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Hi all not been on for a while !! just had my 3 rd cycle of chemo last week and have my last one on 28th january!! this 3rd one really knocked me about i was sick from the day after coming out of hospital !! just felt rough i wonder if it iwas because i had gone more than 3 weeks since last chemo? because of xmas then no beds at hospital etc ? anyway just keep thinking 1 more !! then i have a pet scan in middle of febuary to see what it has done i suppose then 2 weeks of radiotherapy!! then 3 months...
Found out last Monday that my ovarian cancer has returned and am starting 2nd lot of chemo on Wednesday. Finished my first round of chemo May 2009 and have felt fine getting back to myself enjoying life, then wham during December felt as it my tummy was on the increase, was hoping that it was down to all the extra food of xmas etc., but unfortunately the cancer has returned. What a blow - going to have the same combination of drugs so will loose my hair again, feel worse about it this time, trying...
Hi everyone
Hope your all ok. My husband has finished Radiotherapy just waiting for an appointment with consultant about starting his chemo. I telephoned his nurse two weeks ago to help as he has been getting very depressed, she didn't bother phoning back. At least we're seeing his consultant next week.
Thank you everyone for your recipes they have really helped a lot.
Kathx
Been offline for a while, had my ups and downs and needed loads of sleep.
I have just been to visit my folks back in SA which was really great, was feeling better than I had in months. Same week I returned I had a appointment at Haematology. My BCR-ABL seems to be slowly on the rise. All my specialist said was that we may have to change treatment.
24 hours later I was in a spin, have read far too many research updates and possibilities, i do not actually know what the options are after Glivac,...
Just to day mum as made the decison to go a head and have surgery at the end of the month to see if the tumour on her lung can ve removed successfully. It was a difficult decision for mum to have to make. Being diagnosed with Mesothelimon in October as totally left both family and friends and specially mum in total shock. Im my mums eldest daughter of 45 and i will be my mums main carer and we are very close and im trying so hard to stay strong. I have the surport of my partner and family and friends...
Dad was taken into hospital last night due to him coughing up blood and apparently his white cells were up a little. We don't really know any more. his doctor will be round to see him today so hopefully we will know more then. I really hope it is not an infection cause we had it spelt out to us just how dangerous that could be! I am spending so much time worrying its hard to be positive. x
Whilst having IV chemo on 21 Dec 09, I had a "needle slip" which meant that for a short period Cetuximab was going into the tissue of my arm instead of into the vein. Ever since then my arm has been swollen and uncomfortable and about two weeks ago it became red, hard and really painful.
I'm currently on the third type of antibiotics, none of which have helped. At my insistence I've been prescribed codeine for the pain, which I am taking every six hours along with ibuprofen and paracetamol...
Last April I stood at the end of my son’s hospital bed staring stupidly at the junior doctor trying to figure out why he thought my son seeing an oncology specialist was a good idea, surely he would only want to see cancer patients … ohh!
i am like a different person now to what i was 6 months ago, i would spend all day sat, cleaning ,cooking, shopping and never stopping for a minutes peace , i was a whirlwind i never stopped, what was i missing ? a lovely lie in with lots of cuddles, breakfast in bed together, curling up on sofa togather all morning just doing crosswords and watching saturday kitchen , my idea of bliss, its just a shame it took cancer to make me appreciate what is important, not a spotless house but a loving family...
