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  • 1ronglung's blog
    1st chemo went well (hopefully) hangover of the year award
    1st Chemo went well, I feel like I have the biggest hangover ever. I must be one of the lucky ones or Dumb as a dinosaur. I wonder what the cumulative effects over the next 12 weeks may be???
    Former Member
  • Julesx2's blog
    Help
    Can anyone please tell me what I am doing wrong? As I read through the various blogs, forums etc I am being kicked out of What Now and asked to sign back in again. At the mo there appears to be 3 of me logged on! Im not the most computer literate ( hope the spellings right) and am becoming frustrated. Thanks in advance for any advice love Jules
    Former Member
  • shamrockx2's blog
    waiting on chemo
    Hi I am new to the site and have never written a blog before so hear goes. I had surgery for breast cancer 7 weeks ago, it feels like such a long time ago now as if this disease has been in my life for ever, but of course a lot has happened in that 7 weeks, meetings with surgeon/oncologust,research nurse,up for blood tests,heart scan before chemo starts,it is almost like someone has mapped out this path for me and i have to trust everyone else to know that it is the right one for me and i have no...
    Former Member
  • Lesx2's blog
    The word "fine"
    Do you know Ive been on this forum since the start, posted, contributed to posts etc but never actually written a blog so here goes!! Well all in all this part has taken nearly 2 months.. 2 ultrasounds, me refusing to have the second one before enjoying my holidays didnt help, and lots of falling out with doctors "admin" !! Keeping it short, as those that know me know I tend to go on a bit.... and on...and on ;0) my ultrasound results are seemigly "fine". This was left as a garbled message on my...
    Former Member
  • Julesx2's blog
    Glad to be home in own bed tonight.
    Am just home from hospital where I have spent the last five nights after becoming unwell. Cannot believe that this time last weeek I was advising another member on what to do when she became shivery and had a temp and was unwell. Lo and behold 2 days later my hubby has to make a couple of calls 1 to the 24 hour helpline at the hosp, who after listening to him gave him NHS 24 number and a doctor turned up to examine me and told me it was off to hospital I was going.Went in our own car and was admitted...
    Former Member
  • 1ronglung's blog
    intro form a new member
    Hi all Just to let you know my story so far. I had the bottom left of my lung taken away (lobectomy a squamous carcinoma) apparently in the lining of the lung 9cm big. The op nearly 5 weeks ago now went well they took out thee lymph nodes to be safe. I start my chemo (Cisplatin &vinorelbine) 2nd September 08 don’t know what to expect side effect wise so that worries me. After the op I felt like I had been kicked around a football field, I feel a lot better now but still sore (thank god or science...
    Former Member
  • Jaynex2's blog
    Well, that’s that then!
    So many times have I contemplated beginning a blog, but for some reason an excuse always got in the way of me and the keyboard. So I saved everything up for one massive brain-dump. And here it is. I’d like to say it was worth waiting for, but in all reality it’s just my observations of the rollercoaster that has been the past 18 months of my life, with cancer. As I sit here, only marginally distracted by today’s episode of Neighbours, I think I am hoping for a cathartic experience … I am approaching...
    Former Member
  • Kellylynn's blog
    last stages
    On August 20 my dad stopped taking in food. On August 21 the home care nurse said we should come home to say our goodbyes as he is the stages of dying. We did get home and I said what goodbye I could and he is still with us as of August 24. His breathing is very erratic at times and he seems to be sleeping 95% of the time. He can still squeeze our hands. He sure doesn't look like himself anymore, so thin and pale. It was so hard going back home, when I left on the 21st I thought I was going to be...
    Former Member
  • Kellylynn's blog
    The story
    New to the whole blogging thing. Here is the story, 2 years ago my Dad was found to have CLL (Chronic Leukemia) - lived a very normal life but he did decide to retire from his job of 36 years. In January of this year, his Oncologist started him on a 4 month round of oral Chemo for this Leukemia. Both my brother and I live 8 hours away so we were relying on my mom telling us what is happening. He lost a lot of weight - had no appetite while taking the chemo - which we thought was normal to a point...
    Former Member
  • Kellylynn's blog
    Massive weight loss
    My Dad has lung cancer that has spread to his bones and brain. He has lost a ton of weight since his diagnosis last month (July). He is taking more morphine as well. Has anyone had experience with the cancer moving so fast?? As a family we are scared, because weekly we see a decline in my father.
    Former Member
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