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... but then no-one ever claimed it would be.
A week into my first cycle of chemo and this is the story so far:
Last Tuesday the clinic was running 90 mins late so it was some time before I was set up with the cannula to receive my dose of Oxaliplatin. My veins did not want to play ball so it was a case of third time lucky before this happened successfully. I had a heat pack which makes it less painful, but this cooled down over the afternoon (the actual chemo delivery takes a couple of hours or...
I think this best describes how i am feeling now.
I didnt sleep much last night thinking about how today would go and what it would feel like to go to the hospital for his last session.
It has become so familiar to us now, drop the children off at mum's, battle to find a parking space in the stupidly small car park then wander up to the Chemo day unit where as always we are sent to the day ward and Rich picks a bed where we then wait to be seen.
As usual his assigned nurse Tracy distracted us...
Okay so I'm new to this site and this is my first ever blog(yeeha).I went on the chat a few nights ago and have to say it's addictive...so if writing a blog has the same effect I could be here boring anyone who hapens to stumble across this lol.
I've not done anything spectacular since my trearment finished but I have fitted in a lot of looking at the world(well my world) and relationships I have with family and friends. I'm trying to understand what has been going on for the last two and...
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last thursday is what i can only discribe as the worst day of ny life so far.
My dad was diagnosed with gullit cancer and was taken into hospital so I went to see him in the evening and he was all over the place in his head he was delearious I was working the weekend and didnt get to see him.
At 3pm this afternoon (Monday) I was called out of work by my wife telling me my dads kindeys were shuting down and he didnt have long left, so off I shot to the hospital to find out that his liver had...
Is this the end or just the beginning?
So number 2 on my list of 30 things to do to celebrate turning 30 was a weekend in London and a show...Dirty Dancing!! This is my absolute favourite film of all time and I have never been to a show before. We travelled to London by train on Saturday which was really nice as we both got to relax on the journey. We got to our hotel around 3pm and it was very nice indeed, just off Russell Square and a short walk away from the Aldwych Theatre. I knew we were going for the weekend so managed to book dinner...
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Where does time go? Thats my radio and chemo finished,so back on the waiting game. Been told about 4-6 weeks then MRI and PET scan. Never had a pet scan but I'm sure it won't be that bad. If tumour has shrunk enough I should get surgery about 4 weeks later. Hoping it works second time around. This time it will be time to kiss my bum goodbye and get a permanent Stoma (NO REVERSAL). So hoping radio has done it's job.
Jim
Hi Guys i just wanted to say hi, and to let you all know that i still come on and see how you are all doing.
Work is keeping me busy, the nhs is hard to believe in somedays but i love my job, i love helping the patients and feeling useful again.
I have had an onset of panic attacks though recently which i have never had before and that first one scared the living daylight out of me.....i really thought....oh it doesn't matter. I'm here and battling on still.
I love you guys you were...
Since being in mac chat, have made many friends, but there is one who has been brill, and for me stands out above the rest and today that hand of friendship was given to me in a big way, she knows who she is, and just want to say a big thank you. And thanks to all on mac who help to make life a lot easier for others to cope.
love and hugs Jan xx
Its been a long time since I have posted on this site.
It is with a lot of sorrow that on Monday 24th January my mum passed away.
The full blog can be read at the following link
http://mumslungcancer.blogspot.com/
I hope that the blog has helped at least one person through our journey.
My grief now, is a personal matter so I wont be adding to the blog now.
Many thanks for those people who have supported us over the past 8 or so months.
