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I've just received my letter for the scan before my treatment starts. Wednesday 15th July, which will consist of me being 'tattooed'. These marks will be used to set me up for my treatment, so future visits will be quite quick.
Not sure if I find out there and then when my treatment will start, or if I just wait for another letter. Will let you know asap.
Quick note - Tuesday 30th June met with Dr Soe who was lovely. He explained my treatment to me, 5 and a half weeks worth.
Timescale - 1 - 2 weeks I will have another CT scan (ohoh Gastrograffin not agreeable at all!)
At this scan they will tattoo me, (unfortunately I don't get to pick a design, just some dots, lol). The tattoo is so that when I go for my radiotherapy they know which bits to zap (ouch :( )
I will be admitted 7 - 10 days after the scan.
Week 1 I will stay at The Christie and have chemotherapy...
I went for my MRI scan today, not the most pleasant of experiences for the claustrophobic!! If I hadn't lost over a stone it would have been very tight! Plus the music was atrocious, lol.
It wasn't that bad really. I went in feet first, don't think I could have stood it otherwise, after being pushed into a sleeping bag once head first, which really freaked me out. The noises the machine made were really loud and if I wasn't hard of hearing now I think I would be afterwards. It took about half...
Yesterday I was told I have anal cancer, not to be confused with bowel cancer, apparently it's quite rare. Don't know if that's good or bad?
Problems started quite a long time ago, but I had a sigmoidoscopy on 26th March 2008 and was told I had a fissure.
I went for my 1st op on 12th November 2008, a lateral sphincterotomy, and we don't think I had it then, so I'm guessing it occured after 19th December when I felt a new 'rip'.
Anyway after a cancelled follow-up appointment...
hello once again. Two days ago i buried a friend andmentioned about my terminal ill mum i was sad and very low and some of you replied i am so greatfull. today i started to consider getting help and that made me sad and another feeling of self loath.
however i discussed issues with my aunt and she reasured me i am doing my mum proud. so iam going to ask for mum some respite care so they can sort out her meds and hydration out which gives me a small break and a chance to recharge my battries and...
Well my Yeti went back to school this morning rather reluctantly, mind you I can't blame him as it was dark, windy and cold. I saw him onto his bus and told him to watch out for flying trees and roof tiles (we live in Scotland where the wind has been very bad) he just looked at me as though I were mad, but I did get I love you so he is forgiven.
Our New Years Eve day was pretty uneventful, we are lucky enough to live on a beautiful country estate in a 18th century cottage (we are not posh, we...
Here we go with new year! Just back from Xmas break at Tenerife.Didnt think would get there earlier in year but now 9 months post op and all the changes its brought am feeling good.At hospital for check up in weeks time so bit of worry there so everything crossed.
Little My has been away for 2 days with a work meeting retreat in a middle of the nowhere guest house place with no mobile phone signal and limited internet access. With 6 other knit your own yoghurt types. Oh dear. I hope that this is vague enough to not get me the sack, should someone stumble upon it. Then again, perhaps getting the sack would be a blessed relief!
So, the cast:
A- makes us say verses and mediatations before sessions. Brought her own goat's milk.
B- bossy and wants her...
I'm 47...a single independant woman with two grown up sons......I also have cancer.....
I can't drive at the moment so mum and dad assist me.....yesterday I got my permanent lung drain put in.....
mum spoke for me at the hospital.....she started to give them my old name now...my maiden name....
i was filing my nails while waiting....she told me to stop or they would break........
she rings my doctor and district nurse without telling me.......
I was changing for an x ray...she followed...
