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I can't get myself up out of the arm chair, Having a really bad day. Wish I could talk to her.
Mom passed away at home tuesday 3rd november 2009. 8 weeks from diagnosis to death. Had chest infection she couldn't shake, then next thing we know in hospital for 3 weeks, told she had cancer in her lung, shoulder, hip, lower back and top of spine. Only back at home for 5 weeks, then gone, how can that be? It's all gone so fast & now I feel lost.
At least she's at Peace & no more suffering...
hi there everyone - well it has been a very hetic and busy week - i am lost when i try to think what has happened and when it happened - i went to see the specialist and she told me that the cancer was not in my jaw but it has gone into the lymph nodes in my neck - which is not what i wanted to hear - anyway - now we know that the cancer is in the chest and neck it was decided that i needed to go and see the ongologist the following day - this meeting went well - as usual you spend the first half...
At last Bobbie has had MRI Scan and CT Scan yesterday, to see if any damage has been done from the radiotherapy overdose. Now all we have to do is wait for results on the 24th Nov. He should not have to be going through this, has lost all his confidence in the hospital, don't blame him. Thank goodness for PALS at the hospital, if it wasn't for them I think we would still be waiting for scans to be done. Just got to try and build his confidence back up now and try to get him back on a positive outlook...
I went for a walk with the dog tonight. Rain has many beauties, one of which being it hides tears well. Thoughts are racing at the moment. I want another chance to make things work. I want Mel to beat the cancer this time. I'm sure if we had another go, we'd beat it.
So many things we'll never do again, so many things we'll miss out on. There are no answers. I remember the consultant saying "it wasn't fair"..... too bloody right!!!
How am I going to get through this...
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As I finished my last post with a mountain climbing analogy, I thought I'll stick with it.
I will be starting R CHOP for the first time tomorrow and I'm a little apprehensive, but I see this as the base camp and if I want to get to the top this is the starting point. I was reading up about the treatment and its side effects, but found it was depressing me so I stopped. I'm happier to go into this in blissful ignorance and then cope with the few side effects that I get, rather than...
Although I seem to have arrived at a reasonable state 16 months after my operation for Cancer of the Oesophagus (Gullet), I still feel a need to make contact with others who have experienced the same, or similar, operation. I live in Pevensey Bay and was operated on in Brighton. Of course none of the Professionals could guide me towards other patients, so I have sort of been left to get on with it. There is a newly formed Oesophageal Patients Association for the Sussex Coast but it only meets quarterly...
Today should have been the day I found out the results from my mastectomy and when the chemo will be starting, but as usual the results are not back so have another week to wait, on the upside have received an appointment through the post today (was only posted yesterday) for another appointment next Thursday at 9 oclock so at least the appointment is 1st thing in the morning so can get it all over and done with and hopefully the whole day will not be a washout.
Well my lovely cousin is taking real...
hi well i'm still sitting waiting think its all i've done over the last 2 and a bit weeks,had my call yesterday from my cancer nurse who said that she was away to see the oncologist who would get intouch with me, (they had the MDT meeting yest) i asked her how long it would all take as i really want to get this whole process started, all she said was soon. I'm banging my head off the bloomin walls here. i have done my house up got all my christmas shopping done, there really isnt anything else i...
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