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I am struggling, I feel like driving off a bridge. I lost my dad 6 months ago after 3 months of cancer. Mum and dad had just celebrated 50 yearsmarried. They were always together and now my mum expects my sister and eye to fill the gap. She is devastated and struggling to the point where she hates being at home.
I work 3 days and of the 4 days off I spend 3 with her, it was the 4 days but I put my foot down as my kids and husband need me to, there was an awful row about it. Mum expects that I fill...
Well what a March - Ian medically evacuated from Tanzania with renal colic and stones, partially treated in the NHS and completed in the private sector, the upside, it confirmed that my reversal will be 'done' on April, also at the private hospital. What a damning reflection - I am sooo sorry for those people who endure the 'standard' NHS. My experience locally is when the chips are down the NHS is superb, hard to beat and worthy of plaudits all round, BUT even then I have seen from this site, really...
Hi All
I have been reading a lot about the benefits of fasting during chemotherapy. Particularly the studies being carried out by Dr. Valter Longo in America.
My Mum has had a tumour removed from her colon and is starting chemotherapy in 6 days time. She will be having 5FU plus oxaliplatin via a PICC every 14 days for 6 months (12 treatments). It will be administered over a 48hr period.
The information that I have gathered from several sources suggests 72hrs fast before chemotherapy and 24hrs...
I am beyond excited, so happy, I don't think I'm going to sleep a wink tonight.
Mum phoned this evening and for the first time in several weeks, she sounded like my lovely, happy, positive mum. Not sick mum, not tired mum, not slightly confused mum......just MUM!
Even better, she phoned to tell me that they are planning to discharge her tomorrow. I literally cannot believe it, I am so excited!
She has passed all the discharge tests, including walking up and down steps and making a cup...
I felt like crying earlier, after having another 7 stitches removed, which today’s nurse also couldn’t see till I showed her exactly where they were, I got home and found at least one more at the top of my vulva. The hospital clinic next available appointment is next week, another week’s healing, another week of my flesh melding with the suture. Getting that/those out is going to HURT. My GP’s surgery is closed this afternoon and their automated system doesn’t allow for making...
I’ve not been writing… I’ve been grumpy…. basically I’ve been awaiting a CAT scan and then the results of said scan, to find out ‘what next’. Its proper horrid when your life is up in the air and you’ve no idea how to plan for the months or weeks ahead.
One of the results of this inability to plan is I decided to invite a few friends round for a birthday tea… there… that’ll teach you pesky medics to take away my ability to plan…. I’ll plan...
Haven't posted for a few days, but we're still in a bit of limbo land at the moment with mum making good progress after the surgery and waiting for the histology results.
Had a tough night on Sunday when it all caught up with me - I was also TOTM and I think that the cumulative effect took hold. I took the day off on Monday and pottered around the house getting on top of chores which made me feel better.
Spent yesterday morning sorting out a new PC for the office, a long overdue task, but...
Thanks Twirly & Lou, almost as soon as I listed this I found myself crying even more, so I think I might have worked out, its too quick. Also, I’m crying more now than ever. Just cant get used to the fact that shes not coming home.
Little story; up until I was about 30 I never cried at all. Not when my dad died or any reason at all. The misses n kids used to say ‘you’ve got no feelings, no sole’. Then a good friend of mine went into the Q.E. with cancer of the stomach; his sister had the...
