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Two months ago I was healthy, moderately fit man - cycling to work, running for charity, indoor rowing, and had lost 10kg through a fitness/healthy eating regime. Then I started to have trouble sleeping - after 2~3 hrs I would wake with back ache, sitting up for a few minutes would dissipate the discomfort and I could then go back to sleep. During the day I felt totally normal. The slowly it got worse and especially after eating a big meal and so I went to a chiropractor thinking it to be muscle...
Well, next month means 1 year from dad's diagnosis, and what a year it's been. Who'd have thought that 1 year ago, Dad, previously healthy and hardly needing to go to the Dr's, would be diagnosed with the most vicious disease? And how ours lives have changed, hey. But, at least we are more positive now than what we were then! Since Dad's diagnosis, he (as well as the rest of the fam) has been through so much-gruelling chemo for six months, then a colon resection, and coming up (drumroll...
As I don't seem able to add to my original blog, I've started a new one. This seems appropriate anyway as I left the last one just about to go for surgery.
After a diagnosis of TaG3 bladder cancer, I opted to go straight for surgery to minimise the risk of invasive recurence. I was fortunate to have the option of a neobladder. So on 1 Sep 2011 off I went for my operation.
Here I am now 12 weeks later and feeling very fit, although lacking in stamina which is only to be expected. Everyone...
What a long and exhausting day we had yesterday at the Marsden when hubby went for the start of his 3rd cycle of chemo. We left home at 10.00 and did not get back until 7.00pm.
There was a panic about the results of the CT scan which were apparently missing as were the results of the two other tests ordered by the doctors. It would appear that although the CT scan had been done and results were on the way over, the other two had not been followed up by the appropriate department.. so many red faces...
I haven’t done a blog in ages so thought I should catch up a bit... Warning does contain an obligatory headtilt, rude words and silliness. Some of this has gone onto warped so sorry for repeating myself (burp)
Last Little My left you she was talking bun ballooning with FC and following headtilters around the room.
The surgical consultant I am being referred to shall hereby be named SC.
So, FC and GC have apparently been writing to SC.
SC and GC have each other’s mobile numbers I know...
hi folks,
OMG success at logging in, now wot to say. First just to update on manuka honey.... after a long conversation with the head staff nurse in charge of my chemo the subject of manuka honey came up.I had been taken it after reading, like alot of ther people , the benifits to the immune system. As it turns out there has been various tests done on this and the results have shown that certain types of pollen collected and used in manuka honey has a detrimental effect on types of chemo( MUST...
Palative care came out today. I was worried before hand whether I was going to have the house all clean, mum sorted, sister sorted, incase she thought I wasnt coping well!!!
Though I don't know why i was that irrational as I know that they won't judge me for the tiniest amount of mess, like a pile of washing or an unvacuumed floor but i seem to be irrational about a few things lately, or worry over the most silliest of things!
I managed to get a little sleep last night - well this morning...
OK I think I am making too much jibberish on messengers and community boards. I think I am overtired and need some rest but I actually feel quite hyper. Real bad indigestion too - Maybe I have eaten a magical herb - I wish! - or maybe I have just eaten too much crap from feeling depressed I dunno.
All I have been doing the last couple of days is crying. Crying that much that my eyes are puffy, red, sore, my lips are sooo sore & I am pale in complexion and dark circles under my once sparkly eyes...
Its been a shite week, not health wise for Dave or me but for family and friends........
It started last Tues...............
Daves younger sister rang to say that her hubby was going in for a scan that day, x-rays showed large shadow on his lung, consultant mentioned cancer......bastard. They now join that dreaded waiting game we all hate, he is fine with it.....not having treatment, had a good life (71)....toured the world in his younger days on the racing bike curcuit, had his own bike shop when...
