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My mum was diagnosed with Mesothelioma last October and now mum will have to decide within 2 weeks whether she should go a head with surgeary to try to have the tumour removed or decide to just have chemo. Poor mum is so confused to know what to do as any one on here been threw the same thing having to make a decision between having the opperation or just settleing for chemo.
Yesterday I still hadn't heard anything about my stay in the Royal Free!
I spoke to the Dr at the hospice, and also my psychologist. The psychologist suggested phoning the lymphoma nurse, rather than my consultants secretary, as i've already been on contact with the secretary and had no luck!
Jane (Lymphoma Nurse) was great. She went to find Adam, the Dr who deals with trials, who instructed someone to e-mail the Royal Free. By the end of the day, they still hadn't heard anything from...
Watch Teddy still performing in spite of his paralysis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxHLnpg4zMc
Thursday 14th Jan 22.41 pm
Have been told today after only a week of being diagnosed that next friday am having surgery to remove my cancer from my breast! This is all so surreal, can't believe really happening to me.
Going to be on tablets for five years may have to have Chemo as well as radiotherapy.
This is all so much to take in and this weekend have to tell my two teenage children thats the thing that really upsets me, I just dont want to upset them.
It has been a while since I have been on the site and I wanted to add some positives to balance my negatives so that when I have a bad moment I can look back and see that there were plenty in this whole strange roller coaster ride that we are on. Christmas was really good we had a fab time, it really made up for last year when we found out on the 16/12/08 that dads cancer had returned and was stage 4 terminal. New year was hard as dad was very grumpy and angry - understandable a new year of unknowns...
Wow, can't believe that so many have actually read my ramblings and taken the time to comment. I thought I'd been such a mardy bint! Thank you soooo much!
We went to the hospital yesterday both quietly contemplating what was going to be said. Clinic was only 30 mins late (was over an hour last time). We didn't see the lovely Prof but one of his registrars which I think is always a good sign when they delegate. I don't know if all the doctors are the same but ours seem to get us to repeat...
