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We were told the bad news that the chemo hadn't worked again, although we are getting a second opinion hopefully, to be honest I am not hopeful. The prof is a good doctor, he has tried everything.
My partner is now a wheelchair user. He is going to come home for as long as possible, if he gets an infection that will be the end. If we are lucky he has weeks.
Don't think I'll be blogging for a while, gonna be busy for a while (long while I hope).
Love and good luck to anyone reading...
It's a long while since I have been online, so apologies if I have posted this in the wrong arena. This is something I need to make everyone aware of.
Julia (Jools) Irving passed away peacefully earlier today with her daughters, Jenny and Jade and close family around her.
Many of you whose lives have been touched by Jools, as indeed mine has, will share a great sadness from this news, but also thankfullness that her pain has gone, she was dignified to the end.
It is difficult for me at this...
Hi everyone, I am back home and happy again, although I felt like I was in a Hotel at QA on D7 ward. I had my own room and an en suite bathroom. I had my tele paid, so while I waited for the afternoon surgery I had something to try and concentrate on. I had a book to try and read but I couldn't see the words! I had my glasses on, so no excuse. I was supposed to go to Theatre at 1.30pm. It was to be almost 2 hours later when the Surgeon Mr Walmsley was found! He had finished surgery on E level...
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My mother in law was diagnosed with secondary liver and bone cancer in january of this year.sadly a couple of weeks ago we were told the liver was so bad there was nothing else that could be done..my MIL was such a strong lady and is such an inspiration to me.now when i see her her skin is yellow and she has no energy she is still mobile...well can make it to the lounge to sit for the day..remembering how life use to be....she said she didnt want to know the timescale.This week she has started with...
Finally Sal's 6th and final chemo cycle has arrived. She had the treatment this morning and as it has been on all 6 cycles there was no reaction at all during treatment.
She is in bed now though because again, as with the previous cycles, she gets very tired very quickly and this combined with her getting very little sleep last night from the steroids she is completely shattered.
We have agreed that her Hickman line will remain in for at least 4 weeks while she recoveres from this cycle just...
My husband Tom has inoperable oesophagus cancer and is so desperate to be able to eat ,he has had 6 rounds of chemo which worked brilliantly for a few months and recently finished 2 weeksof radiotheraphy which has made the swollowing better but he can still only eat soups and drink liquids,some days they will stay down other days they come straight back up so he has lost about 2 st in the last few weeks.The doctors just do not be able to control the acid and although he has never moaned from day...
this is all completely new to me....up until yesterday things were relatively normal....in a real new relationship. only been 6 month...and for 2 of them there s been the dark cloud of throat cancer hangin over my new partner. diagnosed yesterday. i dont even know his fave colour !!! then suddenly supporting him thru this. heads all over the place. dont know what to think say or do...apart from be practical and not break!!!!
just had to get that off my chest!!! mini meltdown about half hour ago...
I don't know what is the matter with me but I have found it so hard to even write about my Cancer. Me and My Cancer! My Cancer and I! Which ever way I look at it, it is still with me and almost not a part of me. Although IT IS and this is why I have been trying to ignore it.
Everything seems to take so long but finally I go to Theatre tomorrow (5th Aug.) for a biopsy on both kidneys. My Consultant, Mr Solomon has already told me that I have to have one kidney removed and the other kidney has...
hi ya folks, here i am again popping in and out, seeing whats going on out there, and yes john ive read a few of your blogs and replies to blogs, and i also must say they are very good,its nice to say hello to you, kez i hope you are now relaxed with a nice hot chocolate, ive had a busy time lately with my family and life, ive had the failed implant (the 1 they have not used yet) removed and the standby one has been made ready for further action, i got knocked out as requested, ( thank goodness, 2...
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