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The first thing that people say not to do when you're diagnosed with cancer (or any disease, really) is to GOOGLE IT. I on the other hand, would rather know the worst possible outcome, and work my way backwards - a twisted way to manage expectations, I suppose. Obviously this approach is not advisable for everyone, but I'm a firm believer that it's important to make informed decisions, especially when it comes to matters of life and death.
(I'm the sort of person who 'ummm's and 'ahhh's...
MacMillan Nurse Catherine called my CT scan is clear, so go ahead for mastectomy, got to meet for photos.
Had a sad thought thinking my breast will be incinerated. Had her for 42 years, now she's going to be no more, her jobs done, will be sad goodbye. but considering she's riddled with cancer, it will be bittersweet.
saw my regular doc today, she's amazing. We discussed my mental health after the mastectomy, I am worried how I will cope afterwards, but she's so amazing.
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Saw consultant today. MRI scan shows two 6cm tumors and several other clusters so cant save breast. He said mastectomy and expandable implant.
How does a 3cm on an ultrasound turn into two 6cm tumors. I think that was the shock. Went on my own as had no one to come with me, and its not the place for my 12 and 14 year old.
Its tough going, feel more alone then ever, few tears today.
im 42 years old and now feel, who will love me now. I know people are going through a lot worse than me, and...
Yesterday marked two weeks since my last infusion of EC. My energy levels are good, I’ve been exercising, socialising, working and feeling better each day. On this stormy Easter weekend, I wanted to reflect on some of the things I learnt and experienced. Reflecting has helped me remember and maybe some of the information will help someone else. Of course no one size fits all and different drugs, combinations, doses, bodies, sensitivities, this is only my own journey.
Exercise
Following the...
I have been brought to this because of my mum. I have recently found out that she has Ovarian Cancer that has spread to her lungs, we were first told that it was at stage 3 and she would be having chemo with a hopeful result of having it removed.
Sadly we have now been told 1 week later that it is stage 4 and there is nothing they can do except give chemo to try contain it. They said that after testing her fluid from a biopsy they have discovered cancer cells in the liquid
I am 29years old and have...
Good morning all - at least I think it is morning the last few hours have all been a blur and I decided to begin writing this blog to give me a chance to get my thoughts out there and speak to some other people so please do comment and contact me.
I thought I would start by giving you a bit of background about me. I am 54 years in this world and have been married for 35 of those years to the same person. We have two fantastic sons of 33 and 30. I have a daughter in law, the most beautiful...
Dad completed palliative radiotherapy 2 weeks ago - 6 sessions over 2 weeks for an inoperable/incurable brain tumour. Since then he has spent every day in bed with extreme fatigue. Oncologist nurse unable to confirm if the cause of the fatigue is the tumour or the radiotherapy for another 2 weeks. Is anyone else able to share similar experiences. Dad is 68 and was diagnosed in Jan'16. His prognosis is 3-6 months.
I don't know about anyone else but the minute I had my first surgery, no infact from the minute I had my cancer diagnosis all I constantly craved was everything to go back to 'normal'.
I remember syaing to people 'I can't wait until this is all over so I can go back to normal'. Little did I know that the normal I used to have would never be the same again - This is actually one of the best things that has happened to me and I'll explain why...
I was never a negative person...
I'm not a stranger to this disease. I lost my dad at 14 to pancreatic cancer and remember how he insisted on keeping it a secret - from friends, family, colleagues - until he started losing his thick, dark hair to the chemo and it became apparent something was wrong. My mum, his sole carer and sole bearer of this terrible secret, endured months in long-suffering silence.
Exactly 14 years later, having to break the news to my mum simply broke my heart. Even at the initial stages of being diagnosed...
In a perverse way, finally having a diagnosis came with it a sense of relief. The constant waiting, multiple referrals, and not knowing was frustrating to say the least. Now that it has a name, we can start dealing with it.
