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Hi everyone, I have just completed a 4 month course of Taxotere with supporting steroids, duing this time I have put on over 2 stones, my face is very puffy as are my hands and feet. Unfortunately, I have to stay on steroids for the forseeable future. Does anyone know how to reduce these side effects?
In January I was having romantic dinners on the beach in Koh Samui, in February I had a fantastic annual appraisal at work and planning the year ahead with my team, in March on a routine check up my doctor tells me I have a tumour on my tonsil that is probably benign but will need removing.
The recovery from the tonsillectomy has been as long and painful as the doctors predicted. Seriously, if I managed to shower and eat, it was a 'good' day.
I only managed to leave the house once...
Hey ho, this time last week i was in bits waiting to go for my ultrasound and breast surgeon had already made the appiontment for me to see the onc. But whoop whoop the ultra sound was ok, the swelling by my collar bone still there, but they think it may by lymph fluid from my arm. I hit such a low last week waiting, the waiting is always the worse.
Yeah I had my third chemo yesterday can't believe I am half way there, I know lots of people on her said it would go quickly and thank goodness it does! Fingers crossed I am still feeling fine, side effects even less than the last times, of course they may kick in later so I'm not counting my chickens just yet.
I think staying positive and keeping as healthy as possible helps also my alternative stuff I take, or perhaps its all just down to luck, which as I said I know could change.
Hope...
Hi all. Well I had my left kidney surgically removed 5 days ago. Luckily the cancer was completely confined to the kidney and hadn't travelled to lymph nodes etc. so should be all fine. Will know for sure in 6 weeks time. I'm now back at home feeling very, very sore, and barely able to walk. Worse than the pain from the wounds, which kind of settles once you stay still, is the pain at the back of my shoulders and neck, which is a sickening, agonising pain that occurs every time I have moved...
hi im really worried and am looking for advise. i have recently had a smear test which came back as having borderline cell changes and a hpv infection. Im booked in to have a colopscopy on the 30th march and im going outta my mind with worry and keep trying to stay positive and focused but its so scary.
Well, it's march already and a few things have been going on since my last post.
My consultant decided against another octreotide scan and went for a laparoscopy instead. They took my appendix out and biopsies from both of my ovaries, luckily he didnt see anything too bad so I managed to keep both of my ovaries, which I wasnt expecting, so chuffed to bits with that.
My appointment to get the results has just been cancelled and postponed for a week, I'm hoping this is good news!
Love...
A quick update on recent events:
My PICC line was fitted yesterday. I have a bit of discomfort around the point of entry and it bled quite a bit overnight. It was cleaned up and flushed through at the clinic today so all seems to be well.
I'm still getting used to it and showered with my arm wrapped in clingfilm this morning! The local pharmacies seemed a bit mystified when I asked if they sold plastic sleeves to protect a dressing. I got the impression from the nurse who did the PICC line that...
Well yesterday it was confirmed that one of my liver tumours is active again. After 18 months or so of being stable (which I'm extremely grateful for by the way) the largest liver lesion has doubled in size since October last year. None of the smaller ones (liver, lymph nodes, pelvis) have changed. Just this bigger bugger. So it seems that I have to have another load of chemo. Which again, wasn't too bad at all for me, as Temozolomide is tolerated quite well generally. I'm just a bit (alright...
