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Ok Consultant showed us the results of his tumour markers in his bloods in a graph...it showed that when dad had the cisplatin (which he had a reaction to) his tumour markers actually went down a little which sends the signal that the cancers may have been shrinking, then it showed that whilst he has been on the treatment he is on now (carboplatin and etoposide) his tumour markers have stayed static. so not a good sign. The cosultant has put dad forward for a scan next week (waiting for the appt to...
Unfortunately things are really bad for us now, Martin is so poorly. They removed the 2 small tumours from his lungs last May but when they opened him up to remove the tumour from his liver they found it was twisted around blood vessels which deemed it inoperable.
They gave him about 5 lots of chemo, which should have been done every other week but due to his low white blood cell count it ended up being every 2 weeks.
He was supposed to have 6 lots & then have a scan, but he started to...
I have been diagnosed with Adenocarcinoma of oesophagus T3 N1 M1 it extends virtually the whole length of the oesophagus and also spread to the lymph nodes within the area, although none of my major organs are affected.
I have recently had 2 stents fitted and am able to eat virtually normal again after not eating for nearly 3 months. In general I feel good in myself although I lost 3 stone I am now an healthy 14 1/2 stone and feel better for it. Last week I saw the oncologist and he explained that...
Some days I feel I'm drowning
sinking way down low.
Some days I feel like giving up
and think I'd like to go.
But, looking up above me
I see a gleaming light.
I swim and kick and struggle
and push with all my might.
As I break upon the surface
I gasp and gulp for air.
I look all around me
and can't believe what's there.
Floating on the ocean
as far as I can see
lots of coloured lifejackets
waiting just for me.
As soon as I get near one
they wrap themselves around
...just back from hospital and my psa has gone up again.
am now taking bicalutamide along with the implants, good or bad i dont really know. dont know if i should be worried or not as the doctor did not seem to concerned and reckons the two will bring my psa down.
fingers crossed.
Today I went to visit my dad in the hospice. He went in Tuesday (16th) morning. After sitting with him a while, me and my mum were called into a side room...here the doctor told us that things are progressing fast & time is limited...I asked if by limited she meant like weeks...and she said it could be even less than that.
So here I am faced with the prospect that, in a matter of days, my dad could be gone from my life...:'-(
I am keen to keep a record of my experiences with chemo and treatment for breast cancer. So introductions...I was diagnosed mid-December last year after finding a lump in November. Couldn't believe it when the scans and biopsy showed it was cancer though I was suspicious when in my follow up appt from the biopsy I was called for ultrasound and mammagrams again...anyway since then I have had a mastectomy and axillary node clearance. Sentinal node biopsy came back with 2 of the 3 nodes showing...
I cant believe its been a week since ju, passed away , i still feel lost as though a part of me is missing, yesterday was my worst day i was distraught, i never thought i could feel that much , physical and emotional pain, i couldnt see my way out till something really strange happened, im not going into what as you will prob all think im mad, but ju gave me a sign that he was ok and yes with a smilie face attached, i was freaked out at first till i realised what was going on, and i did have a witness...
Its been a while since I updated but here we go.
Oncologist was last week , he put it all in black and white .
Hard to hear but not anything we didn't know , said things like " I don't know if giving you chemo will do you any good and I will probably never know"
"We are trying to give you time " etc so was pretty hard on us . We knew it all but there it was , irrefutable in it's cruelty .
Mesothelioma , time, terminal.
So now we wait for chemo , Dad's had his...
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