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so today I have plans! yes I actually have plans....
since my last chemo i have been inactive, firstly through being so physically ill and then through being so down. but today I am going to a little cafe with my hubby and brother in law to have some breakfast (goodness knows what when everything tastes so strange) then i am going to visit with a couple of friends later, one of whom is housebound after breaking her hip.
its actually quite sad that i am so excited about this but hey any excitment...
After Tuesday's mess-up, I'm pleased to say I got a very rapid replacement PET scan appointment for today, at Plymouth. It was a rather longer journey - about two hours by train and taxi - to the Peninsula Radiology Academy near Derriford Hospital; the mobile unit parks at the back.
I'm sure many readers will know the setup. But for those who don't, a PET scan works by the fact that cancer cells use glucose faster than ordinary cells. So they inject you with mildly radioactive glucose...
SITTING IN THE SURFERS BAR
WITH COFFEE AND SOME CAKE
MY MUM USED TO LOVE IT
THERE WERNT NO BETTER PLACE
LOOKING OUT TO THE SEA
AND WATCHING THE WORLD GO BY
THAT LOVELY WARM FEELING
AND NOT A CLOUD IN THE SKY
ANOTHER BOTTLE OF BUD
DAVE WOULD ALWAYS SAY
DONT KNOW WHY HE ASKED
I ALWAYS PUT THEM AWAY
WATCHING IN THE BACKGROUND
THE LOVELY LYNNE AND KRIS
WHO WE LOOK UPON AS FAMILY
AND WE ALWAYS HUG AND KISS
ALL THE GANG AT SURFERS
LOOKING AFTER OUR NEEDS
SUCH FANTASTIC PEOPLE
OH HOW THEY...
Chemo will start on Monday. All the checks are done and I will have a portacath in three weeks, too.
I've been reading through some posts and there's a thing I noticed: people keep calling it 'my cancer' or 'your cancer'. Well, the cancer that was removed from my body wasn't 'mine'. It has/had no right to be within my body and I will not take ownership of any cancer. As far as I am concerned, it's the devil's and he can blooming well keep it!
Am feeling...
Hello all,
Just to let you know I will post another Blog Next Thursday - 6th September at 2pm (ish).
If you have any questions about Thoracic Cancer I will try my best to answer them as before.
Unfortunately I can't be specific about individual cases, but can hopefully provide some advice to point you in the right direction in getting the information you need.
There are a few questions that have been posted since my last blog on 16th August, and they will be included.
Look forward to...
So here i am, just fresh from the shower. I used to love that fresh feeling, i also used to love soaking in a fragrant bath with a cuppa and a good book. I didnt hate mirrors either.
now I just cry and cry and... well you get the idea.... I chose a mastectomy. it made and still makes sense. not that theres much internal debate time - from diagnosis to op was 3 weeks! the word cancer motivated me to say 'get it gone' with much conviction!
6 weeks after that i had a 'sentinal node clearance...
Two landmarks
Both massive
Both dealt with in 48hours.
My littlest turned two last week, 4 days after her fathers funeral...It took me three hours to write the card and it involved numerous text messages late at night to get some guidence. Ultimately it was from Mummy and Daddy. During my card dilema my teen put together the toys and teen and middle child wrapped all her pressies.
During the day, we had some tears and a great many shared memories, keeping the get together small helped, I wasn...
