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Hello everyone or it may be more accurate to write hello to anyone who happens to come across my blog and reads it. I've never really thought i had much to say of any interest to anyone outside my own comfort circle, not until I was diagnosed with lung and kidney cancers that is....that's when things changed(or maybe I did) That's when I thought Shit I best hurry up and say what I have to say while I can still say it (PHEW!!!),
I have leukaemia. Everytime I try to discuss my worries and sadness my partner says something trite like keep smiling and tries to perk me up. I have now idea how he feels as he is trying to stay positive for me and I feel liek a freak for feeling so upset all the time. HELP!
Has anyone found anything remotely funny in this latest tasteless offering from the States ?. If my dear wife , who died from recurrence of her breast cancer in October were to see it we would be buying a new TV set but the poker would still be O.K. . It bears no resemblance to any of our real life experience supposed to be a comedy and giving no indication at all as to what really happens. its only redeeming feature is that it is not screened until 23.00 . Explains a lot as to why much of the world...
In relation to my last blog............it's finally happened. My mum has now been given the all clear and is at last in remission. I'm so happy and pleased for her. She has been so brave and upbeat about it all and with the help of us (her family) and the hospital caring for her she finally beat it. Well done mum xxxx
Met up with my first mac chat friend, and how fab has that been. Nic is just as I imagened her to be. There was a true warmth of friendship between us. Dispite the fact that she has so much on her plate just now, her mum is very ill. she still found time for us, true mac spirit. Many, many thanks nic for everything its been a wonderful experiance and will be back for more lol. Massive hugs to you, Caroline and family.
Massive love and hugs and love to you all, Jan xxxx
have counselling now first visit just gone, had back massage very nice. i hope it all it helps me to come to terms with steve gone. and get me trough the dark days ahead, i still feel i'm in a bubble. have bad/good days. we will be having family sessions to i need for me and the kids to open up to each other, as nothing has been said these last few weeks about steve dying. i know we all cope diffrently. i also need to hear that the kids are coping? i feel they don't show it so they don't upset me...
Hi everyone! Well I am back after a 9 hour operation and 12 days in hospital and feeling very weak.
I just wanted to update you with what has happened.
To those who don't know me I went in for a colostomy reversal.
When the surgeon opened me up they found my bowel had dropped into my pelvic area and it was stuck to everything (adhesions)
I now have a tempory iliostomy for 3 months and the surgeon assured me that it will be easier to reverse.
The good news is I am still NED!
As I...
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clean bill of health at the MM clinic last week. So down to me to check myself and have the appointments every 3 months. Lymphoedema on the other hand is painful but i have weaned myself off a lot of them and now at 10mg of amitryptaline every night and a top up of co-codomol in the day when i need it.
Wound has healed now and i am just cleaning it with dermol 500 and applying 50-50 emoliant a pad on the top and then support stocking.
how is everyone else doing?
regards
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This is my first blog entry. Quite frankly, I have no idea what to put in it. So this is dedicated to my trip to Karmanos, my new clinic. This is a new step in my cancer experience, a complete change from before... I worked where I had been getting treatment before, so I felt very at home.
This first trip happened on Monday, got up early seeing as how it's across state. We (my husband, sister in law, and I) got there at 930 am. We registered & had labs done, then went to the exam room & for the...
Back Home today, Hurray..........but..............
A full day starting at 8.30am with the last Radio to the head. Meeting with the Onc that should have been at 10.40am didn't happen til 11.50am but she did say we could go home today. A planning session for the Sacrum area followed and at 1.30pm we were back on the Ward to tell the Sister we could go home.......
We wait for Discharge note.....................
5.15pm julie is asked to vacate her bed to wait in the day room, her discharge note...
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