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Hi guys I have had a big shock this week finding out out that have inoperable pancreatic cancer I now have the difficult decision to tell my two daughters that my outcome is not good I am unsure how to time this at the moment we are pretending this is not happening this can be difficult especially when i am feeling unwell I have a lot of bloating and I look about three months pregnant even though I have lost two stone in weight. I have been prescribed a pancreatic enzyme to my weight which should...
I will not get carried away. I will not get carried away. I will not get carried away...
There's no sign of cancer in my large intestine! Woo-hoo!!
Right, that's enough, back to reality please.
Today I got the results from last month's colonoscopy. Regular readers will know it was biopsies from my previous colonoscopy last November which identified the Mantle Cell Lymphoma in the first place, quite unexpectedly.
We'd arranged to meet my consultant at lunchtime...
First one today 5 to go. So many dos and donts my head was spinning. All the foods I like I'm not allowed! Friday district nurse should give steroid shot, hopefully I will be able to do them
ordered wig, lucky as its exactly the same as my hair cut at the moment. Blunt bob, and got backup caps. Limbo also came today, so no more clingfilm.
only negative is the cost of parking at the hospital, had five appointments last one tomorrow and already spent £25 in parking. But must say its a small...
I have to say, right from the beginning I have been feeling very upbeat. I do have people who i do not know well giving me encouraging messages, and the low diagnosis has probably helped, coupled with the attitude of the surgeon, ( oh yes we can deal with this, what sort of replacement do you want) I have considered naming my new boob, and may do a poll. Sandra dee/ Sandy, Barbie, and Dolly have come to mind. haha. I think talking about it frankly has really helped. I have always been quite small...
Good morning I'm a newbie I have just joined today...I'm not sure where to begin but let's try
I have hadan under active thyroid for a few years now,6 month ago I had a scan which showed a small nodule, so it was suggested I had a thyroid biopsy which I had in Dec 15 results thy3a saw my endo in March and she said something about calcium in nodule and would see me in July, I've since had a second biopsy April 22 and I have just received results this morning thy3f with hurthle cells and...
Hello, so many people have posted and blogged about their cancer on here. Many have huge problems, that seem far more serious than mine. Its a little depressing, and I feel a bit of a fraud to be honest.
I wasn't going to bother, but then I considered that there may be people out there in the same boat as me, looking for something a little less daunting, so here is my (rough ) diary and journey, if it helps or encourages just one person then that's it job done :-)
I've put my thoughts in...
today is the day i receive the results of my liver biopsy....... I've been waiting for 10 day already..... theres no oncologist to see me today...... i feel like a lamb to the slaughter......
I'm hoping for some kind of treatment i want to live for a few years more.....
I've had breast cancer for 13 years now and always thought this bloody illness would creep back into my life...
i want to say "told u so" ......
how the hell do ppl deal wiv the thoughts of dying...
For those who aren’t keen followers of the Scots language, or more specifically au fait with the traditions of the Borders Common Ridings, the ‘nicht afore the morn’ is the phrase used in some towns to mark the day/evening before the Festival’s main celebration day.
My ‘nicht afore the morn’ doesn’t so much reflect a pre-celebration day, but more a day of reflection and relaxation before I go into hospital for, well, who knows quite how long.
Tonight I put the...
Nearly three years ago, I relocated to take care of my Mum who was quite unwell with her Multiple Myeloma .. It's a funny kind of cancer .. Well not funny .. I am sure it has a good chuckle, the way it has us on such an emotional rollercoaster .. I digress !!
Mum has had this for 9 years , and is just starting round 8 of chemo .. There have been numerous infections .. The latest has been swine flu and then a very stressful fight with two ambulance call outs (with myself one week post open...
A right pain in the neck! Today's #StemCellLive blog update https://sloranceblog.wordpress.com/2016/05/09/a-right-pain-in-the-neck/
Another very interesting day in my journey into the (relatively) unknown.
Tonight, I am the proud owner of a triple lumen skin tunnelled central venous catheter with cuff, AKA a Hickman Line.
And I’m also quite proud of my pun, based on the Baddiel and Skinner (& Lightning Seeds) Euro 96 ‘classic: ‘Three Lines in My Chest’. Geddit?
The...
