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  • ecrossen's blog
    Still Waiting
    It's been over a month now since I was officialy diagnosed and staged with the Pancreatic Adenocarcenoma. I have interviewed 3 "In Network" surgeons, none of which has performed the "Whipple" procedure in over a year. No Way Jose'. Would you want someone rebuilding your engine if they haven't lifted the (hood) bonnet in a year? I requested a referal to the City of Hope here in Duarte, where I work, to see Dr Ellenhorn pancreatic surgery specialist. He has done at least a dozen or so recently. HMO...
    Former Member
  • ClaireWEY's blog
    Looking for the positives.
    Well I haven't blogged for a while but I have been reading all the other blogs with interest. Many times they make me cry and also laugh. I was discussing the calendar with someone at work today and it struck me that there are positives amongst all this pain. When Mum was diagnosed in April it felt like my world fell apart. Of course, there are still days like this especially when Mum is down and very obviously ill. However, without this illness what would life be like now? Well, I would be at home...
    Former Member
  • chrissiQx2's blog
    A couple of thoughts
    So we had a FAB weekend...didnt go to Mountfitchet in the end as Saturday was sooo much fun and we were all exhausted!! We did go bowling though and I lost miserably as always. I am going to use the ramp next time...I dont think I could cope with getting beaten by a four year old. Went to Addenbrookes yesterday for the PET scan...how boring!! left to sit there for an hour in a freezing cold bay with no magazines or anything. Couldnt believe the parking fee either £6 for 2 hrs!!!! A couple of thoughts...
    Former Member
  • xjanx's blog
    radio oidine
    Here i go again ! it's my third round of radio iodine treatment, i've just started a two week low iodine diet and i'm trying to put myself in mind to do what i need to do, i'm finding it hard a the moment coping with everything.you'd think after going through it twice before it wound be easy, but i find it's harder in some ways. The diet makes you fell tired emotional can't think straight. i woke up this morning and all i wanted to do was cry, so i thought it might help me if i share things with...
    Former Member
  • Becky's blog
    Tough Day - Missing My Pops
    Hi Guys, Today has been a real tough day, missing dad never gets any easier and I wish i could just hear his voice, his whistle or see his gorgeous blue eyes looking at me or she his huge hands hogging the remote, the endless wants and needs are endless. It was one of my good friends dads funeral today also and I couldnt go because the loss of my dad and his funeral is still so raw, she understood but I still felt terrible, she couldnt be with me at my dads funeral either because she was anxious...
    Former Member
  • babydaisy's blog
    One step closer
    well mum saw oncology consultant today and has been told she starts her chemo the week after next. Firstly she has to go next week to see a nurse to check her blood count and kidneys etc before they can start the chemo. She will be having her chemo in stints of 3 weeks at a time, some through a line in hospital and the rest taken at home as tablets. Does anyone know if this is a good type of chemo to have? Am I right in thinking this is the ECX type of chemo??
    Former Member
  • one day at a time's blog
    if it doesn't rain it pours
    i have just spoken to my mum my dads stent is insitu it was put in this afternoon he is taking sips of water and looking forward to getting up and about so thats really good news, he hasn't had a drink since saturday so he is enjoying the water. i don't know if i have mentioned it before but my sister in law is my dads temporary oncology specialist nurse and she is fab, not just with my dad but everyone she go's that extra mile for all her patients, one of the nurses (my dads) is off sick with stress...
    Former Member
  • Trudy jayne's blog
    fantastic news :O)
    Hi , Just a quick update to let you know i recieved the results of my axillury node excision biopsy on friday ......only 7 days post op, which surprised me as i was told it could take up to a fortnight..... Anyway i'm estatic to say the the node was totally cancer free " wooooo" it was enlarged due to infection .What a huge relief . The lymphoma is now isolated to my groin .I had an appointment today with the radiotherapist who explained everything regarding my treatment ,i am now just awaiting...
    Former Member
  • one day at a time's blog
    hurray doctors working through his lunch hour putting a stent in my dad
    my dad had deteriated fast yesterday he couldn't even swallow his own saliva doctors think he has a blockage in his stomach/oesophagus, so he is going in today 12.15 to have a stent fitted they aren't even going to do a stretch dialation first? straight for the stent. i saw him this morning and he looks gastly as would be expected. he has lost 12 pounds in 3 weeks. my mum isn't doing too well either i thought she was doing great and then a week ago i realised she had been in denial and it has only...
    Former Member
  • rusi's blog
    Stomach Cancer
    hi My lovely dad is 83 and was diagnosed with prostate cancer that had spread to the bones in January 2009. The cancer was being kept under control with hormone injections every 3 months. However, he was taken into hospital with severe anaemia recently and had to have a blood transfusion. He has now been diagnosed with stomach cancer and we have been told there is nothing that can be done. Not sure how long he has left with us and am waiting for the results of ct scan. He is eating ok but gets...
    Former Member
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