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hey all.. as some of you know my boyfriend has terminal cancer.. its been such a long process and its getting tricky.. i find reading bio's and books about other people's experiences helps me a lot... i read amy molloys 'wife inturrupted' about a young widow.. her husband passed away from cancer and she was only 23.. im nearly 25 and id love to read books that are similar...
thanks :)
I know this is a very sensitive subject but at the time of going to press I am living in a free country where it is still possible( just about) to express MY views. I was brought up a Catholic, but as soon as I was able to speak my mind and get away with it I stopped going to church. I used all the excuses I could think of but basically I just couldn't be bothered and wasn't sure there was such a thing as God. Yet all my life I have never been brave enough to deny his existance completly,and...
I've just been diagnosed with breast cancer and I have to have mastectomy in January and then chemo starts afterwards. My life has turned upside down in a matter of days, I'm terrified and can't stop thinking the worse deep inside despite putting on a brave face for my baby girl...Be great to talk to people in similar situ?
I am new to this "Cancer Journey" as it seems to be called, felt I needed advice and found website.
I am a 38 yr old mum of 2 aged 12 and 9. All feels like it has happened very quickly. Went for colonoscopy on 2nd Nov and they found bowel cancer, had c.t scan and it showed up no evidence of spread to lungs or liver (which I'm told is the first place it likes to travel).
Went in for op o 21st Nov (so recovering at home at mo) to remove tumour, got all my results last Friday and came...
Maybe could have started this earlier but anyway.Not a great one for writing blogs or joining forums.... A 1st attempt.
Well here I am into Dec after being diagnosed on 15/9/11 with cancer of the oesophagus after weeks waiting and scans following pain and trouble swallowing certain foods.
Well, we finally made it to see the Oncologist yesterday. It was a very positive experience albeit nealry nine weeks since diagnosis. The recent scans confirmed a Carcinoid Tumour with one small secondary in the liver. Blood and urine tests showed that the tumour, which is grade I, is only releasing a small amount of hormones, which is good. The even better news is that Pat will initially be treated with injection therapy and the consultant did not feel Chemo was needed. The question of surgery will...
Had a mixed holiday.....some good and some bad. I found Singapore a tad uninteresting. By the time we reached Cairns I had picked up a virus (probably from the aeroplane air conditioning) and the humidity and heat in the Daintree rain forest didn't help. It was a good experience going to the doctors surgery which was 2 huts joined by an open verrander which served as the waiting room......all very laid back and relaxed.....as you would expect from the aussies. The G.P was very nice but told me...
They managed to bring my kidney stent procedure forwards a couple of days - which is good as it might take a day or two for it to settle down.
This was my first ever general anaesthetic - "ouch that stings my h...ZZzzzzzz" and awake again 2 hours later. No grogginess, and no discomfort to start with...
I made the mistake that because I felt ok i didn't need any more pain killers - boy did I regret that. They gave me paracetamol whilst out cold and when that wore off my bits were in agony...
http://rayandmave.wordpress.com/ My Chemo has been sorted for the New year so I can enjoy xmas
After having chemo all this year, (and most of the last two), I have at last got my CA125 count down to 19, and the oncologist has said I can have a break from chemo until things go down hill again. My cruise for christmas is a present I never thought I'd get. Here's hoping these drugs have done their job and it stays under control for longer than the 3 months it normally stays away.
Stay positive and never give up hope.
