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Had a great day today, went out for a drive to find somewhere nice for Sunday lunch and sliiiiiippppppppped on a huge piece of ice and the car ended up landing in amongst bushes and trees and sludgy mud just off the road! That did put us off schedule for and hour and 45 mins but hey ho it was good fun (only because the car wasn't damaged!). Some sweet lady bought us hot chocolate and biscuits which the girls loved, not everyone has a picnic in the freezing cold!! lol.
After finally being towed...
I'm due to start SIRT at the end of Feb. 3 weeks later than it should have been which means I'm without any chemo for longer than I needed to be which is a bit scary in itself. I've had over 6 months of chemo and as much as you wish you didn't have to keep taking the drugs it still scares the hell out of you when you don't have it.
I have the 'dummy run' to check the radiation will go in all the right places on the 16th and pray to god all being well with that, the treatment...
Hello...hope everyones well. I finished my chemo on 18th december n had post treatment CT scan on new years eve...i get the results of that on monday.
It was a relief to finish chemo...i felt like i'd got my life back...n it would all be over soon n i cud get back to some kind of normality...even started to plan my return to work with the ward manager. Ive been really positive throughout my surgery n treatment...people have been amazed at how calm n upbeat ive been...i even surprised myself...so...
Bert was rushed into hospital in the early hours of Friday morning with a temp of 39.1 confused aggressive and scared. He most likely has an infection as his temp keeps going back up we are waiting on results of cultures to find out where it is. Until the he is on some strong antibiotics and they are keeping him comfortable. I will be sleeping in his room with him as I don't want to leave him on his own. They have fitted him with a catheter and he keeps trying to pull it out.But mostly he is asleep...
Hi to everyone, I havent been able to get back online since the big change last year, so I lost heart a little.
To recap mum was diagnosed with Lung cancer March 09, and has had Chemo. She has not deteriorated since which is good news and has no new symptoms, so I guess the treatment helped. she does get very tired though which is to be expected.
Any news from old friends would be appriciated. x
Deborah
Hi Victoria
My husband has oesophagus cancer, he has just finished radiotherapy a month ago. I have to blend all his food at the moment, and build up drinks and complain is helpful. He goes through very different emotions, one day bad, one day good. I just try to be there and listen. It is very hard to find out your parent has cancer, you will also be confused and upset at what is happening to your mum, just be there for her and listen to her feelings. Have you found out what treatment she is having...
Dads chemo did not work to shrink the cancer (small cell lung cancer - non smoker!) so they are trying a new chemo but its "unlikely" to work. You are told to be positive so I am hanging on along with Mum, Dad and my Big Sis to the miniscule chance that this chemo will shrink the tumour and they will be able to do radiotherapy! Until they tell us otherwise I am holding on to that thought!
Go Superdad - Fight the Fight!!!
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