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Hi all,
Hope you are all well and well prepared for Christmas? Things have finally started to get a bit more seasonal here. We went Christmas tree shopping for a space saving tree to put up in our dining room/living room and the children dressed it. A first for me because I am normally very possessive and OCD about dressing the tree, but maybe because this one isn't the usual one I found it easier? (wink, wink).
This evening despite me feeling that I really didn't feel like doing it I have written...
Today is the first day of no pills, injections, blood tests, chemo ....
Well apart from a 2 month prescription for antibiotics, but for the last 3 months I have started a new cycle on a Wednesday and had a chemo session also.
Since last time I had my final chemo combined with a blood transfusion last week, usual couple of days of not moving. Had the worst stomach cramps yet, eventually found a position I could fall asleep in but was close to going to hospital as pain was making me almost...
17 months of living without my husband by my side. 17 months of grief and heartache, visiting dark places and finally some more happy places. Memories. Over and over they return. How my heart and soul and body ache for him. So much has happened here without him, so much has moved on. I struggled so much with the feeling that I was leaving him behind, I felt disloyal, unloving and down right miserable. But I didn't have to leave him behind. I'm bringing him along with me, into my life, into our lives...
........ after 25 'radio' sessions and 5 weeks in London - I'm home and it is heaven - my own bed mmmm - my own toilet - not having to lock the door !!!!.
Recovery and rest now - I think Christmas is soon !!!!!! - better start getting a bit organised
At this time of year I remember discovering a lump, I am grateful that the treatment worked but I know there are lots of people with scary stuff ahead, good luck to them all!
We're waiting on an outcome,
And we're waiting for a cure,
We're waiting in a waiting room,
For hours and hours and more,
We're waiting for a system
To reduce the wait, for sure,
Don't bet on a fix for this by Christmas...
I'm hoping it is nothing,
So. I'm hoping I was wrong,
I'm hoping if we freeze...
Ok I think I did this wrong. I thought I'd stick my bit on about my last 3 months so hope I'm in the right place, if not I'm sure someone will delete it or move it. I think this is more for me and coming to terms with the situation that I'm in and that most of us are in as let's face it normal people have got Facebook. For 11 months I had stomach pains constantly the Doctors diagnosed IBS then a fungal infection then IBS again I had blood tests galore and 2 scans. Finally after scan number 3 & 4...
I have not written a blog in ages - it just shows how I'm getting on with life really. Getting back to work and being very sociable (and lazy).
The last blog was written just before the CT scan after my third chemo (half way through the chemo). I got my scan results about 5 days later when Nick and I had an appointment with my doctor at the hospital. We were both nervous - but I was quite optimistic about the results because I felt so much better in terms of symptoms. Sure enough the first thing...
Well that's the first week over with, all in all not to bad. Long journey today though with an hour to wait for a machine, then the positioning was not right so another delay, finally got things right then set off home, ending up driving part of the way in the dark which is a struggle for him as lots of the journey is on country roads with no lightning and lots of traffic coming towards him. He is feeling tired and developing the first spots on his face E45 to the rescue.
Met with a speech...
I was diagnosed with pc in 2010 Gleason 3+3 was told it was low grade and the least aggressive. 5years on and I am not suffering any symtoms other than a slow urine flow which I can live with, I've had 2 mri scans the first in 2012 showing a small tumor on the left hand side of my prostate, the second was this year and the tumor hasn't grown at all. My latest psa was 5.7 I've also had a bone scan recently which was all clear. I'm under active surveillance with psa tests every 6 months (at my...
