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I drove to Wales this morning, ( was meant to go last night) with a heavy heart..Saurday Dec 5th....Dads 65th birthday.....the day we scatter his ashes. Arrived at Dads didnt want to pull on to driveway, didnt want to go in and find him not there. Found some strength (brother nagging all the way) and went inside..I could smell him was convinced if I went in the lounge he would be there and this nightmare would be over, my heart was breaking but there in a black silk bag with a white rose on it was...
Ok you lot on the other side of the pond. I'm already having withdrawal symptoms from X Factor. I watched every single show until I flew back here last Monday. Sad I know.
Did I miss much and who is going tomorrow. I need to know.
Love
Lorraine
x
Hi people
thought I would update , I had my 6 month post treatment ct in nov, and all came back clear!!!
I left the trial (ICON 7)in oct due to side effects- still having them a bit, but if the avastin did this, I cant complain.
' no evidence of disease' - how sweet are those words,(I have it in writing, on the copy of the report). sorry for those who havent got them yet, I hope it comes soon.
On the strength of that have booked a holiday to cuba- 60ish days and counting till sun, sea...
Thursday 3rd December Plumber came back and sorted water - trouble is it's all brown. It's going to take a while to flow through. In the meantime, I don't trust it to wash in never mind drink. Wet wipes and bottled water for now. We rang environmental health and someone's coming out to test it next Wednesday. We have a spring supply and the plumber’s been looking at the junctions and piping in to the house - think a fair bit is going to be replaced which is great long-term. Boiler's being replaced...
Visit to surgeon went well he thinks the swelling is in my sliver-gland and not the thyroid glands.
He has booked me in to have a full body scan just to make sure every things OK. I know I'm getting better each week we're taking the dogs out most days and the walks are lasting about an hour. Still needing a sleep most afternoons. Stomach ache after eating still. Taking pain killers morning and night to help but I was told it would be a slow process to get back to full strength. After reading...
hey everyone,
i just wanted to write a blog about the support i have whilst im going through this battle. i was diagnosed in july this year which apart from when my mum was diagnosed with cancer (3 times!) was the worst thing to ever happen to me, but also this year i had the best thing to ever happen to me aswell, i fell in love with a wonderful girl. what a year of mixed emotions, but it has helped me realise that i have met 'the one' i know corny but true, when i was diagnosed we had only been...
My first blog ever! don't know what i'm doing really. What a learning curve this is!
had my operation on monday to remove the cancer from my vagina. doctors say it went well and now i am back home.. thing is, i made the mistake of looking in the mirror of down below.. and now i think im going to e a freak and look deformed all my life and i still dont know until the 23rd if they have all the cancer or not.. what if i have gone threw all of this for nothing and have to hae more surgery..??? its from the top of my clittorus all the way around to my anus and now im going to be a freak...
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