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on going to see the doctor for my results, his next statement my life changed forever, THERE WAS CANCER in my right ovary....... shocked gobsmacked no words to describe it ... i was quickly told that i had stage 1A grade 3 ovarian cancer and that i was to begin a course of chemotherapy. stunned i went through the next 15 to 20 minutes listening to the doctor and the cancer nurse and then having to go outside and tell my partner, i don't think it has sunk in yet.. having to tell family members...
It isnt easy knowing that you are afraid to live with cancer. First there is the fear of being operated on and dying in hospital with MRSA or c.diff. Then there is the fear of being alone while on chemo and on top of that 30 sessions of radiotherapy which killed my younger brother.Death has to be the sweeter of the options. Trouble is,no one wants to talk about it. I have had cancer for 3 years now,my surgeon who took out the original tumour said I had 2 to 5 years without treatment so my time must...
Well when my St Vincents nurse usually calls its just to check up on my pain and pain management and see how chemo is progressing. This time however a magic form came out her bag and made my day! Surprises catch me off guard and i get a bit anxious when things dont stick to the usual routine, but this was a good one!!
*Isis, i have a proposal for you - 000ft, stomach sinks, am i in trouble?! Whats going on?!*
She proceeds to tell me there is something called the Willow Foundation who organise special...
Hi All,
My brain feels like scrambled eggs. Hmmm... scrambled eggs sounds good actually. I haven’t eaten today yet. I am writing this blog because I am sitting down at the moment, I am so tired and I don’t have anyone I can talk to. I’ve tried to have a cup of tea but it has gone cold and been in the microwave three times now it is probably radioactive. I give up. Everybody says you need to look after yourself too. You won’t be able to look after anyone else if you’re ill too. Well, I will look after...
I just wanted to thank everyone from Macmillan who helped my Grandad.
He was diagnosed with lung cancer 2 years ago and had a two course of palliative radiotherapy, the most recent being January 2012.
Having been relatively well throughout, he was admitted to hospital with a separate heart condition in May. A scan showed that his cancer had progressed and he was told of his poor prognosis.
Macmillan became involved at this point. He had always wanted to be at home rather than in hospital when...
Hi again.
I hope you found my last post helpful. My next post answering your lung and chest cancer questions will be on Thursday 16th August.
If you've got something you'd like to ask, post your question in the comments below this post before then, and I will do my best to post the answer in my next blog.
As before, I'll be covering thoracic cancer, which includes lung cancer and other cancers which have started in the chest or spread there from another part of the body. Remember, ...
So, the past few days, John's been feling really well. Not cranky, not moody, not bumping into things, not exceptionally tired. It's been really good.
On Tuesday, we saw the oncologist and asked to see the scans - compare/contrast old vs new ones and to see, for the first time, exactly how many and how big. The news was relatively good. Most of the tumours in the vital organs have stayed the same or even shrunk by about 1mm+/-. This means that the dacarbazine is doing its job, with mixed...
Today was the first time in 2 weeks that we were at the hospital for less than 2 hours - bonus!
Tomorrow will not be so lucky as the dreaded peg goes in and he's in over night. I loath the idea of leaving him there and going home. I feel shut out and out of control and it's not something i like!
