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After my last blog yesturday i was going to the doctours as there was something wrong wth my tests.....well ive been and all is not rosey as i would say.... my Big C has spread but i have been offered a clinical trial to "improve my quality of life" as they put it...has anyone been on a clinical trial?? im alittle bit lost at the min in all honesty and my mummy was very good she promised not to cry.....they have also said that i can carry on with my chemo and see if that helps which i gladly accepted...
Hi everyone,
Unsure where to write but thanks to all who responded to my last note.
I finished first cycle of gemcitabine with few hitches, no nauseau and no hair thinning as yet. My white cell count dropped but I had an injection of GSF to boost this sucessfully. It's my week off and then I think I'm commencing Capcitabine with Gemcitabine 2nd cycle.
Does anyone know what benefits if any financially I would be entitles to. I'm currently still on full pay but that halves next month although...
Well after reading many peoples blogs on here...ive desided to have a little go....and see how i feel about it, im new to all this so you will have to bare with me.... well im Emma in 23 years of age, i have a little girl who is 2 called autumn and shes my little star....i was diagnosed with the big C around 4 months ago i have a stage 3B cancer and i have been undergoing treatment.....im on my last day of chemo cycle as we speak....had a phone call from the hospital today saying they need me in...
Hi everyone
Its been 3 wks since my trachelectomy,and 2 wks since bein given the all clear :) From the cervix and partial uterus removed the margins were clear no sign of any stage of Cin ( no residual tumour or pre cancerous cells)
Im just so relieved that this operation was a success and has given me a chance to carry my own child. I hope this gives ppl hope if they are going through the same choices and options, that you have to do whats right for you and try other options x x
Less than 3 weeks after the news that dad had terminal liver cancer, he has passed away. I cannot believe how quickly the time has flown by. He went into our local hospice last Friday and died late last night with my mum and their dogs by his side.
He went so quickly at the end, very peacefully. The last few days have been upsetting and exhausting, and I know the following days will be the same while I support my mum through death notifications, funeral arrangements and the needs of daily life. But...
Every friend i seem to tell ive got cancer too seems to vanish off the face of the earth !!! am i scaring them to much or what ,ive just tried to be my usual straight talking self i might of well of not bothered.oh well at least the sun is shining will get out on my bike while im feeling up to it
later pete.
Well I can tell you it is the chicken. Sunday O/H and daughter were in kitchen talking. Usually when this happens jack russel is sat between us doing wimbledon impression following conversationDaughter asked where's dog went outside and dog is in ' can I have it ' pose.Fixed stare, shaking and paw raised. When D turned to see what dog was looking at there was a white silky chicken in with our 4 RHode Island Reds. Some kind person has dumped him/her can't tell yet as it wont let us near it....
My name is Gill, I am 33. I grew up in the North West with the greatest parents in the world.
I am a fixer of things - people and problems and this is the story of how I am trying to cope with the biggest 'problem' that I cannot fix or mend or even paper over.
My mum was first diagnosed with cancer in 2005, it was uterine and she had a full abdominal hysterectomy. This was followed by radiotherapy, all went well.
The following summer she began to experience symptoms of an inner ear disorder...
HI all,
This is the 1st time i have written on this site, it just feels i have no where else to turn lately and i feel i am losing my mind more and more.
I was diagnosed end of april 2010 with breast cancer and too be honest it still hasnt fully sunk in!
In the beginning when i told people i have been diagnosed with cancer i was bomborded with texts etc no actual visits,except one friend who promised to be there through my journey, she came to appointments visited me in hospital for the 1st few...
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