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  • bea65's blog
    Newly Diagnosed
    Hi I am a newbie at this and not sure if I am in the right place to get support from others, can't seem to find where you start so that you can be in touch by e-mail etc. hopefully this it? Anyway, I was diagnosed with lung cancer (small cell type) in February and have had 3 sessions of chemo and Radio therapy. The shock of the diagnosis is just unbelievable and although but i think I am now through the worst of that, I find some days really hard to stay positive and not sink into bout of depresion...
    Former Member
  • ChrisC's blog
    Date for op
    Hi Fairly new to this but have my date for the op to try to remove some of the tumour from the artery. Found out today Chrondosarcoma does not respond to chemo or radiotherepy. Feel so alone, know one seems to have heard of it in this place. My gp is doom & gloom. Not a good way to go into an op. Can't stop crying, worrying about the family etc. Cannot find any info as the consultant has had to research world wide. So difficult. ChrisC
    Former Member
  • Cherryl and Peter's blog
    Benefits and Allowances!
    Hello one and all I am writing this to tell people who have not been receiving anything regarding Benefits, Allowances or Blue Badge how we came about what Peter has received and how! He was diagnosed with Bowel Cancer October 08. While we were at the Consultants meeting we were introduced to a Cancer Care Cymru Nurse Specialist who informed us that she would help us with all the relevant benefits etc. At the time, for obvious reasons, we did not take this into consideration. About six weeks...
    Former Member
  • ANDREAC's blog
    Chemo script not ready
    Hi, My mum has not had a very easy time of her chemo over the last few weeks, she does seem to be fated at times, last Wednesday she should have been having her 3rd dose, but her blood cells were too low although she had a blood transfusion on the Monday that should have helped, but didn't. Anyway she was sent home again to come back this Wednesday she had her bloods done all was ok, but apparently the script had not been written up by the doctor so again she was sent home and told to ring up on...
    Former Member
  • minuet's blog
    Deep breath.
    I have decided to start a blog at the suggestion of several other lovely members. Hopefully it will help me keep track of the issues I'm facing and stop things swirling around in my head so much. Tomorrow I travel home to see my dad, who is 54 and has terminal prostate cancer. He was diagnosed last year and has been having chemo all of this year. On Friday it is my dad's younger brother's (my uncle's) funeral. He died last week after many years of battling with MS, and was only in his 40s. My dad...
    Former Member
  • nunu's blog
    Sharing
    My husband Martin has been suffering with cancer since December 2007. He initially was diagnosed with oesophegeal cancer, had chemo, major surgery, chemo again and then after scans we were told it has spread to his liver, lung and bone. He has now been on chemo again (almost 16 months so far) recently via a Hickman line. The doctors have now taken him off chemo as it really is making him so weak he can hardly walk. We are now waiting for a nother CT scan on the 27 May and final result on the...
    Former Member
  • A Crewcut by Christmas
    Mmmm....Grapefruit!
    Its been a while since I was last seen hobbling around the blog board with a funny walk and baggy jogging bottoms - So I thought I should update matters. I Have in the last 2 weeks been to St James hosp in Leeds twice now. Fabulous building, never seems to look too busy, everythings well hidden away and the staff are generally very good. I say generally as the oncologist I saw last week was a little bit confuzzled. He at first told me my cancer was 'non - seminoma based' - then it was 'seminoma based...
    Former Member
  • ally74's blog
    my cancer is destroying my relationship with my hubby
    Hi all not been having a good time of it of late, 4th dose of chemo 2morrow and i'm not looking forward to it. I'm about to have a good old moan so if your not on a good day switch off now lol. I really don't no where to start, I was diag with advancened stage 3 foli last Aug and started chemo in march, I have 3 of my own children, 2 of which live with my husband and me and 2 step children who also live with us. I have found chemo fairly tuff with aches and pains, chest infections and sooooooo tired...
    Former Member
  • ChrisC's blog
    Messages
    Hi Me again, I was sending a reply to somebody but got interupted, had to close down and now cannot find my
    original message, any clues on how to retrieve them? ChrisC
    Former Member
  • tonix2's blog
    hello
    hi all, this Thursday I'm going to see my sister in Italy for 10 days, really looking forward to it, i love my baby sister, she's my best friend. however i did not like her at all when she was born, i was very jealous, as she replaced me, then i was the younger one. and the only girl after 3 boys, ha... ha... now i can really say that is the best thing that my mum and dad could have done, giving me a sister also my best friend, she is 10 years younger. Jo this is for you, i can't even imagine...
    Former Member
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