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The first day that the GP was open once I was back from Norway I rang up and was given an emergency appointment and able to see my GP personally straight away.
After a bit of a telling off for not having let her know that I had been refused for the MRI scan and UKFOSS trial so she could have tried pushing it further on my behalf, she confirmed the lump and put me on a 2 week referral which she told me is consistent with the NICE guidelines if cancer is suspected.
Due to her awareness of...
It's Saturday and we are due to fly to Norway in a few hours for our final wedding planning trip before the big day in April.
I have regularly checked my breasts every 3-4 weeks for over 10 years so when I found a definite lump in the shower, I knew it wasn't normal for me, far from. I got my fiance to check it too and he pretty much fainted there and then leaving me standing there with water pouring all over me!
Skip forward, he thinks he is well enough to drive so we got in the...
saw my oncologist yesterday and was very happy after last consultation where i was diagnosed and told there was no cure just chemo to prolong my life this time it was a much more uplifting experience as my liver has returned to it normal size my lungs sound clear and i have put on weight also am now off all my painkillers he was amazed really am halfway through my chemo and that's all going well so from being terrified and dreading dying some time soon i am now looking forward again and i am determined...
Hi everyone I havent been on here for a while
,I just wanted to see if anyone else is experiencing any of the effects that I have had over thelast 6 months , I had zolodex for 2 years which ceased in Nov 2009 ,I continue to take tamoxifen .
My muscles are weaker now than they have ever been ,it hurst to walk sometimes , I get pain in the lower abdomen and top of my right leg and I DONT SLEEP SO GOOD .
i Walked 2 miles and boy did I hurt after ,doctors dont know why they say its probably the effects...
can't help feeeling a little abandoned after chemo!! finished june 10th and had to chase hospital twice for follow up!! is it me??
I'm blogging while B is telling me I should be going to bed! He is right of course as I need to make sure I'm not overdoing it, but I just thought I'd post a quick update.
Into week 3 now, and starting to get some extra side effects (well one really - diarrhoea). I'm going to try the Loperamide that I was prescribed at the beginning to see if it helps. I've seen the Dr (Registrar side-kick to the main man Oncologist) and the Oncology Pharmacist this week and both have suggsted...
Here I am sat here watching all of the Big Brother Video bits - I decided to watch Big Bro 24hrs a day, so paid to have it on this screen.
It is nearly at an end and I feel like I am nearly at an end. I am only just beginning and will finally get my biopsy results tomorrow. As soon as the results were back, we were booked in straight away, no time to spare - we were told the results were suspicious. I already know that my Left Kidney has to be removed and we have been waiting to see what was on...
recieved some good news today - Megan's removed glands were melanoma free. Awaiting further appt with oncologist in order to discuss what happens next but at this moment in time this was the best possible news. Horray ! !
hiya
in a quite new relationship....only 6 months ....and my lovely boyfriend been diagnosed with cancer of the tonsil that has spread to a lymph node. our heads are all over the place\!!!! any advice or experiences of whats to come wud be really greatfully accepted
cheers
Hi All, I hope you are all doing well.
I hate to put on a sad blog i have tried my hardest not too lately, but i am really struggling at the moment, i have still hardley cried, i still feel very numb.
Last night a friend came to see me and i haven't spoken to her since dad has gone except via text, i talked her through it all from start to finish, she is a great girl and she just listened to me but afterwards i thought bloody hell why did i just inflict all of that on her? She didn't need to hear...
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