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  • marie millie's blog
    hols abroad.
    hi there everyone can anyone answer this question can you still get hol insurance easy when you have cancer,i would like to know for the future.
    Former Member
  • sunmaid's blog
    He goes out, I worry
    Yesterday was a busy day for our family. My eldest son had been planning to watch a Neil Gaiman play in the state university and I had been on edge about it, half-wishing he'd change his mind. Since he started chemo February 2009, I've been so paranoid about germs and infections. There in lies the difficulty because teen-ager that he is, he likes his independence and wants to be with his friends every now and then. So far, I think I've been doing a pretty good job of pretending I'm not sitting...
    Former Member
  • ilovehersomuch's blog
    It Feels like its gone from bad to worse!
    Well we went for the appointment at the Daycase unit at the chemo department and they said that mum's bloods were not right, there was a problem with the kidney function. The told us she could have chemo the following day but first to pop to have some more bloods taken. This we did then took her home. We had just settled her down and then I drove 30 miles home and dad called me to say the hospital had asked for mum to be taken back immediately, she needed to be admitted, but he did not know why...
    Former Member
  • LinnM's blog
    In shock
    JUst been told I have a cavity in my right lung. Have to go for cat scan scan on tues and then have hospital appointment on wed so it looks like its being taken seriously. Am absolutely terrified and don't know how to deal with this!
    Former Member
  • nanaboo's blog
    Hosp Appt changed plus a question .
    We are now going to the hosp on Monday for hubby to have his bone marrow test done .They have rung as they needed to change the appt we were going on Tues. My daughter in law has said her brother had to report he had Hodgkin to the DVLA and Ins company does anyone know if this has to be done ..
    Former Member
  • Unkysheep's blog
    Melanoma of the Neck
    Back in December 08 i found a lump in my neck. I went to doctors and he examained me as I initially thought it was mumps. (I wish it was now) Gave me a week of penicillin as they thought it was an infection in my lymph nodes. After a week of tablets it had not gone down any, so they referred me for a biopsy. I went on the 30th December and in January I got my results to say there were malignent cells from the biopsy. They gave me a choice of three but after an MRI scan they opted for Salivary...
    Former Member
  • m30's blog
    why her?x
    hi all this is all new to me and its my first time i really am not sure how to go about things but hey heres my short story..i am thirty years old and i have a young son age 6 and a loving long term boyfriend whom i have been with for thirteen years..my nanna wa recently diagnosed with secondary liver cancer which has spread from the liver to the gall bladder..this came as a real shock to the family as she has always been so fit and healthy never smoked drank etc she always ran around after everyone...
    Former Member
  • colswife's blog
    Our history so far
    It all started in Nov 2003 when my husband was admitted to hospital and they discovered he had a 5cm mass in his right kidney. Within 3 weeks he had had a Radical Nephrectomy (removal of kidney) and it turned out that he had "Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma". As far as we knew all the cancer cells were contained within the kidney and they were 90% sure that none had escaped, so no further treatment was recommended, apart from regular scans. That was until in Jan 2007, when at a 5cm mass was discovered...
    Former Member
  • Cella's blog
    Feeling sad
    Third round of chemo is over and last night was rough...woke up with a headache and feeling quite alot of nausea...awful. I took meds and feel better now. My breathing is pretty good, kinda. Had my weekly thoracentesis. They hurt. Honey isn't coping very well and I am seeing things more clearly these days that I haven't been wanting to see before. And I am sad about it. I don't think we are going to be together in the long run. I have to do things slowly. I have so much to think about...
    Former Member
  • nanaboo's blog
    At the bottom of the ladder
    Hi all next week hubby is to have a bone marrow test then on Thurs is his first chemo day .The following Mon he has a appt for a lung function test . He did not have a brilliant night last night ( i did not really either ) so he slept in till 11am today. I had gone out to run a local toddler group so left him sleeping.Must say did not think he would sleep that long.
    Former Member
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