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  • Ramila's blog
    Anyone had treatment at st Barts in london
    hello everyone.. I am soon to undergo treament at st barts in central for double removal of breast and a recon from the tummy, i would be very gratfully to you guys if u guys can please help me with any information regards to this type of operation and the hospital.. I've never had any sort of treament at that hospital , at the moment i'm just waiting to see aplastic surgeon then its all go, but smetimes its nicer to hear from people with experince then health professionals..
    Former Member
  • Kels's blog
    High Dose Chemo Starting Next Week
    Hey Everyone, I did have a 1st blog but i dont know where it went :S anyway.. The lowdown is.. I was diagnosed with Non Hodgkins Lymphoma back in March this year (2009) i have just finished 6 sessions of RCHOP chemotherapy about 5 weeks ago, I had a pet scan to see the result of things last week and.. Was hoping for remission but the tumour in my liver has gone and the one by my kidneys has gone but there is still some left infront of my heart in my chest. So i went to Haemotology clinic Thursday...
    Former Member
  • sorted67's blog
    gearing up
    'Lo All, Fairly quiet day today. Wrapped a load of stuff back up to return and as kids had a rehearsal this afternoon, I took myself off to Teesside Park - my last solo drive for months :( I like driving - I like having a stereo to myself! It was chucking it down all day today which means that you need to keep an eye on the ford which runs across the bottom of our road - it rises and falls pretty fast. I didn't really fancy walking all the way back in the rain. Anyway, it was OK so went and ran...
    Former Member
  • laurenstacy's blog
    good feelings
    Today I woke up with a great attitude. Now that I do understand everything with my situation and my dr.'s decisions I feel so much better. Reading some blogs I see how everyone is dealing with all of this. I know I will have down time at times. I feel fortunate to have 3 little girls to keep my mind busy and going forward. This will hang over our heads for life. However, the hardest time is at night laying in bed trying to sleep. The crazy thoughts that run through my mind goes on forever...
    Former Member
  • honda's blog
    Chemo
    We only got the diagnosis today and are trying to get enough info to decide whehter to go for chemo or not-radio not offered. I notice that most of the contributors seem to have gone for chemo when offered. Have any of you declined this and if so how long since your diagnosis and how are you feeling. Do any of you know of a support group in or near the West Lothian area in the next week-willing to travel. Thanks in advance.
    Former Member
  • karent's blog
    I'm not 'a grey' anymore
    Hi everyone I'm not a grey anymore, after trying to upload a foto for days I called in youngest daughter and asked her help. Her hands moved over the keyboard at the speed of light and here I am. Do you recognise the John Travolta pose? Middle daughter took the foto (shes arty), I wanted to make some fun thankyou cards to send to the radiographers and ward staff at Preston where I was treated (and also all our lovelly friends who'v given such caring support). Thought It would be nice for them to...
    Former Member
  • elissagiles's blog
    elissa
    hello new to this site so just finding myself a bit lost at the moment.
    Former Member
  • elaine.currier's blog
    counting the days
    I am counting down the days now till wednesday to get the results of my neck lumps aspiration. I think about it all the time . 5 years ago I was diagnosed with breast cancer . I went through most of it on my own. It was the hardest thing I had to go through but have been well for 3 years. I went to live in spain last year to have a better quality of life and everythhing possible that could go wrong did go wrong . I lost every penny I went with after selling my house. I came back in June to start...
    Former Member
  • lwal3183's blog
    What a week!!
    Well this really has been a rollercoaster of a week!! On monday, my friends lovely dad, (who i mentioned in my previous blog) sadly passed away, just 8 weeks after diagnosis!! So very sad, he was a lovely man and like i said before, was still mindful of others despite his own problems!! He said he would be thinking of us on the 17th september, and now i'm sure he'll be looking down on us, still wishing us all the luck (if not lending us a helping hand)!! Then tuesday my sister had a horrendous day...
    Former Member
  • loulou7199's blog
    Paranoid or Wishful Thinking
    I have been getting lower back pain for a few years now due to an over flexible vertebrae and lazy ones below it and had been getting chiro to help ease it which it had been. However had to stop the chiro as lying down on my stomach was getting a wee bit too sore. The pain in the back has increased slightly and as its the same pain as before in 95% sure it is the vertebrae problem. I mentioned it at the hospital yesterday, just to see if they could recommend a freeby chiro lol, but the nurse said...
    Former Member
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