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  • Mad-Jo's blog
    Brain tumour diagnosed. Any advice would be helpful at this point.
    I had a good prognosis originally, mastectomy, chemo & other breast removed as a precaution. Docs reconned it had gone. Not so. returned after 2 1/2 years in liver & armpit. I was devastated, not because it returned but because I had no reason to expect that to happen. Decided that I couldn't do anything except get on with things - once you have an illness you have to deal with it. No point in wishing it gone - doesn't work. Had more chemo & am still on Herceptin, which is working so far. I was...
    Former Member
  • Duchessx2's blog
    Feeling very alone
    I feel so alone at the moment, although I know I have my family and friends right there supporting me I feel that I should be the one with all answers, especially for the children. Everything seemed great, husband home he seemed fine at first but since he has been told he has to have chemo has gone back down hill and very negative about everything. Lost his appetite, just after seeming to be getting it back, looks very pale and tired, I can't wait to see that sparkle back in his eyes again. I feel...
    Former Member
  • hopelessx2's blog
    help
    Hello, Im 52 years old, had a total hysterectomy 4 years ago, along with radiotherapy. I am on 6 monthly check ups and everything until this morning was okay. Have had a bad cold, and a cough, On going to the toilet this morning, while having a coughing spell, fresh red blood could be seen on the paper. Just a small amount. On using my dialator nothing appears on it on removal. My mind is racing on fear that cancer has returned. I seem to have run to the loo several times, through nerves and...
    Former Member
  • rachel2's blog
    Losing it
    I am having a really hard time trying to ingest all of this. I spend alot of time crying and I don't want to do that. If mom has 12-15 months I don't want to spend it being sad. I want to enjoy the time we have left. I just can't seem to rid myself of the empty feeling inside. Maybe once she comes back home it will feel better, I don't know. The only time I'm not sad is when the kids are home and I certainly can't keep them here all day. I do however have a call into my doctor, maybe he can give...
    Former Member
  • Stay positive's blog
    due to start chemo on mon
    Hi i'm due to start chemo on mon and i'm really scared and worried about the unknown. i will have FEC also known as 5FU. i've read the leaflets i know the pros and cons but still feel like an angry selfish monster that wants to scream why me and shut myself away from the world and ignore everything please someone tell me this is normal and there is a light at the end of this tunnel because right now i'm struggling to see anything. sorry to be on such a downer. Many thanks stay positive lol now you...
    Former Member
  • Raincoat's blog
    Weight Gain/Loss on Chemo: Does it matter?
    As a lifelong food-loving yo-yo dieter, I have been making some notes on my weight fluctuations after 6 chemos, and am interested in your thoughts. Please note this is based entirely on my personal experience: My first chemo (FEC, only 2 sessions) had no discernible effect on the tumour but plenty of side-effects including a weight gain of around 2 stones (12 kilos) in as many months. I attributed this to hunger brought on by the steroids but in retrospect I concluded that the cause was more likely...
    Former Member
  • gemma1712's blog
    Race For Life
    Hey every1, as u all know i was recently diagnosed with malignant melanoma.Fortunately for me they managed to remove it all&my lymph nodes were clear. I have decided to do the race for life in May to raise money for cancer research and hopefully 1 day they might find a cure or a treatment for melanoma. If you would like to sponsor me please click on the link below,remember no amount is too small!Its all for a great cause! http://www.raceforlifesponsorme.org/gemmawaddell Thank u Gemma x...
    Former Member
  • Cella's blog
    My first chemo is over, too.
    The first chemo wasn't so bad. Although I am having some neuropathy already in my feet and fingertips and I have become so allergic to things!! I put cream on my feet and developed a rash! I am allergic to tape! What's next?? Could be worse so I am grateful for what is not worse. My boyfriend is feeling overwhelmed already. We are going to have a tough time together, if we make it. I have been knitting socks to keep my feet warm and think, "Sock it to cancer" with each pair I make. What...
    Former Member
  • TriciaS's blog
    Dealing with Cancers - not one but three
    OK so I'm retired and life was good. I enjoyed walking 4 - 10 miles once a week with friends always planning our route round a good pub for lunch. I found a lump in my groin I thought was a hernia so went to see my doc. She was amazing. Not 100% sure she sent me straight to the hospital where I was immediately admitted. A biopsy. A week later I was informed by 'phone from a Dr at hospital that I had cancer in the lymph nodes and these would need to be removed. That was Oct 2005. Since then...
    Former Member
  • grateful's blog
    mum of three
    I am a 52 year old mother of three who got diagnosed with breast cancer in June 2005, i underwent all the necessary treatment for this, chemo, radiotherapy etc... Within 18 months it was found to be secondary cancer in the spine and also in the liver, i found it very traumatic to deal with after everything i had previously been through, and my daughter, two sons and husband also found it to be a blow. But i remained my fighting spirit and decided i would not let it beat me, as i have so much to live...
    Former Member
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