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As per my previous post, dad was diagnosed in the summer with mesothelioma, his health has gone downhill since then.
at the moment he is taking oromorph for his cough, although i am unsure as to how a painkiller helps his cough. he has been really ill this week with cold sweats, high temperature, coughing all the time and feeling very sick. We are unsure as to wether this is all part of the illness or maybe an infection, or maybe the medicine.
he had radiotherapy a few weeks ago and...
Well, I'm away this weekend but Sunday is the 1st anniversiary of Steve's death. I can't believe the year has passed and I still feel numb but no amount of crying and being beside myself is going to bring him back and as my friends on the MW site say he was genetically coded to die at this time. It doesn't help though but I am totally astonished at the number of people that is affected by the death of a partner, child or parent.
Anyway my good wishes to all that are on this site
...Hi everyone, cor where do I start. My 47 year old husband was diagnosed with a brain tumour (further tests showed mets from Kidney) and had it removed in April. He then had the cancerous kidney and adrenal glands removed in May. Had a clear scan in July but found out in October that it has come back around the lymph nodes surrounding his cancerous kidney that was removed. He started a course of Sutent on Tuesday and we're after advice/experiences from people who are on it. Am quite scared about...
My husband - 44 at the time - was diagnosed in february 2010 with cancer of the oesophagus. It is situated at the junction of the stomach. He is rated as T3 N1 M0. Having under gone 9 weeks chemotherapy at The Royal Marsden Sutton, he was given a date for the operation. There was an 8 weeks wait for his body to regain strength.
Unfortunately within 4 days of chemo finishing he noted that his eating had started to deteriorate. A few more tests and another meeting with the surgeon concluded with the...
Went for chemo today but it was postponed because my neutrophils are too low. Aparently even lower today than on Tuesday when I had a pre chemo blood test. It figures because I haven't felt too good for 4 or 5 days. Might get it on Sunday.
Steve
hiya im just wondering if anybody had any advice.My father has had lung cancer now for 6 months he recived 20 blasts of radio therphy and untill 2 months ago started to feel well again.He all of a sudden started feeling sick and not eating and was taken into hospital were they said he has thrush of his wind pipe.We took him home but he continued to feel ill every other day and has now been in and out of hospital 5 times.The hospital only did a ct scan on sunday and yesterday we were told the...
Well pop had is scan a week ago now and is still very anxiously waiting for the result as we all are. Hes still sleeping alot and my nan is making herself ill with worry over what he can manage to eat. Im in a whirlwind at the moment as im rushing down to their house, rushing to work and rushing home to look after my husband and 3yr old little girl. Everything seems so frantic and the only thing that seems to be going slow is the results and treatment. When im not at my nan and pops house hes on...
Hiya well yesterday i had my first round of chemo (epirubicin) and experianced scalp cooling.
Well just for once the hospital was running on time :-) there was a few tears because the nurse said my hickman line wasnt in the right place and was to far down.... then she didnt know if they could even use it as it had only been 48 hours since having it put in!!!
Anyway, i got set up on a drip the nurse then sprayed my hair with water and rubbed the conditioner in, we counted down to 3 and put the cap...
At Papworth yesterday late PM. I was the one trying to forget where I was taping away on an iPad in case anyone reading this was there also .... Two years to the day when I first collapsed, one year since I started back at work part time, and now nine months since I returned full time. Appointment was good, and the world is good. Thymoma still there but slowed right down. It'll be back with a vengeance some time but I bashed it once and I know my enemy well .... Thoracic Outpatients is hardly my...
Hi all
My husband treated me and mum for a night out last night to see a comedian at the theatre. Mum didnt want to go as she is such a homebody and it was raining!!!. Husband told her to get her glad rags on and curlers out and go and enjoy herself (think he wanted the house to himself !) and she did and what a wonderful time we had. I had tears running down my face my stomach hurt so much with laughing and just to see mum laughing as well it was such a wonderful time.
But tomorrow we get the...
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