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  • sami_princess's blog
    my first bog, fibromatosis a life sentance?
    Hi There, My name is Samantha im 23 and i have a condition called aggressive fibromatosis, the best desciption i have for this is a soft tissue non malignant-malignat tummor that is very localy agressive and recurring,an mine is rather infaltrive..but they do not metastasize like malignant cancers, but mine seams to send fealers or tubers out... it curntly takes up at larg part of my chest cavity, starting at the top of my ribs moving down between my ribs to my inner chest wall where it is so larg...
    Former Member
  • jkbmiv's blog
    Need Help to Help........
    My partners mother has just been diagnosed with terminal stomach cancer which has spread to the intestine. I need Help to Help him.....It has all happened so very fast and the entire family is trying to deal with the sad news as well as trying to understand what this is all about. Aside from trying to understand the cancer and all processes related to the diagnose (tests, scan, biopsies etc.) I am finding it difficult to know whether I am supporting my partner in the best possible way and therefore...
    Former Member
  • Trishka's blog
    Sucking Lemons
    So, hubby escaped hospital at 5am. We were at home by 5:15am having freshly made juice, toast/Manuka honey. All has gone very well indeed. Lunch on the patio.... half hour mid afternoon nap (mainly because he had not slept at all the previous night)... dinner & even wine! Seems too good to be true. During dinner, he started hiccupping. It's now 9pm and he hasn't stopped. A quick trawl on the internet and lo and behold Cisplatin (one of his chemo drugs) can cause (mainly in men) hiccups during the...
    Former Member
  • Jillyanna's blog
    Grade 4 kidney cancer
    Hi people, Hope your all doing ok in this hot weather, absolutely love it but don't want to be a killjoy but think it is making me feel breathless! or is it that my kidney cancer is creeping up on me again?? Had mri a month ago and it was all clear apart from the lymph nodes in the neck but thats nothing new, Does anyone else have problems breathing in this weather??
    Former Member
  • yorkiechick's blog
    Sorry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Sorry to everybody who said Hi to me in the chatroom as I have never been in one before I messed it all up.I tried every button and it finally came up as did I want a private conversation with OZZY I panicked as I am not that kind of girl regardless of the rumours!!!! well not on the 1st conversation anyway HA! HA! I will try and find somebody who knows what they are doing! join you all later. Love Christinexxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
    Former Member
  • Noj's blog
    FEC it!
    Monday was the second FEC appointment. As feared following the Friday blood test - the Port didn't work. My luck was in and with heat applied they were able to find another vein and so the treatment went ahead as planned. I'll be going in again next Monday to see if we can get the port working. Failing that we will need to call in the guy that fitted it to see what he might suggest / do. Other than that, washing my hair on Monday made nearly all of it fall out. I shaved the remain bits off...
    Former Member
  • Trishka's blog
    Day 1 of Cycle 1
    We arrived at the hospital so early that we were there before the Ward staff - talk about keen. We live on a little island and whilst our hospital is small, it is brand new. We don't have a resident Oncologist - a guy from Liverpool pops over every Thursday and a very nice lady - chief oncology nurse - is in charge whilst he's away. She made us very welcome and allocated us a small private room off the Oncology lounge. Nice big lounge chair, table, guest chair and windows overlooking the surrounding...
    Former Member
  • ilawrie's blog
    Help
    Hello all. Looking for a bit of advise. Been getting chemo ,now into 8th week. Really thought i was managing it all quite well. Had my last infusion last Tuesday and take myself daily. This last cycle has basically knocked the stuffing out of me-big time!! Everything is such a struggle to cope and deal with-is this normal proccedure?? I`m down in the dumps and can`t seem to get back up,crying at the most simple things,nerves shattered,emotions all over the place,silly thoughts etc etc. From the top...
    Former Member
  • annief's blog
    Tangled up in blood vessels
    Hello out there, My Civil partner was diagnosed a few weeks ago with an inoperable adinocarcinoma and the biopsy has confirmed it. She is 54 and was working until diagnosis. We now know that we have possibly a year together until she dies. We have entered a new and strange kingdom called Cancerworld which is full of MST and movicol and trips in all directions. We are waiting for the Oncologist to leap into action and offer palliative chemo....another decision she has to make. Maybe someone who has...
    Former Member
  • notsineadoconnor's blog
    ovarian cancer relapse
    Hi have not been on here for .a while.Was in remission.Had my clinic appointment last Mon and have been told my ca125 is up from 26 to 61.Finished chemo end of Dec. Am really devastated, was shocked as have been feeling really well, and still do(physically). Mentally I'm in bits.Don't know how to cope.Have told close friends and family and they are all really devastated. I find it so hard telling people my bad news.Have carried on working and not told anyone there, trying to keep one part of my life...
    Former Member
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