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  • Jillyanna's blog
    ct scan
    Hi Everyone It was nice to have some sunshine today and do things around the garden and tend to my koi pond, got a couple of 'sterlets' today, so hope they do ok as bloody expensive!! (could really have used the money better!) but just thought I'd let you know that my ct scan of neck pelvis abdomen lungs had no further tumours or growths and I'm still not on chemo again yet as it made me so ill, but my anxiety was lifted a bit this weekend and celebrated with an indian!! yum I still love my food...
    Former Member
  • skippyx2's blog
    secondary cancer in the spine
    hi there new to blogging has anybody experienced a secondary cancer in the spine from bowel or colon cancer if so i would be interested to hear from you
    Former Member
  • poppyanne's blog
    Never ending !!!
    Why is life so awfull??? My poor Paul is really poorly at the moment. He was diagnosed last September with lung cancer that had spread to his spine. Its gone mad lately even gone into his jaw so has trouble eating as he can't open his mouth very far. That is all he needs as he is very thin now . When I look at him I can't believe that is my husband sitting wasteing away in the chair !! He can't do very much now , he is constantly tired and in a lot of pain. Our hospice nurse is great but there is...
    Former Member
  • Fiona Jane's blog
    Feeling lost, lonely and scared
    I hope I am not on my own in feeling lost, lonely and scared. My husband has just gone into hospital for a high dose chemo followed by stern call replacement treatment and for the first time since he was diagnosed in May, I am not sure what to do. I find it very hard to sit back and see him in pain and discomfort and have come home every night from the hospital in tears. I have been able to work through feeling crap up to now - but he is away for 3.5 weeks now and I hate the feeling that I cannot...
    Former Member
  • zoelaw's blog
    Chapter 1
    Have just logged on and found all the lovely messages of support from everyone, thank you so much. I will respond but am just a little too emotional right now. We met Joe's surgeon yesterday - i'm in shock, we are all in shock. He says that Joe must have a total gastrectomy because he believes that the cancer is a genetic fault within the stomach itself. I just didnt expect this and have absolutely no idea what this will mean for Joe longterm. On monday Joe and I will go in to hospital for a...
    Former Member
  • babydaisy's blog
    pet scan
    Hi all, mum had her pet scan today and she felt that all went well. Going back on Monday to chat about the findings from the scan and to talk about the plan from here on in. Yet another long weekend waiting for results!!!!
    Former Member
  • Trishka's blog
    A glorious week off!
    yes, we are two sessions down and only 1 more to go and it's 10 day's off before the last of the chemo cycles. Hubby is in fine form. We had a bit of retail therapy today and we did loads of shopping - mainly because he can't go as fast as me so he can't slow me down! We did new printer, new tv, new kitchen tables... chairs... the list goes on.... We came home and hubby got stuck in to getting everything sorted (I have this passion about not seeing 'wires'). At the end of the day we sat back and...
    Former Member
  • beanpole's blog
    Radiotherapy trials and tribulations
    Clive is now on day 7 of his radiotherapy. He felt quite bad last week and was the lowest I've seen him. He has developed a nasty cough and is bringing up lots of saliva. The radiotherapist says the tumour can be pushing on the windpipe and can cause the cough and it also makes you create too much saliva, which is also not flowing down as easily as normal, so getting rid of it is a good idea. This does seem to have improved a bit over the last couple of days, so hopefully the radiotherapy is starting...
    Former Member
  • gerzabec's blog
    MY WONDERFUL RAY
    I have brought my wonderful husband Ray home from hospital today so that he can pass away in his own home. I cannot tell you what I am feeling at the moment as my emotions are all shot away. The palliative nurse has told me that he has days or even a week before he is with me no longer. I cannot imagine life without him, he is my soul mate, my lover, my friend, my everything and the love of my life and I don't know how I will cope without him. He is asleep in his own bed at the moment after...
    Former Member
  • chrissiQx2's blog
    A load of Waffle!(I didnt know what else to write about)x
    Was hoping to go away for the weekend ( a long weekend!!) but I got my scan appointment for Monday so that put a spanner in the works!! Maybe in a couple of weeks time instead! Work has been good too, picked up again after my 3 weeks off except Wednesday was too busy for me, I was shattered and still havent managed to catch up. Although I feel very well I have underestimated how tired I get and how easily I get tired too. I may have to rethink my hours if it continues. Also I havent been sleeping...
    Former Member
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