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I've not updated recently since my forth cycle, mostly as I just couldn't get the motivation to.
As those who read the post know I had a pretty rough time with sickness, nausea, on my third cycle. When I went for my forth cycle pre bloods we discussed at length what could be done and the docs where pretty much of the opinion I don't need to have that much sickness and I was just unfortunate the anti emetics I was on, which they said were the best ones, just weren't doing it...
I am sitting here in my sitting room, the television is on,(too hot outside), my husband is sitting in the chair next to me and I am just wondering how on earth can our lives change so much in one weekend in the middle of May. What we thought was a mini stroke that was affecting his speech has turned out to be a large brain tumour, some of which they have managed to remove but not all. We then had the histology results the week before last and told it was a malignant growth and last week at our initial...
This morning I have the rare opportunity of the house all to myself for a couple of hours and I have plans!!
Someone was recently telling me how wonderful the 2012 The New Generation version of Jeff Wayne's The War Of The Worlds is. I have heard a few clips of it and can't say I was very impressed. But I promise I will give it a go another time.
But for now I have the 1978 vinyl version of the original double album out of the attic, and I can't wait to hear it again. It is a concept...
Well, 6 days of doing a bit and sleeping a lot that suddenly gave way to a much more lively day on the 7th. Day 8 I had to pace myself but was delighted to get back to half an evening of singing with Cascade, our Barbershop group: the first time since my op in April! My friends have been really supportive, so I've resolved to go as often as possible in the next few months.
Here comes the sun, we hope, so the remaining days on tablet chemo shouldn't be too bad before my "week off". I do...
Hi everyone,
I had some very interesting questions from two people this week covering things such as imaging and coping with appetite problems when having chemotherapy. My replies are below.
I do hope they are helpful.
By quintus1
My husband had T4N3M0 nsclc diagnosed last year, underwent concurrent chemo and radio. 4 cycles of cisplatin and vinorelbine chemo. 32sessions of radio. 13 weeks post treatment, CT scan shows the tumour has increased, but the oncologist says he's not sure if the increases...
