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my husband johns cancer diary
april 1st rushed into pinderfields hosp needing 7 units of blood after a blood test after being to docs with blood in his urine
april 5th had cystoscopy and a growth removed from his bladder
may 10th had ct scan at ddh
may 25th diagnosed with invasive bladder cancer and they also thought it had spread to his lungs
june 10th lung biopsy at DDH
june 22 appt with lung doctor at DDH
june 30th PETscan at jimmys
july 13th appt at PINDERFIELD with urologist will order...
it was my birthday today,,putting all the crap stuff aside it turned out to be a very nice day , lots of cards , prezzies and cake, lots of visitors, all our family dropping by and best of all my darling hubby having a pain free and settled day,, even though i know he won't be about for next years one, today shall be a day i will always treasure and never forget....now looking forward to our son's wedding on the 31st and a house full of people,, that'll be paper plates all round as i've no intention...
Well firstly hello to all out there that take the time to read this.
Got to say in the past 2 weeks I have been spending alot of time looking at things on the internet in the hope of finding information and answers - what have I learned well firstly there is alot out there, it doesn't often reassure you, but knowledge is power. Oh and to take the time to absorb and get over the initial shock coz that is the real kicker!!!
2 weeks ago we got the bombshell that mum wasn't suffering from a severe...
I am a blog virgin, anyway here goes.
My dad goes for biopsies and drainage of pleural fluid on Monday. Our jorney is just beginning
Well today has been spent packing to go away to give my daughter a bit of time with me and my son a bit of time to do normal 17yr old things, thankfully he is a sensible lad whom has given me so much love and support over the past weeks but I know he needs a bit of time for his own emotions. My daughter 11yrs is struggling with the loss so some time to sit on the beach sand in the sandwiches will help us both talk about her feelings in neutral grounds.
Although I know going away for the weekend...
been recovering well,Back to work.Energy levels good,no pain.Odd day bowels playing up but seems to be righting itself.Sleeping without being upright now and can toss and turn but still keep head a bit elavated.eating well although portions smaller.One of boys waiting for exam results!! Other one doing a play at his TV dama school! starting to go places again now i feel well eg Theatre,hotel breaks,holidays,days out.Never thought would be here to do it!!!!
So will keep doing that just in case the...
Hi everyone,
Hope you are all well. I feel bad that I haven't had time to post on here much recently, and part of me also feels bad that so many of you supported me last year when my Mum died, but that I haven't been around much to reciprocate lately.
It's nearly a year since my Mum died and lately I have been feeling very sad about it. On July 24th, it would have been her 65th birthday. We went out as a family and we had dinner to celebrate her birthday. It was lovely. But, since...
Well today seemed to go faster than I thought, but then my famous list of things to do helped as I made sure I had enough time to stop and eat but rest of day was full!
I was expecting a call today about his wedding ring, during his illness he lost weight ~ yes all be it in the strangest of ways e.g. his fingers got slimmer but because of the steriods he developed the 'moon face.' He sat there on the sofa and panic set in as he realised he had lost his ring, we retraced his steps from the...
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