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Needless to say the steroids never worked a bit, I didnt have high hopes for them in the first place but tried to remain positive. The pain clinic called on Friday they still did not have his blood results yet and they want to see him today so I am just sitting at my desk having lunch before I go over the road to meet mum and dad for this appointment. I am really lucky that I a) work on the main hospital site in Aberdeen and b) that the end of life hospice/pain clinic is just 2 minutes away from...
Hubby is holding his own, not getting alot better but not worse. His blood levels are slightly better, oncologist said they would normalize on their own after the chemo starts to leave his body. His blood pressure is still very low and needing heavy meds to support it which is a very big concern. Still on the respirator as he is not strong enough to push out the air from his lungs. But he has passed the 48 critical hours. He is still very critical though.
His entire family was here to visit over...
It's been a few weeks since my last post, and Dad is getting weaker. He has been so brave so far, and hasn't complained, but yesterday when I saw him he said he had almost had enough. He was so active before this wretched illness took hold, now he is afraid to move because each time he does, he has a coughing fit and ends up struggling for breath and completely exhausted. He's not really eating a great deal now, so Mum is also losing weight and looking worn out. Friends are all being great, visiting...
Yesterday was a busy day.
We all went to church in the morning and prayers were said for Sylvia during the service. We arrived back home had a quick lunch. About 2pm my sister in law arrived with her carers to go for a visit to see mum at the hospital. They were there for just under an hour and the sister in law behaved herself wonderfully which is quite a rare event as she has no concept of the volume of her voice or the appropriateness of her words. As they were leaving Sylvia thanked Hubby for...
My name is Bill and I've been following this community with great interest for quite some time. Perhaps, I can be helpful to those of you who are living with kidney cancer. I was diagnosed about 20 years ago, and I had the good fortune to respond well to sugery alone.
In 1990, I joined the nascent Kidney Cancer Association (KCA). At the time, this was the world's only charity dedicated to the eradication of renal cancers. I worked as a volunteeer and joined the KCA board of directors several...
Hi guys
Radiotherapy starts tomorrow - 20 sessions over the next 4 weeks and then one session of brachytherapy on November 24th. Hopefully the next week I will be on a plane back to New Jersey.
I am not too sure if I should change my diet immediately to the refined food list as recommended by the hospital or continue with my healthy eating and adopt a watch and wait attitude. Any advice would be appreciated.
Also I feel a little concerned about the permanent side effects of radiotherapy. Has anyone...
Not blogged for a while so I thought i'd better do an update. Ian had a blood transfusion last week as his bloods were 'off' They have taken him off the Cysplatin and Zeloda as it is not suiting him, though he had it in 2006 without too much problem, (if you ignore the fact that he ended up ventilated in ITU, but that was a minor blip!). He is now on Carboplatin. It doesn't seem to be bothering him too much, swollen feet but nothing much else. So, he seems to have plateau'd out at the...
Oh My Goodness, What a fantastic day!
Was picked up in the most amazing car! had a tour of London, Big Ben,The Ritz,Buckingham Palace,China Town,Downing Street,London Eye
Then it was time to be dropped of at the Hard Rock Café had a lovely meal which we did not have to pay for, then the Limo picked us up and took us to see Grease which was fantastic!!!!!!!!
It was simply the best day ever seeing my boys faces just taking it all in will stay with me forever and its a day they will remember...
Hi everyone, we left hospital on Thursday evening with Andrew still feeling a little wary of getting through the night and being in 1 piece by morning. I understood his concern as he had to be rushed into ER the day after his biopsy last June - after catheter removal he could not pee so had to rush back to be emptied. And then just last week he had to be re-admitted after 1 night at home with abdominal pains (which turned out to the the 'kink' in his intestine.) The Doctors at Mayo also understood...
