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For all who dont already know mum paessed away on monday the 24/1/11@ 22.30 she was a fighter she put a fight up till the end there was no pain she is getting buried on monday the 31st at 11am i was with her so she wouldnt die alone
Had my first chemo yesterday, used the cold cap which I found really easy and not uncomfortable almost good to have a distraction!Didn't find the chemo quite so easy my chemo nurse said I have very small veins and my body went into fight of flight mode meaning the blood was pumping round my vital organs but not so much in my arms, meant the chemo was really slow going in just the first one took longer that all the drugs would normally take to adminiister. Not surprised its the drugs going in and...
I realise how we have to be careful on diet and foods. Last night we were up all but 1 hour because I had ignored Asher taking a quiche from the fridge which he had bought yesturday in Tesco in the reduced section.
Within the hour he was really unwell so it has to be the quiche but I think with the medication and redcued food intake alongside the reduction in fruit and veg the build up of constipation meant that the poor bloke was begging for mercy.
Throughout the four years of major ops he has...
Another week gone by and so much seems to be going on. Why can there not be week of calm?
Yesterday was the funeral of a friend of mine who killed himself before Christmas. I know it sounds daft, but it made me think about my Grandad.
My gran has decided to go and live with her eldest son down in Cornwall, which is definately a good thing for her, but it makes me sad, like I'm losing her in a way as I won't see her much. I'd never tell her that of course, I just want her to be happy...
Tomorrow is the day I have been waiting for these past 18 months. My stoma will be reversed and my journey with cancer will come to an end.
Hopefully that is true, no more statistics, no more probability theory just good clean honest living. Valuing the fact that I have been very fortunate.
I will be in hospital for upto 10 days depending on how well I recover.
I didn't think that I would be nervous not at all more to the contrary excited, but thats not true. I feel very nervous because...
It seem to be a non stop mission of work, hospital, home and bed.
mick went into hospital for his physio on his leg on the 16th jan and is still there, they found 2 blood clots in his groin and knee....which has really set him back.
they have put him on warfrin to help...but it does mean that he may not be able to start his second course of sutent.... which he is suppose to start 27th....we will find out tomorrow. We will also find out the results of his bone scan which he had monday.....just hope...
well here i am 2nd chemo looming in next wednesday havent been as bad as i thought bit spaced out and bloody sick but eating like a little bull terrier so i now look like a fat egg with legs its the tablets the carbucipine thats doing it so im so not happy bout that dr slater will be told!!! woman what are you doing to my once ok figure to be faced with 2 chins and a michelin tyre oh no no no !!!!
the fact that i couldnt get off the bed for three days might have contributed to the spare tyre and...
Had MRI today to see if cancer has spread before RC in late feb. Results next week. Glad thats over. I asked for a sedative before which I was given but it didnt work as I take anti depressants and they did warn me it may not work. 45 minutes of sheer panic, the noise didnt bother me just the narrowness of the tunnel. They did allow me to keep most of my head out which helped. Im glad I stuck it to the end though, at least next week I will know that after RC if Im going to be cancer free or not. Sorry...
June 2010 was the day that changed my life as I have always known it forever when I heard the consultant say to my mum It's lung cancer. My mum was so brave and dignified in her manner and just said ok thats fine at least I know what I'm fighting. Personally I was in bits when I walked out of the consultants office I couldn't speak. Not the best thing I know for my Mum, I will always regret that I wasn't strong for her that day as she was the one putting on the brave face.
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