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Hi Everybody,
I have (had) bowel cancer with liver and lung mets. I had a combined liver and bowel op last year. now I am trying to deal with the lung mets which didn't go with the chemo. I'm having a different chemo and the onc suggested a port a cath as my veins never were good and are quite bad now.
I hate hospitals so much that they have to be warned that I am coming and shut all the doors and get things ready so I don't see any unecessary "hospital things" and I don't have to wait...
Ron's mum died yesterday. It was a release really as she wasn't eating and rarely conscious. We will go to the funeral, naturally, and it means that we must fly. I get conflicting opinions about flying after chemo. This site states somewhere that you should not fly for some months after chemo but our oncologist says it's OK. Has anyone any experience? I am now worried about Ron's dad. They had been married 62 years and it is very difficult to cope after such a long time together.
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…..and a new red bucket list toy! Miniscule red devils are marauding through my veins doing battle as I type. Hopefully they’re tackling those nasty, sneaky cancer cells that have invaded the rather essential Bad Fairy liver. Only time will tell, so I’m doing my bit by cheerleading from the outside willing the little devils along and dropping hints that if they’d like to avoid some of the good Bad Fairy bits it’d be much appreciated! My marbles haven’t completely...
I cannot believe how many people have sent condolence cards, letters, flowers and food this week. My neighbour made me a lovely Victoria sponge and a friend made me a spag bol to heat up for my dinner. My eldest daughter has been feeding me too and yesterday I had decided to walk down to the village to have my hair cut, go to the solicitor to pick up Peter's will, order the flowers for the funeral next Thursday and go for an appointment with the bank. I wanted to do this myself but my youngest...
got secondary breast cancer on sacrum diagnosed last week after months of worst pain in my back ever and had to walk with crutches since xmas, kept telling me a slipped disc. only did mri start of feb.
dr says surgery not an option but not why so radiotherapy starts mon for 5 days. hoping someone out there had similar and can give me some encouraging news.
First week has passed since having my first FEC100 yay!! Sickness has stopped but am experiencing dry eyes, almost itchy but not ,and fluffy mouth, also my taste buds have gone mental, everything tastes super enhanced!!! Anyone else had these side effects?
hi ,
still getting after effects of chemo that finished on the 8th jan '10, lost my first toenail yeserday and looks like there will be a few more that will follow, hair is starting to grow, so there is light at the end of that tunnel xxxxx
Mum is having an MRI this evening and a PET scan on Monday. She is nervous as suffers terribly from claustrophobia. Sadly the PET scan clashes with my Dad's 16th anniversary which makes it all the more difficult for Mum. I reassured her that they are keeping close tabs on her so that they can catch anything early, but that really doesn't help much. Her fear is there anyway. I wish I was closer and could hug her and go there with her. My brother is taking her but he gets quite matter of fact as the...
Am going into hospital tomorrow to have my mastectomy op on Monday. Am understandably nervous, but REALLY REALLY JUST WANT TO GET IT OVER WITH AND GET ON WITH MY LIFE :)
Hi All
Does anyone have any experience of Cyberknife treatment? In particular for Non Small Cell Lung Cancer?
Many Thanks
