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Latest blog posts

• My Living Nightmare

  The beginning

  In May 2023, a spot on the left side of my tongue appeared which was a bit uncomfortable so I was referred by my dentist to an oral specialist. After his exam, he said it was a benign condition, that it was a traumatic ulcer and he also told me my to...

  Sarah777 11 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 164: What a turn around.

  Post 164: What a turn around. No pains when Mrs U checked on the patient today, so he said. But where did they go? ——— His Darling has now stolen his drug-sorting hat and is trying to help the day roll on, with every new pill adj...

  Mr U 11 months ago
• Distracting myself, hopefully!

  A day in MaxFac Clinic

  Got to MaxFac Clinic at the hospital at 10am this morning and went in for my emergency gum Incision minor op.  It was the same surgeon who did the first one a fortnight ago.  Told her the previous one had worked fine until Tuesday night whe...

  Margaret853 11 months ago
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  Thriveandbehappy2theend

  Sharing My Journey - I'm Sarah, I'm 36, and I've battled with poorly health since I was 14

  Hi  Everyone.  My name is Sarah I’m 36yr old. Battled with poorly health since 14yrs old. Various operations and diagnosis. Im Wanting to write  ︎ to share my journey, to meet new friends, support others through being a listeni...

  Thriveandbehappy81e8f2 11 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 163: Observations of Mr U and his ups and downs.

  Post 163: Observations of Mr U and his ups and downs. ——— I’ll take over from here. I’ll keep an eye on him until he’s fit enough to do this himself. ——— The hop-on, hop-off part of this stor...

  Mr U 11 months ago
• Distracting myself, hopefully!

  A day in A&E

  It was all going so well.  Felt fine yesterday, mouth now fully healed from the emergency gum incision 2 weeks ago, swelling right down.  Woke up this morning to find the lump on my gums had doubled in size overnight.  Pins and needles...

  Margaret853 11 months ago
• Tunnel

  End of Bravado

  I’m near the end of a metastasis chemotherapy treatment and my bravado is long gone, replaced by the despair created by the internal and external side effects left in its wake. They are in my awaken or sleeping mind, my psyc...

  Elis6d0975 11 months ago
• 2025 Not a good year so far

  11. Fifth Week of Treatment

  Over the weekend there has been no change with regards the constipation, despite taking the capsules. On Sunday woke up to being a little light headed, so waited to see if this went by mid morning, which it hadn’t, so I phoned the hospital tria...

  NorfolkBor 11 months ago
• 2025 Not a good year so far

  10. Fourth week of treatment.

  I’m continuing to take paracetamol each morning before breakfast as well as half on hour before my evening meal, which I am finding helps with the swallowing of food. Also using the Benzydamine Hydrochloride mouthwash every morning and evening ...

  NorfolkBor 11 months ago
• 

  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 162: Happy days are here again.

  Post 162: Happy days are here again. ——— Some days it’s better to go back to bed, but that isn’t the easy option now — and the odd lie won’t hurt. (The happy days are certainly not here yet.) —&mdash...

  Mr U 11 months ago