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  • lizc's blog
    Radio Frequency Ablation
    Has anyone out there had RFA for secondary liver cancer, or knows of someone that has. I would be interested to hear any comments as it could be a possibility for my husband. He originally had head and neck cancer which spread to the liver.
    Former Member
  • rusi's blog
    Prostate cancer spread to his bones
    Just found out that dad has advanced prostate cancer and has spread to his bones. We've been told there is no cure, but he is due to start hormone treatment. Dad is 83, not sure how much time he has left or how quickly the cancer spread to his bones. Mom is 79 and is now blind and seems to be in denial. Dad has been the one looking after her. Has anyone else had any similar experience? Dad is of the old school and doesn't really open up to talk about it, it's hard to know how to deal with it...
    Former Member
  • PaulL's blog
    Love you Dad xxx
    On Monday, as a family we decided to withdrawal my fathers lung infection treatment, declined putting him on a ventilator and go for 'TLC' only. He died just over twenty four hours later (yesterday). I am now haunted by him struggling to communicate through the morphine, how aware was he? Was he scared? Was he panicking? Did he resent us as we sat with him as a family and watched him die, not responding to his requests? I'm glad he is in a better place now but those last few days are haunting me...
    Former Member
  • Cella's blog
    First chemo is over
    You all have been so supportive...thank you! So far, a bit of restless legs during the chemo from the benadryl and a wee bit of a headache this moring. Now, I am just tired. I think it is from being so nervous about it all. I feel pretty well, all things considered. So...so far so good. My gratitude: I could feel much worse.
    Former Member
  • Gill K's blog
    laughing and crying or both together!
    I am new to all this blogging but I have been reading all the blogs and I find my self crying over peoples desperate stories and crying over the light hearted ones and jokes. Haven't cried since all my cancer happened, thanks I feel so much better for it. Gill K
    Former Member
  • jennymary's blog
    Swings and roundabouts
    Well - the snow seemed to be the final blow - is everything conspiring agaiinst me!!! I was supposed to be going to see the Cardiologist today and to have a scan to check what was happening to the fluid I have/had round my heart - that was as a result of my first medical "event" (if we can have a snow event - I can have a medical one, or two). First "event" was open heart surgery (end August last year) to replace my Aortic valve with one donated by a pig! (never expected that one either!) Just getting...
    Former Member
  • Guardian Angelx2's blog
    Support for my friend
    Hi everyone My friend J is going into hospital tomorro to undergo her second round of chemo. I think she coped really well first time. She was very positive and her support network was really positive. She says she felt pretty well through it (and I have to say looked well). She did have an awful irritating rash all over her which was very itchy, I think due to antibiotics used to bring her temperature to normal and she lost her hair right at the end of that round. As she enters into the next round...
    Former Member
  • margox2's blog
    My first contact with other people with myeloma
    Hello everybody I have not been encouraged by Doctors etc, to contact other people with MM I suspect because it seems to have many stages and everybody seems to be different. I live on the Isle of Arran in Scotland so have to travel to the mainland for treatment. I am 57 I have 3 childen 20,23,& 24 . Diagnosed in August 08. I am on my 5th and last 28 day cycle of chemo/dex and monthly pamidronate drip. I only had thalidomide for the first month as they thought I was having neurological symptoms....
    Former Member
  • lou_'s blog
    mother in law past away
    Just wanted to let you know my mother in law passed away last Thursday, aged 64, 26 days after being diagnosed with cancer of the lung and brain, she deteriated very quickly and we are all so numb still. Lots of things to sort out for the funeral, which is on 10feb. She wasnt ready to go and she said she was scared which is what still haunts us, we know she is at peace now, but it has left a huge chunk in our lives, to think the grand children she worshipped she will not see grow into adults ,...
    Former Member
  • Cella's blog
    I start chemo tomorrow
    I start chemo tomorrow and I must say, I am nervous. So many unknowns for my conditions(s). I can't wait for tomorrow morning to be tomorrow evening.
    Former Member
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