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Latest blog posts

• KAZx2's blog

  update

  Saw my Consultant yesterday 10 days after surgery. He said that they removed seven nodes four of which had the disease. They found nothing in my breast - I have been told that this is called Occult Breast cancer. I hope and pray they have removed all of it. I have now been referred back to my Oncologist for hormone therapy. My consultant did mention the Oncologist may decide to give me more chemo, and then said though this is unlikely - God I hope not !

  Former Member over 17 years ago
• janetski's blog

  Dad has lung cancer What now ??

  my dad had a bad chest infection last march. X Rays showed a "lesion" .He had a PET Scan was told its "Inconclusive" Then had a Bronchoscopy and washings .We Were told he was clear of any cancer .What a relief!!!. We have now been told that the PET Scan shows that the lesion is cancer. I am totally gutted and so so angry that after been told he is clear he isnt. I cant believe this has happened we see the specialist on thurs i so hope the anger i feel now has settled down by then. My Mum died from...

  Former Member over 17 years ago
• jan2's blog

  A MASSIVE THANK YOU

  I just wanted to pay tribute to you all - when i was dx last May and my oncologist suggested this site you all became a lifeline. Getting through 6 months of chemo was shared with everyone else going through this dreadful phase. When i was terrified of going into hospital last november for the surgery you all rallied round with reassurance that it wasnt so bad, it wasnt. The unknown last bit of radio therapy many said it was a doddle in comparison - it was. When i wanted to ask the most intimate...

  Former Member over 17 years ago
• Bubbles36's blog

  Hospice

  My mum was taken into the hospice today. The Macmillan Nurse suggested this as a way of getting her pain under control which has increased more and more just this week and she has really deteriorated in just the last few days. Her morphone was increased and she was also put on liquid morphine too and since then has been hallucinating and really not been with us at all. The hospice seems like a lovely place and the people/nurses are great but so didn't want to leave her there. This might sound...

  Former Member over 17 years ago
• BLACKWIDOW's blog

  GET BETTER DAD

  MY DAD WAS MOVED FROM LEICESTER INFIRMARY & INTO GLENFIELDS. HE REALLY WENT DOWNHILL BECAUSE OFF THE DRUGS HE WAS ON & THE SURGEON DECIDED TO OPERATE ON HIM YESTERDAY. MY PARTNER PAUL & I DROVE DOWN EARLY THURSDAY MORNING TO SEE HIM & ALSO BE WITH MUM. WHEN WE GOT THERE HE SEEMED LIKE THE MAN WE NEW BEFORE, HE WAS OUT OF BREATH MOST OF THE TIME BUT COULD TALK ALRIGHT & SMILED SUM OF THE TIME. THEY TOOK HIM AT AROUND 9:15 am & YOU COULD SEE IN HIS EYES HOW SCARED HE WAS. THEN IT WAS THE WAIT....

  Former Member over 17 years ago
• lei73's blog

  need to vent frustration

  And so it begins! I start radiation therapy next Wednesday, and I have to do that 5 days a week. and then start chemo next Thursday and that is once a week in 3 hour intervals. I'm scared, but trying to be optimistic. cancer seems to slowly rip away everything you know and strive for. first it took my modesty: (hard to be modest when you need help in the bathroom.) Then went my independence, (on so many levels)next was my social life and my job. my parenting ability and the list goes on! Its so frustrating...

  Former Member over 17 years ago
• LyndaT's blog

  Going for gold.

  First of all thank you for all your wonderful comments on my blog 6 months to live.Whilst I agree with all who said "Don't believe em," and "go for gold" its just a little difficult at the moment as I'm suffering from the side affects of the Radium treatment that they gave me because I responded so well to the Chemo. The cancer wasn't supposed to come back for possibly years, but as with everything that happens to me it decided to come back whilst I was feeling too rotten to fight. Macmillan Nurse...

  Former Member over 17 years ago
• Euwer's blog

  What's next?

  Our 82 year old mother has declined surgery and chemotherapy. She just wants to go home to be with Jesus with as little pain as possible. She was told she had stage 3c, liver spots, lung fluid but stage 4 would not be declared without surgery. She's not a good candidate for surgery because of other health problems. We are trying to get a time frame of how much time she may have left so all the family can visit. Does anyone have any suggestions?

  Former Member over 17 years ago
• LyndaT's blog

  6 mths to live.

  Had to go back into hospital last week, finally allowed home on Friday 16th., with the very hard to hear information, that the cancer had come back with a vengeance, and to top it all off I had probably less than 3-4 months left to live. I've pretty much accepted this now, and believe it or not I am OK with it, I think my Mum and my Husband are being superheroes the way that they have been able to deal with it all. My Husband is 50yrs old and should be contemplating a retirement with me his wife...

  Former Member over 17 years ago
• KAZx2's blog

  Pinky & Perky

  Hi All Came home Monday - 6 days post op. Feeling a bit sore and tearful I think it is all catching up with me. I have to say I can't say a bad word against the NHS all the staff, treatment and care I have received. I observed several instances where people were rude and citicising the nurses and facilities - my opinion is if you expect better go private. I have had an LD flap recon and have named them Pinky and Perky. Guess which ones's Perky !! I am going to enjoy 4 weeks off at least from work...

  Former Member over 17 years ago