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Well first day and i breezed in to chemo ward nice and early! had to get up at 6 to be there for 9. I have had so many canulas and been put out twice for my operations but today i had canula put in and promptly passed out! the nurses thought id had a fit lol but it was just me and the thought of needles and chemo. I think all the talk of what to do when your temp goes up and side effects made my brain think Iv had enough of this!!
After all that it wasnt that bad and i have three more days of it...
The Diamorphine was increased at the weekend to meet pain levels.
Julie looks at me with a blank expression that is making me feel very lonley.
Conversations are very one-sided.
Are we near the end ?, I don't know, nobody does.
Forward planning does not exist.
Company is a box of soft tissue
Well my Dad was devestated when i got cancer he cried so much bless him now im feeling much better and he goes n collapses. He had a quad heart opp five weeks ago n then on Fri he collapses, they operated there n then and his aorta burst flooding his body with blood. they put stainless steel in his body. Yesterday he looked alot better and despite a bandage that i saw was bloody and alot of bruising caused by what me n him call the vampire blood taker he asked for chocolate! Bless.
I keep complaing...
I had the first of my last set of exams EVER today! Can't wait for them to be over, but so far they're going well. I'm sure Andrew is helping me out with them somehow :D
http://veryyoungwidow.blogspot.com/2011/05/exam-time.html
Thank you to my lovely readers, hugs to you all, especially to those who leave me comments!
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hi everyone just to say i will be offline for a wee while charger is broken for my lappy so dont worry im fine and im off to scotland to see my wee mum who is 85 and has in need of my help right now lol!!! well maybe im in need of help right now if i make it on the long journey to scotland by bus the train wanted an arm and a leg to get there so bus it is now remembering im sick probably have a right dose of the trots before i get there many times because of the chemo last week so im praying thursday...
Hi - has anyone else experienced pain in the breast affected by cancer? I get shooting pains and one side of the tumour is tender - even bras are uncomfortable as they lie across the lump! I noticed after the biopsies that the pain became worse. Up until now I had always been told cancer was painless but this one isn't!
Just wondered if anyone had experienced anything similar. Thx
Fi x
I'm trying so hard to be strong and use a bit of humour as in the previous blog but i'm in pieces as i write this i feel so alone at the moment,Russell moves out of his flat in two weeks so we've been sorting stuff out and cleaning to leave it as was.
We were going to do this any way but now our previous plans have been blown to pieces....... he starts chemo this friday so we're anxious about it.Went up to see my parents this morning polite conversation as the'd just come back from a...
May 2011. Officially confirmed, now have cancer in the gallbladder and liver. Unknown if mets from the lung or a new primary. Apparently it is practically unheard of for mets to go to the gallbladder especially as the lung tumour is stable still.
Surgically it can be removed but complicated by a lot of scarring to the lungs from treatment and infections so may not stand anaesthesia. Chemo may provide a compromise.
Lung function tests on Weds but I will need a lot of convincing to take...
I have been treated successfully for cervical cancer with combined chemotherapy and radiotherapy and internal radiotherapy. My problem one year on is bowel damage which Ive been experiencing since the treatment ended but which I seem to be "managing" better than I did initially. However recently have developed "radiation cystitis" Just wondered if anyone had any "tips" they could pass on for either of these conditions. Im not very good at asking for help and having been given the "all clear" for...
Well what can I say Clint has had his 2nd treatment and now is hair is starting to fall out!! He got quite upset today as it was our nephews birthday party and that is when we found out that his hair was coming out.
He has more symptons starting with pain in his knees and just really starting to get tired as he has now finally stopped his steroids after 9 weeks and now it is all hitting him.
So will keep you all updated.
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