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A number of folks on the Community have asked where my fighting spirit comes from and about my mindset to overcome adversity and look for the positives in my journey?
Well its in my family DNA.
In 1889 my Grandad Charlie was born. The top picture shows him with his pipes, the tall Piper in the centre of the middle picture and the final picture shows him with his 3 brothers - he is the one on the left standing with his left arm missing.
In 1914 at the age of 25 he signed up and joined the First Gordon...
There's a big importance placed on CA125 by women affected by ovarian and some womb cancers. It's like a little flashing beacon that gives us an insight into what's going on in our bodies. Or so we think. I am beginning to discover it is more complicated than that.
CA125 is a blood protein that is present in many ovarian and ovarian-type cancer cells in higher concentration than normal cells. But it is also present in many other benign conditions, such as endometriosis. It can rise...
Hi, I'm new to this site, but not a stranger to Cancer. I have lost my grandfather, my mum and my dad to Cancer over the years. I am fair skinned, blue eyes, fair haired and a free ride for probably near 100 moles. I'm thinking a maybe a sitting duck, seeing as a mole has appeared a few months back and had grown to the size of the nail on my little finger.... And boy does it itch! Been trying to bury my head in the sand, but I can't ignore it any longer, going to make an appointment with Dr in the...
Another false start on Monday. White blood cells not playing ball again. Two days of self injection and back for another try. Arrived at the hospital at 9am. Being hospitalised again for the chemo due to the adverse effects on my voice last time. Takes a while to get things going. My oncologist is on holiday so it's a nice young lady doctor taking care of me. Finally got the bloods done and we are good to go. First two drugs go through fine. Next up is the Oxaliplatin. Instead of it taking two hours...
Hi all, I am 62 and was diagnosed with high grade dcis about 3 months ago. I am waiting for a date for a mastectomy with diep reconstruction. I am finding the whole process absolutely terrifying. The waiting, no doubt you all know, getting a letter/phone call to see the plastic surgeon then the ct scan then the follow up appointment and now the op.. I can't sleep or think about anything else except this surgery. It is affecting my relationship with my partner, my autistic son and am relying on beta...
If you ever need an absorbent pad I can recommend Tena Lady folded in three. It's worked better than anything from the nurse. I slept right through with no pad leakage even though it was full. Amazing! My stents came out on their own earlier when I changed my bag. I have hospital tomorrow to have the staples out and meet with the nurses. We will be ordering my bags and stuff and I hope to get this leak sorted. Bowels moving still. It does hurt when it moves about but only like bad wind, painful but...
In 1998 Barenaked Ladies sang ‘One Week’ and in that song, the singer referenced that it had been one week (hence the name) that a nameless lady had looked at him. It has been longer than one week since I wrote my last blog post but trying to make, ‘it’s been nine weeks since I wrote a blog post about my cervical cancer because I’ve been busy and stuff,’ is just a little harder to fit into the tune.
Try and pretend I made it fit and hum along. Video link is he...
Hi everyone. I haven't used this before but I am in need of some support. My fiancé is amazing but I just need some "fellow" support. I'm 21 and we had the news last week that my dad has bone cancer. He is final stage kidney failure with only 1 kidney which is functioning at 11%. In 2015 he has bladder cancer. He has spent the last 4 weeks in hospital which they came to the diagnosis that he now has spinal cancer. He has 3 great tumour on the base of his spine. Following another MRI we have found...
I have been pooping for England overnight! Exactly a week after the op and bowels moving with gusto. The wound on my side is still leaking copious amounts of plasma. The District Nurse came again yesterday and changed my dressing. She used a large absorbent one but it still filled up by about nine pm. She had left me a couple of ordinary dressings so I padded one out and that lasted til around four am. She's ringing some time this morning. I have hospital on Tuesday so I guess they will sort it out...
