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Well, I knew things were going downhill before I went to the onc 2 weeks ago. I walked in and he took one look at me and said 'Do you want that drained?' It was so apparent..... so gave me the presription for the new chemo, which I take at home for 10 days, and tried to arrange an asicities drain. I did say last time I ended up with a chest infection, so could I have a presription for natibiotcs 'just i n case'. We don't work that way, you'll have to see your Gp if you have the symptons...
Right well here I am , 4 days post mastectomy and axilla node clearance,sat at my daughter'sdining room listerning to the rain bounce off the conservatory roof and how do I feel!!!!!
sore, stiff , shell shocked and eternally grateful that the surgery went well and i am one (small) step closer to being back to me . According to the surgeon the operation went very well with no nasty surprises and they removed 3.2 Kg !!!!!!! of breast tissue, i've never lost that much in a week before. I have...
I don't know if I should be positive. As I have said previously, the doctor said her type responds well to chemo but it is my mum. Everyone else tells me to stay positive but my mum keeps telling me to think the worst. My nan is having a bad day today and not really eating and she is fed up. Should I be glad the chemo has a good chance at working and hope for the best? Or should I think the worst?
ok so its sunday morning, im 5 days post op, lumpectomy and node removal, im delighted i can move my arm do my exercises, just washed my hair (big thing for me, anything but dirty hair) had a sort of shower, dressed sat with feet up, surronded by flowers, cards etc, so why do i feel so crap?Everyone has popped round seen im managing, exclaimed how well i look, and thats it! i still have 4 weeks to wait to find out if 'they got it all' then radiotherapy, am i just feeling sorry for myself, is post...
Hi folks.Been a while but all well as still noticing signs of improvement albeit very slow but least going the right way! Noticed lately that thinking about what have been through and feeling low about it so got an appointment with docs.I have been positive throughout and it seems now to be hitting home!!! Been busy lately as been taking youngest lad, as he has got job on holiday park in Bridlington for rehearsals for shows.Last trip though this week as he starts proper!! Dont know how I would do...
Hi my son started chemo on monday, for hodgkins lyphoma at stage 2,he has been very tired, feeling sick but he has now started to eat again, most of the time he forces himself to eat, he says everything tastes horrible but im so proud of him he is copeing so well & trying to be positive after all he has his 4 year old son to fight for
you are always there to listen when i need you
you almost feel the pain that im going through
when no one else seemed to recognise
you always stop as though you despise
to see a little girl feeling lost and alone
you wished that you could take me home
to give me a hand when things were rough
cause you somehow noticed that im not tough
you tell me how you really care
and that me and you will always share
the feelings we keep so close in our heart
even the most painfull that will never depar...
My nan lost her husband barely three months ago. He was technically my Grandad but because my bio father left when I was a kid, he took care of me and I called him my father. The loss hit us all (me, my nan and my mum have always lived together with my dad). We haven't even got to terms with the loss and now my nan's been diagnosed with lung cancer. It is fast growing and has spread slightly to the liver. The doctor says, despite its speed, it often responds well to chemo. She used to smoke but gave...
your birthdays so near and im writting to say
will never forget how you left us that day
tears in our eyes and pain in our heart
i dreaded that day when you had to depart
you are the true love that took us through life
you held us so dear in the middle of the night
you suffered the pain but your smile still remained
and we wont forget the love that we gained
we are left with regret at what could have been
but cherrish the love that we'd always seen
and now that you'v left i know what...
My best friend has cancer, breast cancer. I tried so hard to live in a bubble, pretend that the scare wasnt happening, couldnt happen to an angel like my friend, not her, then it comes along the diagnosis, prognosis, something I didnt want to accept, something part of me still doesnt want to come to terms with, if I accept it it then becomes real? Its out of my control, all of it, there is nothing there which can be controlled, and it feels very very out of control....
