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hello everyone, i would like to ask the community if anyone has had ent treatment at nottingham hospital, especially on the surgical side, i ask because there has been a twig held out to me recently with regard to a possible rebuild, no promises etc, so im just wondering if they are a bit more experienced than the queen elizabeth with my particular problem area and rebuilding. thank you
Hey everyone, well been on new pain meds now for a week these are slow release to keep pain levels low and have top-ups to take for break through pain. Well I have to say they're not working in as much pain as before and seem to be popping pills an awful lot just to get through the day. I'm seeing pain control nurse this afternoon so I'm really hoping she has an answer. Also suddenly started to feel very emotional and want to cry all the time which is very unusual for me as I never cry...
Started the chemo 1650m twice daily, not sure wthere this is a high dosage or not, but that's what's been prescribed. I have my first radium tratment scheduled for this afternoon, so a big day of firsts. Also started my daily log to keep track of times of medication and whether any side effects...fingers crossed. Not much else to say.
Am feeling a little bit miffed as my count is so low, having felt so well through this first chemo. I know its only a week I've got to wait but yet again am having to cancel a few days away with my family, which we were so looking forward to seeing the sea!!!
Just goes to show we have to take each day, week, appointment as it comes cause the big C seems to make all the decisions for us :-(
Sorry to grumble, I know I shouldn't but better out than in ehh?
Tomorrow we fly to the UK for Ron's mum's funeral on Thursday. A lot of the family will be gathered together and I think that a lot of people are going to be upset by the change in Ron since they last saw him. He hasn't been very good today and, even to me, looks ill.I have a feeling that his dad has been minimising the problem to his sister etc and it is going to be very hard on both Ron and myself explaining. His next chemo session should have been Thursday but it has been put back a week(the chief...
Where would we be without hope? We all need some. Whether it’s hoping for a good day tomorrow, hoping for happiness, success or health for ourselves, family and friends or hoping we pick the right numbers on the lottery! Thanks to the hope of others I’ve had a very “easy” day of chemo today. No driving for over an hour to the hospital and another hour back again. No waiting for the inevitable delay in treatment in a large oncology department. Was my treatment handled any less professionally...
Thank you all for your kind wishes for today. They really helped to cheer me up. Had my mask made this morning then had a four hour gap when I went to visit a friend for lunch. Back to the Marsden for the RT. No problems at all and still feel fine. Apparently because I am on steroids I may not get bad side effects but the hair will go!!!!
I am so greatful I am being treated at the Marsden - brilliant place. I have often wondered if anyone in the waiting rooms was from on the site - have to have...
Hi everybody,
Does anyone know whether a port a cath has to be removed before RFA can be done on the lungs? I've asked at the hospital but the surgeon doesn't know and the onco is away
Any info will be appreciated.
Jen
been a long day mums got a rash been for the bone scan but she had the rash before so it can't be that .went straight to the docs after hospital and she's unsure what it is and phoned the cemo unit as mums got to start taking her steroids tomorrow ready for thursday and she doesn't want her taking them if her treatment won't go ahead .so sat here now waiting for the call just hope its nothing that will delay her treatment any longer fingers crossed.
had the diagnosis, tomour in lower bowel, invasive, done CT/MRI scans, blood tests, go the schedule na hd the tatoo.
Today base line blood test, then collected Capecitabine (Xeloda®) tables, 1650m, twice daily, seems like rather heavy dosage to me, but what do I know. Apprehensive, oh yes, but prepared my body/soul with Bowen techniques, and assorted other treatments to be sure as relaxed as physically possible. Tomorrow is the first radium treatment, so another first. been through the side effects...
