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Today I went to the Maggie's centre in Charring Cross Hospital. As a previous architect student I had been intrigued about the place since it won the stirling prize last year - strange to think I was there for this reason. It was a really beautiful space; flexible and open plan, full off adaptable spaces.
I went prepared with a geeky list of questions as i thought i might become tongue tied. This Lady called Bernie talked to me for a while and I have to admit I welled up a little bit at the...
MRI=0, Me=1
Round two went to me. Did my mri with hardly any fuss at all.
Yeah!
Think I deserve a nice big glass of red wine to celebrate
This morning my parents visited an oncologist who suggested a plan of how to proceed. On friday she will have a minor operation to place a stent that will stop her from becoming jaundice. After resting for a week she will begin a course of chemotherapy which will consist of 3 mondays of treatment and then a week off, repeated for three months.
This chemo wont be too aggressive so she shouldn't lose any hair or anything like that. From what I have read it seems that everyone reacts differently to...
how can it? .. when i think about the fact that i will never see my mum again? .. im only 20 .. this isnt right! i need her now more than ever! i miss her at home! i missed txtng her the other day to let her know i passed my exams! everyone else got to tell their mums! i have no one now!
i just want her back so much!
Well it has been exactly one week since I was diagnosed.
What a week is all can say. Been pretty traumatic, so many emotions in such a short time period. I am just totally exhausted physically and mentally. In saying that though today Im starting to feel as if I might, and I say might, just be able to cope with this. Think my mini meltdown yesterday actually has really helped and I can start to come to terms with this and focus on fighting. At least for today anyway.
Just got to conquer that...
On friday the 19th I was told that my mums pancreatic cancer had spread to her lungs and that from now on any care that she received would be palliative.
For a couple of hours I did not react but merely asked questions, " Can they not do chemo?"/ "Cant they cut them out" It took me a great length of time to realise that this was a death sentence for my mother.
I immediately began research online and was greeted with horrid statistics for pancreatic cancer that was operable...
Hi to all on here, I send everyone my love.
I was wondering if anyone can help me. I am at present having chemo no 8.
My last 2 liver function tests were low. So my onc wanted me to take a week off or take a reduction in dose.
I chose the latter, so I was given a reduced dose by 25%
I couldn't afford to lose another week, I lost 2 at New year and I have a deadline to aim for. I need my stoma reversal done before July as I am going to a wedding in Zante in September.
Has this happened to anybody...
