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I finished my radio on 12/4/10. my hair has started to grow back it is about 2 inches long.
Am getting married on the 2/9/10 but my hair is grey and need to colour it. I had no reaction to the radio treatments.Has anyone had their hair coloured professional as this is the road i want to go down.
Well I was all set to go this morning. Got up at 5.30am and arrived at the hospital for my second operation - liver rfesection. Changed into my gown, dvt socks etc. Usual preparations made - usual visits from different medical professionals and then to wait ... and wait... and wait (6.5 hours to be precise). Operation cancelled as there had been an emergency.
Now I have no problem with prioritising need and I would never say that what happened wasn't right - it was. BUT I feel gutted as I'd psyched...
Just thought l would give you all a warning. Turkey is a no go area for cancer patients. MIA on line have told me they will not cover anyone with health conditions going to Turkey because they have had too many claims.Just thought if any one was making plans to go it might be as well to change your destination.
looks like l will be going with out health cover again, oh well "just dont tell my oncologist"
best wishes Rosie
My brain is about to explode. i have to many things to think about at the moment and its all getting on top of me. i moved house 3/7/10, that was extremely hard work. trying to get things sorted out so i can find everything again is a nightmare.
What does not help is i dont feel well and cant take any more time off work. so going into work not feeling 100% is hard enough but i work in a hospital so its enen harder to look after someone else.
On the 15/7 lil man has his MRI scan to see if the chemo...
My Dad is in his early sixties, and has been suffering with shortness of breath for some time, and was diagnosed with COPD two years ago. Recently he has had a pain in his side, and went to the doctors for investigations. After two CT scans and a biopsy, he was given the devastating news that he has mesothelioma, which I gather is from coming into contact with asbestos (my Dad used to work for the Gas Board, and has been a plumber and gas fitter for years). He was told that there...
Hi everybody,
My 2nd line chemo has failed to work and my lung mets have grown. I feel like I've wasted 3 months on this horrible chemo with a painful port. I also feel I wasted the 3 months before that doing "wait and see". The previous chemo didn't shrink anything either so "wait and see" was to discover if the lung mets really are cancer although I had been told they were. I can go on to a new chemo, probably Folfox. but I'm beginning to wonder if any chemo is going...
I have just removed two websites I was recomending for information about BC and PCa from this blog that i had posted earlier tonight because I have just read the terms of use and it asks us not to promote websites so didnt want to step over the mark.
Sorry admin.
One year ago today I was in intensive care after my bowel bursting and the surgeons taking away half my bowel due to a very large tumour.
I have come along way since then. Like everyone else on here I have been to hell and back again. An experience I never want to have again. God willing I might never have to.
I feel absolutely marvellous better than I have done for years. No more IBS, no more pain, no more tiredness.
I hope for everyone to have this feeling someday.
My love to everyone and anyone...
Well what a start ,
Just three weeks ago I had a sore throat , which I thought was brought on by my new high setting on my CPAP machine. I was supposed to dianosed with Obstructive Sleep Apnea, and until then that is exactly what I thought it was. I was loseing weight well, bike rideing into work, eating well, and feeling quite impressed about it to. Then after being told by the Chest nurse that I was set at a very high setting (18) I got my sore throat and after a couple of uncomfortable day's...
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