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We've had good news. It seems my dads kidney cancer isn't back. But the pain he's been getting in his hips isn't good news. We thought it was arthritis and that he would need a hip op but the scan was clear. There was no wear and tear on his hip. The consultant thinks its bone cancer. He has to go for a blood test tomorrow.
I feel numb and don't know what to think at the moment. My mum is distraught. I'm trying to reassure her that we don't know for definite but it's hard. I guess...
My poor son has to go back to Barts after 5 years in remission, i cant but help feel sad for him(we are not the closest of mums and sons) but having to go through this is awfull once but faced with it twice is tragic at such a young age. It seems his liver is an issue now as was before when he had testicular cancer, with stomach, lung an dliver secondries.Finding the strength to do the fight again must be so hard as i am ony half way through my chemo and have had enough allready, imagining knowing...
Having read the 'dumb things people say' forum, I feel a bit guilty myself.
When I was first diagnosed with superficial bladder cancer, I rather made light of it. My brother has had it & is now discharged after several recurrencies & then sufficient clear cystoscopies. I thought I'd be the same & before I got my histology results I made comments, rather to reassure my friends & colleagues, like 'some cancers aren't as bad as others' & 'if you've got to have cancer at least it's...
It all started in September 2010. Dad (who was 81 at the time) started to lose weight and suffer from abdominal pain. His GP said it was indigestion and gave him all the normal stuff ..Gaviscon etc ..none of it worked . Dad also suffers from COPD and is hospitalized periodically with chest infections and it was after one of these episodes that his GP told him thet he couldn`t do any more for him . Needless to say dad soon said goodbye to that GP and signed on with another!
He only saw his new GP...
Been to Doctors and been presribed Creon for the severe cramps as advised from many on this site and speaking to my specialist nurse.So will see how it goes.Got return to work today too on the 8th August!.Had another fry up this morning! and having pasta for lunch.Managed in 3 weeks to put on nearly 7 pounds.Feeling good today but bit tired.
Despite the rain - and there was a lot of it - me and a few hundred others (maybe more) turned up in Winchester for the Race for Life; and it was amazing. My wonderful husband and kids got kitted out in full wet weather gear to be able to cheer me along. I ran all but 2 mins and finished (with a sprint) in 34 minutes 23 seconds (a PB by almost 2 mins). When the going got tough I made a mantra in my head of all my wonderful friends and families who have battled cancer, including all of you guys here...
10th june 2011 James went for his chemo but they didnt give him it on hold for now as he has a lot of nerve pain the tumour on his spine is pressing on some nerves so 5 days of radiotherapy on the go now so he has been admitted again xxx
Sometimes dont sleep so get up early(really early 1am) dont let it bother me as watch tv and had a sausage sarney at 3.30 am!!!!!!! .Went to car boot and home just before the rain.Going to tidy up loft in a mo.Monday morning going to docs and asking about the drug creon as cramps getting to me! Since losing so much weight blood pressure has dropped hence docs as was on medication before op etc so may not need to be on same dosage.I get dizzy with it.Asking about creon as people on macmillan site...
I say fank u.
Fank u all giv me love, kind word and hold hand all way long. Fank all hoo say prays me, hoo keep sayf in my hed and ther hed. All hoo say gud luk me and arsk how i be.
Be on mac mayke my smyal. Help me get beta, mac my famly.
Word nev enuf to say how feel, hard tryin say i want to. I lernin speeks all gen and words and all be gud try help me. I get fusdated and feel stewpid lots. I no fink ov words I want an wen cadee tawlk on mac, peepal wayt 4 me and help fink.
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I dont know whether i am just being over sensitive, or not understanding or just being plain stupid. I must admit since my diagnosis i do tend to suffer with brain fog!!!!!
I had a phone call today from an ex work colleague, cant say we are great friends i would say more acquantnces, although she has seemed very interested in my plight so far. She knew i was having my biopsy results on Thursday and to be honest i didnt take her calls because i just didnt want to talk about my bad news, and her treat...
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