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I do greatly appreciate the effort it takes to comment! Not sure why they make it so hard... but it seems the joy of achieving it is working for you all. :)
Good news today! We have 9 little embryos in the freezer. We didn't get a quality report as it's quite early to freeze them, but they do as we aren't trying to select the best one for a fresh cycle. Apparently the embryos are more stable at 1 day, so we will take our gambles if/when we get to defrost them.
Tonight I have celebrated...
Asking for ideas/recommendations/comments on how to find a special someone (missing hugs/cuddles) after surviving a double mastectomy with no reconstructions - messages from those who have managed it would be appreciated - still trying dating sites but feel awkward / rejected - thank you.
So part of doing self-injections at home was having a home care nurse come the first few times to teach me how to do it myself... I can now give the shots myself but I'm really not ready for the nurse to stop coming!! Even though I CAN do the shots myself, I'm worried about if I can do it when the nurse isn't there.. There is something comforting about knowing if I can't do it for some reason the nurse is right there ready to help me out. I still hate needles and the thought of giving...
EC day today. Things went fine, and we will find out tomorrow the results.
Few minor issues at the hospital, like missing blood tests, missing my vein with the sedative, but otherwise ok.
Got out after 2 (arrived at 7!) so pretty tired this afternoon. Things went well, but I feel a bit flat after all the excitement.
I missed one test with my list on the last post. They also did a nasal swab which actually came back positive for a Staph infection. Nothing serious, but it has to be cleared before...
My situation with this disease consisted of a primary cancer in a tonsil and 3 secondaries in neck lymph nodes. The tonsil was removed surgically and the lymph nodes treated with chemo and radiotherapies.
The radiotherapy sessions, of which there were 35, following weeks of chemo, ended early in November 2012. That is now almost 3 months ago. Many of you will know how radiotherapy kills the saliva glands after 3 weeks of treatment and how, in their death throes, they produce copious amounts of...
My dad had an operation to remove the tumour today. It was more severe than they thought from the xrays, and he has had to have his Colon and small bowel removed. He has also been given a temporary stoma and will need to have surgery again in about 6 months.
He is in intensive care this evening, though they are concerned about his breathing.
The last few days before his surgery he was getting really bad, he fell backwards a couple of times and started to get muddled and forget things. Hopefully...
Had my appointment with the doctor and was told my ct scan was clean! So thats a relief. Blood counts are all good as well yay
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My dad was diagnosed with lung cancer in June last year - there were no options for treatment, it is in both lungs and the tubes to the lungs and lymph nodes in the cest. Similar story where he had been going to the doctors for 2 years complaining of shortness of breath and a persistent cough - 2 years down the line they agree to an xray, then a second xray and then the devastating news. Since then they have moved house to be closer to me - they were in Wales, I am in the Highlands...
Many of the longer serving members of the community will remember Opticalboy and his very graphic blog about melanoma, and the problems that he had healing after surgery.
It brings me great sorrow to have to tell you that Peter died suddenly this morning, after discovering that his melanoma has metastasised shortly before Christmas.
Peter was a genuinely lovely guy, with a wicked sense of humour that I was often the brunt of. He made many friends during his time on Macmillan and was a valued member...
