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Had a letter from my Oncologist today, the news was very good my scan showed that there had been minimal change from the scan l had 12 months ago and some deposits were smaller. All great news, but l though that the previous scan had showed no sign of the cancer, so how could this one show less?
My Ca 125 is rising so l am expecting to have more chemo but not for a while yet by the look of things. does not want to see me till August
Phew glad to be back.Rough time with post op chemo with it having to stop it.Appetite still bad and suffering stomach cramps and the likes but slight improvement with general well being so must be going right way.
Trying to figure out how to do this is confusing! However am going to try this and see how I get on!
Being as I am a nurse, the journey I have been on with my husband as a result of his brain tumour, has taken me on a journey that I have witnessed many many times in my career. Its put me in a position of where I have wondered many times of how to approach, support and care for people both of the patient and spouse perspective of how it must feel, the different emotions that a person experiences...
Hi Im Angela,
In February this year my whole world fell apart when my lovely mum found out she had ovarian cancer. After a long journey she is now being so brave having Chemotherapy at Weston Park Hospital. She never complains and always puts others before herself. Thats why I have decided to raise money for this fantastic charity:
During the consultation we discussed the use of steriods, as David feels better and has an appetite when taking them, but unless a consultant says he can take them he won't.
The consultant said they don't like to leave patients on steriods because of the long term side effects of using them.
The consultant agreed to keep David on them on a low dosage of 3mg per day.
Following my phone conversation, I now have just one big question:
WHY ARE THEY CONCERNED ABOUT THE LONG TERM EFFECTS OF...
On coming off the steriods the headache started to come back, not as intense as before, also David feels like he is floating around. He is able to take himself to the toilet still. But feels very tired and lost his appetiate.
We had an outpatient appointment with the team that offered the radiotherapy, but they skirted around the whole issue of exactly what we needed to know. WHY? I have decided that they don't really listen.
Before David had radiotheraphy we asked "Would the treatment get...
Hi,
I do wish web sites were simple. Why does everything have to be frenitic, overcrowded and jargon loaded?
Well I am somewhere in this morass so here goes.
I had muscle invasive cancer 2 years ago and had turbt, Chemo. and Radiotherapy with good results.
My last check cystoscopy showed C I S and I have started a course of BCG therapy.
Once I had gone to the GP with blood in the urine things moved very quickly and they got things done.
However I did feel I was on a conveyer belt with lots of...
Saw my consultant today, he went over everything again from when i first saw him. I decided he had forgotten who i was and didnt remember any of our previous consultation. The bit i really wanted to know i had to remind him about.............................. did the MRI show any cancer in my lymph nodes?
O yes he said i almost forgot that, it was negative, i breathed a sigh of relief although the tumors are much bigger than they first thought, well who gives a dam whatever they are getting the...
Its been an up and down week.
Sunday morning we had 2 doctors and 2 nurses in the house to conduct a review on Julie. The outcome was a syringe driver with a concoction that put her to sleep for the rest of the day.
The coctail worked and yesterday the Mac nurse suggested the driver came down and go back to tablet treatment.
This morning Julie is back on a driver to sedate her more than anything else.
I think this illness is progressing
We are having fewer good days.
The Mac nurse is sorting...
Today's blog is about seeing other couples and looking into the future
Enjoy x
