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Sorry about the gap between posts. Where was I? Part-way through a course of chemotherapy for CUP (cancer of unknown primary) in chest and throat lymph nodes ... and I suddenly realised it's been four months of treatment, and a right drag at that. I think I've been fortunate. I've had a lot of tiredness and aches, but no nausea. And at the beginning of 2013, it feels good to be alive and otherwise well. (I was well aware of the worst scenario - unslowable - with CUP).
This week I had...
Well yesterday was certainly one of those days....I held it in all day then Marc (my fiance) met me from work and I just cried my heart out. Marc is amazing...he held me, cuddled me, wiped my tears and reassured me. I managed to calm down after saying how i didn't feel like i was doing enough & I was worried about not giving my dad the right sorts of food to eat...and Marc said he would come food shopping with mum and I on Saturday & he would help cook some stuff for my dad...so that...
I quite enjoyed today... if such a thing is possible. I took myself off to my chemotherapy, with a bottle of water and a book I wanted to finish (One Man and his Bike by Mike Carter if you're interested..it made me laugh out loud and spit sandwich on my knee). I got a corner chair, took my boots off and settled down cross legged. The cancer specialist nurse came to tell me the PET scan looked pretty good, still some activity but given the size of the original tumour thats to be expected...
I was Diagnosed with CLL at 47 while investigating the cause of other more pressing issues and remain untreated today, I believe this may be the case for a while. Learning and spending time with others with CLL here and at group meetings has encouraged my passion to share information and support with people experiencing the specific challenges diagnosis and living with CLL brings.
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Why can't I seem to get answers. My lovely husband was struck down with osephagal cancer in september. He had 3 cycles of EOX chemo. By november he seemed to be getting back to his old self. Then over xmas he started to get ill again. Had CT scan the little blighter had targeted his liver, where it was a little bit it was getting worse. his tummy swelled up like his was 9 months pregnant (now that would be an immaculate conception). He had ascites (fluid in the tummy) they put in a drain and drained...
2011 valentines night my husband collapsed and was rushed to hospital, after tests he was diagnosed with kidney cancer. after his operation he seemed to recover well and his spiits seemed high.
Today it appears that the cancer has returned, i say appears as he hides all letters from the hospital and doctor, will not let me know when appointments are. He reasoning is that i let him down last time and did not support him, so he intends to hide it all this time.
I did support him as best i could,...
Well today is going to be one of THOSE days I think. Woke up this morning and like every morning my poor dad was the first thing on my mind. We saw him last night & hearing him coughing so much & seeing him fall asleep so easily on the sofa & catching him lost in his thoughts...is so so so hard. It scares me how these symptoms seem to be coming out more now...he said he has been itching in the night which worries me as I worry he is going to develop jaundice. His skin doesn't look yellow...
