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Well it has been exactly one week since I was diagnosed.
What a week is all can say. Been pretty traumatic, so many emotions in such a short time period. I am just totally exhausted physically and mentally. In saying that though today Im starting to feel as if I might, and I say might, just be able to cope with this. Think my mini meltdown yesterday actually has really helped and I can start to come to terms with this and focus on fighting. At least for today anyway.
Just got to conquer that...
On friday the 19th I was told that my mums pancreatic cancer had spread to her lungs and that from now on any care that she received would be palliative.
For a couple of hours I did not react but merely asked questions, " Can they not do chemo?"/ "Cant they cut them out" It took me a great length of time to realise that this was a death sentence for my mother.
I immediately began research online and was greeted with horrid statistics for pancreatic cancer that was operable...
Hi to all on here, I send everyone my love.
I was wondering if anyone can help me. I am at present having chemo no 8.
My last 2 liver function tests were low. So my onc wanted me to take a week off or take a reduction in dose.
I chose the latter, so I was given a reduced dose by 25%
I couldn't afford to lose another week, I lost 2 at New year and I have a deadline to aim for. I need my stoma reversal done before July as I am going to a wedding in Zante in September.
Has this happened to anybody...
Has anyone ever ever experienced this even if they were only raised slightly i would just love to know what your oncologist said about it.
Many Many Thanks
Hope you are all staying strong
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I have recently been told my mothers treatment she is currently receiving for secondry cancer of the liver and bones will only slow down the cancer but will not cure it.
Is there anyone on here who has been under similar circumstances who can just tell me straight what to expect over the next few months. i find it hard to talk to my other family members about this because it is upsetting for them also.
I would very mutch like to hear peoples opinions/advice on this
thanks Russ
Well it has been a bad start to the day. Was supposed to have my mri this morning but i just couldnt do it. I feel like such a failure. Everytime they tried to run the scan I just kept bursting into tears and was moving to much so the quality of the image was not good enough. I feel like such an idiot. Thought I was doing okay but today just lost it completely. They ended up sending me home as I was just too upset and so it has been rescheduled for thursday. Its not the confined spaces, i think just...
Dad passed away at 10.40 this evening, my life is so empty now you have gone dad, i had the honour of calling such a wonderfull man my dad and 42 years of being his little girl, love you dad xxx
Steroids made Bert completely manic and paranoid, it was a bit scary. He thought I was going to hit him then he was sobbing for ages, then he wanted to paint the bedroom and was out of bed in a flash ready to do it. He paced the floor for hours. My nerves were shot to pieces as he kept stumbling. He kept hanging over the top bannister to shout something downstairs I had visions of him going head first over the top.
All is calm for the time being Steroids stopped today and he has not to have any...
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