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hi everyone
just had my last chemo today met some lovely positive people in my room so now have to wait for the scan on the 6th june to find out if its reducing the little beggars asked the onc what happens next .......just because you so need to know but dont really want to know at the same time .......he wasnt very forthcoming cos i knew exactly what he was going to say if its reduced then we dont need to see you for 6 to 8 weeks if not back to the drawing board more chemo rt .....ah such is life...
This week my mum was diagnosed with Lung Cancer.
We are yet to see the Lung Specialists, we see them on Tuesday, we dont know what options we have or what stage it is classed at.
I feel frightened, scared, angry - I feel like I want to curl up into a ball and come out when its all over, but for my mum I can't. She looks so well and fit, the Dr's have said they've never seen a case like it, where the patient is showing no signs of lung cancer or any secondary cancer - hence they mis-diagnosed...
The MRI was a daunting experience,or was i just being a pathetic wimp.......... I was frightened, anxious, nervous and get this i cried afterwards. (get a grip woman) Not even my hot chocolate in the hospital cafe could console me.
The sounds of that machine will stay with me forever, and as soon as i went into it i started losing my breath, i tried to keep counting slowly and breathing properly. No way was i going to push the alarm, i couldnt let those wonderful medics see me falling apart. After...
Well Dr's confident about how to proceed in removing the mass. It's not near any major blood vessels and has well defined margins. He talked about the possibility it could grow back so will need follow-up MRIs in the future to monitor it and as time passes the likelihood for regrowth will decrease.
Some Drs have previously tried to reduce the potential for regrowth with wide area excisions, chemo and radiotherapy but it's proved inconclusive about whether this would actually make a difference...
My Dad is currently in Hospital and has been in there was over a week. I really feel that he doesn't have long. I had a few days off work this week and this is my first day back, i feel detached from my colleagues and my dad is constantly on my mind and I want to be with him. I never realised until it was to late what a huge part of my life my dad was and how much a loved him. I feel so isolated at work and was told by a colleague work as the best place for me
My dad was diagnosed with Lung Cancer in February and has gone down hill really rapidly. I find it easy to talk about without getting upset and I often joke with friends- however when I’m alone or with family I find that I can’t joke about it anymore and I struggle to hold myself together with family, especially my mum. I struggle to cope and find it difficult to manage how I feel. I have made mistakes and work and often break down on the bus, I even fear leaving the house. I don...
on saturday my daughter jazmin went in to have blood counts done and her white blood counts where low. she asked if an ear infection could cause this because if so she thought she might have one. the answer was yes and sure enough jazmin had an ear infection. so we went home with some antibiotics and were going to go back later and keep her at home. then on monday she started saying everything sounded very loud, she kept telling us to be quiet and was walking around whispering. i asked if her ear...
Been a while since i was on here last , my mother in law had cancer, and sadly passed away after 3weeks from being diagnosed, now my father.
He was diaginosed with oesophagus cancer in September last year, but due to poor health (stroke 8yrs ago) no treatment apart from pallitive care offered, upto a month or so ago he was doing well, but now on morphine for the pain, and becoming weaker, he has lost weight, but his stomach is like a 9mth pregnant woman, we have good days and bad, and emotions are...
Well what a last few days we have had
I'm Not feeling to good today, feel a bit sick and Ive got a sore throat and a upset tummy. Its been a busy old week at work so far, its my week of lates so I do long working days so I'm feeling pretty crap really.
Not sure what to do about my mom, its hardly surprising but I think she's really depressed, Ive tried to talk to her but she just putting up a brick wall. I'm hoping she will pull her self out of it but I really dont know what to do...
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