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Well, it's nearly that 3 month check up time again. Why is it that one day you feel on top of the world, with nothing going wrong. full of the joy of spring, and the next day you have a pain and the reality comes crashing in again? Monday I was out shopping for new clothes for the summer, had my wedding ring made bigger (a job I have been putting of as 'not worth it if I'm not going to be around for long), booked my appointments and felt fit and healthy and looking forward to a long summer of...
Well here we are at the start of a new day and am trying to look for all the good things.
Yesterday evening we came home from husband's first radiotherapy session to find a beautiful miniature rose plant on the doorstep with a card from the folks who live across the road to say they were thinking of us both.
On Sunday, we finally got to have the Big Tea Party we'd planned for David's birthday in February but had to postpone. It was touch and go whether David could make it to this party as he...
Well folks I am still here and still recovering.So much has happened the last 19th months.My bowels have calmed down and in honesty only eating better and enjoying my food in the last 3 weeks! think taste buds are back to working! Still getting tired and washed out and certainly glad I retired as dont think would have managed at work.Have managed my first live performance so back on the road again but this time I can choose when I want to do it.Hospital check next week so fingers crossed.I feel so...
Today has been a much better day. Very little tears and a get things done attitude. I eventually went out and bought new curtain poles for my front room after they fell down in February oops! It will be nice not having the room look bare and feel cold without them. I bought some more presents for my daughters birthday and started to sort some of my craft stuff ready for a little craft room. Never realised I had so much stuff that has never been used so might have to have a good clear out. I have...
Had my biopsy yesterday (18th Apr 12) I have to admit, I was scared as I didn't know quite what to expect. They put in the anaeshtetic (I can never spell that bloody word!) and away they went. I watched it on the screen as it was happeneing. I can't say that it wasn't painful, because it was...but I can say that it wasn't as painful as I was expecting it to be!
They did two biopsies and got (I hope) what they needed, gave me a leaflet and sent me home.
I tried to ask the doctor...
Well what can I say? My husband and I were going through life as happy as can be and we now find that John has bowel cancer with secondaries in his liver. This all started as he finally went to the doctors (after much nagging) about 8 weeks ago, The TV advert was what actually made him go. There he is sitting in the waiting room looking at the very attractive full wall display about bowel cancer and when he gets in to see the doctor he explains his symptons and tells the doctor he has bowel cancer...
Have tried to write this several times.
April - one minute warm sunshine, glad to leave winter behind then driving cold sleet, grey clouds and yuk.
One minute we were celebrating the results of my husband's scan half-way through chemo, then Bam. Take that, you silly humans! Thought you'd escaped, didn't you. You don't get away from me so easily. Can't even begin to explain what's happened over the past couple of weeks. I'll just say that the end of chemo scan wasn't great & husband (my hero, my...
Another steroid fuelled evening.... yes it is 2:30am... ridiculous! I will definitely be sleeping for 3 days once the steroids wear off! Apparently some people have no problems with steroids and feel no side effects, I am clearly not one of them.... and to be honest, I’ve yet to meet someone who tells me the steroids have no effect on them whatsoever, but I’m sure that lucky person is out there having a fantastic night’s sleep ;-)
For the rest of us who get to stay up and feel...
Back to work tomarrow, not that im looking forward to it, ive not heard a word from them no card no nothing, what a lovely bunch of people in my office.
Im still pretty sore under my arm and tired.
Been looking at some wig's online in preperation can find same colour and style as my hair is now:((
Im propley getting ahead of the game again but want to know what choice im going to get when I see them next.
I have been reading up about 'cold cap' and various tips on how to get through chemo...
