in hope Love Teri
    Former Member
  • minuet's blog
    Last chemotherapy session
    The week after next my dad has his final session of chemotherapy. He will have had 10 sessions at the highest dose, which started in February. In January he was told if he didn't have the chemo, he had around 3 months to live. Now it is about to end I am terrified. He responded so well to chemo, had no sickness, and not even all his hair fell out, and his PSA is now 38 which is much, much lower than it used to be. But he also has lymphodoema which will come back quickly after the chemo stops and...
    Former Member
  • Valentinex2's blog
    Lazy day due to Luke!
    Morning all! I am due to go for blood top up tomorrow - so haemoglobin is about as low as it is allowed to get! Had a good night's sleep apart from the cat wakening me at 4.30am yowling in my ear - don't know what was wrong with her. Got back to sleep okay and had a fairly long lie in until 10 and fnished my library book. Got up and went in the shower but started to feel faint - this was how I presented at the hospital in the first place only to discover I have AML. I managed to get my hair...
    Former Member
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