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Well here I am, 6 sessions into my radiotherapy and not a bit how I planned to be! My life for the last few months has been a rollercoaster to say the least...
Since having my operation just before Christmas and being diagnosed there have been some ups and lots of downs and I'm not just waiting for everything to even out! But 6 out of 20 sessions is progress, and I'm not on countdown to the half way mark. So far so good with the side effects, but I know it's still early days with that....
Just thought I would share my morning, I decided to catch up on some phone calls today, I needed to ring my life insurance provider as I had made a claim under the terminal illness clause in the insurance and was promised weekly updates, well its been 5 weeks and nothing. Rang this morning and had a nice conversation with a lady who said various things like waiting for GP report, also that they had sent various update emails, none of which I had recieved. Well I was just sitting down to a cuppa when...
Fife Council have seen sense, lo and behold the have came up with a decent care package. I wonder if it's because I threatened them with contacting my local M.S.P?
So Mum will come home on Monday. She seemed to brighten up a little when we told her she was coming home. Fingers crossed she makes it to Monday.
my husband was diagnosed with bowel cancer in january 2010 he has had chemo and radio and nothing has worked with mets to both lungs.. and a terminal diagnosis!!! he also had a 'op and had a colostomy bag on for 7 months he had a reversal 7 weeks ago the op went brilliantly and his bowel is now almost back to normal but am afraid he has deteriated badly he was fine before the op he has now lost weight and is very weak and just last week we found out he may have a tumour in his right eye ...very unusual...
Hi everyone. Firstly, I regret not being able to come on here more often. I have been so busy recently with work and generally keeping myself occupied. I think that I keep myself occupied because it gives me purposes and helps me not to think about what has happened in my life over the past year.
Monday 14th March was the six-month anniversary of my mum's death. I cannot believe it has been six months already. I get on with my life, but I think about my mum a lot. Her passing seems like it...
I have decided to create this blog as much to make sense of things for my sense as to get it out there in the chance it may help others, or you may even have similar experiences that we can share!
It all started in August 2010 when I went to visit my GP because I 'just wasn't right'. I had no pain but had gone off my food - only cornettos had any appeal! I had slight discomfort in my left side which I put down to constipation (I am no stranger to this anyway). As a teacher i was used to feeling...
My platelets were back up so cycle three could go ahead on Tuesday. It was a bit of a shambles in the clinic and I'm glad I was on the ball and kept asking questions as it could have turned out quite differently.
For my 10am appointment they were already running an hour or so late. I was due to take a new anti-sickness Aprepitent an hour before the chemo so I asked about this the minute I sat down in the chemo suite just after 11 even though they weren't ready for me even then. Just as well...
The home care assessor called yesterday to offer us a care package for mum, the visiting times from the carers would be 11.00, 1.00, 6.00 and then 7.00 p.m. what the hell are we supposed to do with that?? That would mean my mum lying unable to move in her bed from 7.00 at night until eleven in the morning?? I have told Fife Council to get this sorted. I have a feeling they are dragging their heels hoping my mum will pass away in the hospice. The family are so stressed my sister was in tears.
My...
well tomorrow i find out when chemo will start but first i need an echocardiogram got that tomorrow too hope my heart is fine cause they tell me chemo effects your heart
well i went into work to day from 11-3.30 and did well but boy am i tired now. can't say i did much work as folk kept coming into the office to say hello but i was there!! i also had to try and read 1500 emails!!!!! needless to say most went unread.
im going to take a rest tomorrow but have the doc on friday so will go in again maybe from 10.30-2 ish. feel that if i can get in well why not.
hope everyone else is doing well and not having too many problems.
love and peace
Tracey
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