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  • sweetnutt's blog
    sweetnutt
    Hi I,m new to this so please bear with me. i was dx with cancer of the vulva 6 weeks ago, since then I have had a large area of skin removed and also lymph nodes removed in my groin, I,m now recovering Is there anyone out there that has this form of cancer if so please get in touch as I am feeling a bit lost and isolated
    Former Member
  • sweetnutt's blog
    sweetnutt
    Hi I,m new to this so please bear with me. i was dx with cancer of the vulva 6 weeks ago, since then I have had a large area of skin removed and also lymph nodes removed in my groin, I,m now recovering Is there anyone out there that has this form of cancer if so please get in touch as I am feeling a bit lost and isolated
    Former Member
  • Claire leonie's blog
    my big boy
    Well my son only has one more chemo to go and he isnt looking forward to it. He was taking it in his stride but now the affects of chemo have really started to affect him. Hes had two blood transfusion now and he hates them. Hes begging me not to take him on moday for his last dose but i say the finish line is almost there. His blood counts are down so we have to them checked before he gets his chemo. The surgeon still havent spoke to us yet to tell us whats going to happen. Im taking a day at a...
    Former Member
  • nanaboo's blog
    mORE INJECTIONS
    On Thurs Alan went to the clinic at the hosp saw the doc,oh dear his blood count is down again.He has already had 3 days of injections since his last chemo so now its 2 more days fingers crossed his blood count is ok on Monday morn. Doc has said he must now have 5 days of injections after chemo now. He is too have a ct scan when his chemo finishes examined him and said he could feel no lumps.So that was good. He is or has been on ABVD but is now to stop the B as this may be causing his breathlesness...
    Former Member
  • HippyJo's blog
    Scared
    Have had an awful week but feeling a little better today. John has been crying a great deal and was talking about dying and how scared he is - heartbreaking to see him like that as he is a very positive person. Chemo sickness getting him down as he seems to have it all the time now however it is John's sixth and last cycle next week so he is going in to a specialist unit on Monday for treatment to bring the side effects under control so that he can start to feel better again. We are staying strong...
    Former Member
  • Trishka's blog
    The start of our journey...
    As I sit and write this, my husband is in Mr Fixit mood - he's busying himself around the house, putting up pictures, changing old batteries, watering the plants. He looks wonderful - you would never in the world know or think that he has just been diagnosed with locally advanced bladder cancer. He went to the Dr's because he had a gallstone attack. They did a scan, did a urine test and lo and behold, forget the gallstones (which are there), he has cancer. The cancer has already broken through the...
    Former Member
  • tinkerbell70's blog
    CONFUSED
    I was diagnosed with stage 1 womb cancer 3 years ago. I had a radical hysterectomy but was very fortunate as i did not need to have either radio or chemotherapy. However i did not have any children at the time and have struggled with this ever since. I have moved on with life as much as i can, i have been promoted in work, carried on being an aunty to 1 beautiful niece and 2 handsomemy nephews and they mean everything to me. i have a huge support network of caring and loving family and friends...
    Former Member
  • deejay's blog
    My results and son's op
    Well, what a bloody day yesterday was! My son went into hospital to have his pre-op IV meds. Left him unpacking and sorting himself out (my laptop to play football manager game on) portable DVD player and assorted DVDs, magazines,etc, and we went downstairs to Oncology clinic to find out the result of last week's PET scan. Been plagued with pains in my hip for the past 6 weeks or so, which as you know, always plays havoc with your mind - but my tumours have shrunk! The Temozolomide has done it's...
    Former Member
  • ChrisC's blog
    Chrondosarcoma
    Hi Everyone Just to let you know I had my op 2 weeks ago for the removal of the tumour attached to my corited and jugular artery. I have had a hariy time of it. The op should have been for 4 hours and ended up 8 1/2. The docs harvested some fat from my stomach to pack into the hole in my skull, whilst in recovery I developed a bool clot. A decision had to make where it was, my head or my stomach. My bllod pressure was sky high, the doc decided to go for the stomach and thank goodness that was...
    Former Member
  • Jaynef's blog
    Scared
    Not sure what to put really, only second time i'll have done this. My husband got the all clear from his stage 3 melanoma at the end of April and we were so happy, but the last few weeks he hasn't been feeling well, low blood pressure, very dizzy all the time and headaches and at times not able to do anything other than lay on the sofa, which can last for a few days. He got in touch with his CNS who made him an appt with his oncologist. They're sending him for a CT Scan which is next Tuesday (30th...
    Former Member
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