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HI,
my apologies first of all for not having been around for a few weeks and not letting you know.
There was one outstanding question from the last time I posted.
By JULIE2009
Hi Michael
My father-in-law discovered his cancer which started in his bowel has now spread to his lungs and stomach.
Apparently the tumour in his lung is large and he started a course of chemo tablets this morning and has to take these for the next two weeks. He was told by the specialist that there is no cure. Can you...
after going to the hospital yesterday for my pre med, i am having a lumpectomy on 23rd november. I was very emotional last night and it has spilled over to this morning. I am so upset cos next week i have to have this operation, its almost reality and i dont know how i am going to get myself through this, just carnt see it at the moment, im scared of the op ,im scared of the result's two weeks after. I work in a large suppermarket and this morning i lost control and the tears flowed, i have had to...
Many years, nay decades ago.
When I was at school, We had an a history teacher who went by the nickname of Ernie Lump due to an extremely large growth on the back of his neck. He was feared by all the students and some of the teachers. As a homage to that teacher I have named the Lump on my Liver “Ernie”
Hopefully like the original Ernie, the Lump will be removed and go on to live a full life,
Ernie that is, not the Lump. BTW he never lost his nickname he just became Ernie Lump...
1 Shock and Denial
"what not me, have you got somebody else’s results"
2 Pain and Guilt
"Why me, Why me, What have I done"
3 Anger
"Bastard"
4 Bargaining
"If I change my, Diet/ give up smoking/drinking/having a normal life......"
5 Depression and Sorrow
"Why should I bother, its all pointless, I don't care, Nobody cares.
6 Acceptance
"I'm Here"
7 Testing and Reconstruction...
stands for bum day not birthday, meet oncology man today and lets see what he says, not much I'm guessing as next scan is due January and I saw the surgeon last month and she was quite up beat, makes a change from him I call him Mr Pessimist, he can find a dark lining to every silver cloud!! Hubby now in Holland and offshore North Sea, umm he does not 'do' North Sea, how did that happen?? Oh well time to do bum on the stomach and get going!
Well been in to the breast unit today and they were lovely and very efficient, without being clinical.
Ultra sound in the first room, onto see the consultant who reviewed the ultrasound with a med student and said that the smaller lump is a fluid filled cyst and the larger is a hard cyst which they would biopsy. Onto room number 3 and had the fluid drained form the cyst, then the biopsy done on the other one. Results Friday.
Feeling ok at the moment, bit sore but fine, off for a nap then birthday...
Hiya , after reading this site I thought wow what a great idea , write down my journey and hopefully get advice. So here begins ! I was on holiday in Bakewell after celebrating my 50th and silver wedding in Oct . On the 12th i got up, was ok to start with then felt like i was a bit giddy then my left eye started flickering and luckily after that I can not remember ! Ant ( hubby ) said that i felt sick, luckily i went to the loo in our tourer , I then came out and said I had a pain behind my eye,...
Can't let this afternoon pass without recording a smile at the mighty All Blacks and their win. Was that 51 points they scored.......... ?! Yep indeed. And what about the gorgeous Dan Carter. My man was a Kiwi, and I like to think he was sitting with 2 of his brothers, his Ma & Pa in wherever Heaven is and cheering on their beloved team. Hurray! Why I may even have to see if I can get an NZ passport!
The recycling bin is full to the brim, The shredder has steam coming out of it, and an...
Only one more sleep then the day is here.
The lump seems smaller today, i can't tell if it's because it is smaller or if it's just that i'm getting used to it being there. I guess it could be a sign that it is not nasty cells, that it is just a swollen milk duct or something.
My little girl is poorly today, she has a really high temperature and a nasty cough and tomorrow i have to leave her with my mum when all i want to do is cuddle her. Makes me appreciate that at the moment...
I new things were going to get harder just by looking at the chemo schedule. I also new i had come through so far with only minimal side effects of tiredness and nagging headaches. It was bound to get worse I thought.
Over a three week period i was in for 6 days out for 2 days in for 2 days out for 4 days then in for a week. I had 5 chemo sessions with the Methotrexate being increased each time. The last one being 12,000 mg!.I seemed of coped well with only a few small ulcer / inflamed areas at...
