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  One Life Live It

  Post radiotherapy check up

  Radiotherapy finished 3 weeks ago now and I am still a bit swollen, a bit uncomfortable and a bit worried. There was a tender lump area which was bothering me and today I had an ultrasound, as the oncologist put it, for peace of mind. Yep, it's a bui...

  Irishgirl16 over 4 years ago
• My bowel and other parts

  Cycle three started 15 October

  This time I asked if anything could be done about sickness on day one and I was given extra anti-sickness pills that did the trick. I also had a warm pack on my arm at the first hint of pain and my vein is much better than last time. On the down side...

  Jopeg over 4 years ago
• Community News

  Are you feeling better, or just distracted?

  
  
  For people affected by cancer, managing your mental well-being is an ongoing challenge. Distraction can play a useful part in that. Distraction can mean different things to different people, talk of ‘good’ and ‘bad’ distractions can be confusing for those just looking to take a break from worry or stress. The last year and a half with coronavirus has made it even more challenging for cancer patients, and their family and friends, to find effective distractions.  In today’s...

  Tom C - Online Community team over 4 years ago
• A booby is a seabird with blue feet

  Handy Tips from the SAS Handbook

  There’s always one unexpected horror at Halloween: I’ve learned to expect it.  (When looking back on the event. Which probably doesn’t really count at all.) My lesson this year was: Don’t open the door to just anyone, sim...

  Former Member over 4 years ago
• A booby is a seabird with blue feet

  Hallo Halloween

  It’s Halloween. But I don’t want be a ghost this year, please. Not a pretend one and definitely not a real one either. Instead I think I’ll wear bright clothes and disguise myself as a really healthy person. Our pumpkins are going t...

  Former Member over 4 years ago
• Cancer just messed with the wrong boobs!

  Fundraising - I walked 100 miles in October

  During September Breast Cancer Now launched a fundraising campaign to walk 100 miles during October. I was starting my first chemo on 1st October and would be completing my second towards the end - I knew it could be a challenge but I just needed a f...

  Jacala over 4 years ago
• Cancer just messed with the wrong boobs!

  PICC line, cycle #2 and a new sofa

  So I had a PICC line fitted the day before my second EC chemo. It was a weird experience, the nurse was truly amazing. She explained everything so well and was really kind. It was inserted using ultrasound and she did skim a nerve which wasn't pl...

  Jacala over 4 years ago
• A booby is a seabird with blue feet

  Dot-dot-dot; dash-dash-dash; dot-dot-dot

  Yesterday I tried out an experiment on my children. I suddenly tapped 9 times on the kitchen table – 3 quick taps, 3 slow taps, 3 quick taps. Then I paused, waiting for reactions. Were they even going to notice? And were they going to see a mea...

  Former Member over 4 years ago
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  One Life Live It

  Zometa - bone infusions

  Bone infusion sounds a heck of a lot more painful that it actually is, but I have to say now, that's the only good news. Zoledronic acid is given by IV drip, so here we go again with trying to find a vein in my hand. After four attempts, two burs...

  Irishgirl16 over 4 years ago
• vital's APC blog

  The results are in ! (as Tess Daly is fond of saying)

   Back to the Urology Centre (the 28th of October for any reader following the time-line), where my Prostate CNS has all of the tests results and findings. Deep breath. When I last saw the CNS (with the consultant) my TSA result was a "high&...

  Former Member over 4 years ago