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Latest blog posts

• Prostate Cancer Recurrence - Triple Therapy

  The Beginning

  I completed HT and radiotherapy for PCA in 2016 and went onto routine 6 monthly then 12 monthly PSA blood tests. PSA in January 2022 was 0.57 which increased at a steady rate to 2.07 by January 2024 - not meteoric by any means, but took me over 2.0 f...

  excavator over 2 years ago
• Chemo/Radio With Cysplatin 3 weekly. For Womb cancer.

  Day 8

  A tired day.  Walked the dogs , pottered a bit including a few email bits. Then slept- well took a while to nod off. I couldn't get warm. My temperature was ok. But I felt cold. So wrapped up in dressing gowns and managed to sleep. Woke feel...

  Act over 2 years ago
• Chemo/Radio With Cysplatin 3 weekly. For Womb cancer.

  Day 7

  Started well, felt the best I have so far. Walked dogs, ate breakfast (eggs on toast) and tidied up. Went for outdoors coffee with friends which was nice and a good chat .  A fuzzy headache started and unfortunately wouldn't shift for the re...

  Act over 2 years ago
• Chemo/Radio With Cysplatin 3 weekly. For Womb cancer.

  Day 6

  Another good nights sleep so feeling better again today. Walked the dogs (twice) and did some light cleaning. Gave my daughter a lift.  Cooked tea. Watered the garden. So functioning but not at full pelt. Some nausea so took a tablet in the morn...

  Act over 2 years ago
• Chemo/Radio With Cysplatin 3 weekly. For Womb cancer.

  Day 5

  A good nights sleep last night thank goodness. Nausea still there, still taking tablets. Managing to eat . Pooing every day - feels less bunged up now. Shaky and wobbly feeling. And my throat at times feels tight - this could be panic attacks kind of...

  Act over 2 years ago
• Chemo/Radio With Cysplatin 3 weekly. For Womb cancer.

  Day 4

  No steroids. And an awful nights sleep - hot / cold / hot  cold. Only 3 hours sleep according to fitbit. So nausea was still there- kept taking the Metoclopramide. Nausea was always there but I could eat. I will ask for stronger anti nausea for ...

  Act over 2 years ago
• THANK YOU MACMILLAN

  WITHOUT YOU WE WOULD HAVE BEEN ON OUR OWN.

  I would like to say a special thank you just for being there. Without you me and my beloved Christine would have struggled with a lot of things. You were there when we needed someone most. And I really can not thank you enough. Even though my love Ch...

  DaiChris over 2 years ago
• Chemo/Radio With Cysplatin 3 weekly. For Womb cancer.

  Day 3

  So yesterday I felt good.  Took all the drugs and then walked the dogs, pottered at home. A small rest and lunch before heading into hospital.  Then I went on my 'Demistifying Chemo ' course in the McMillan centre.  It was real...

  Act over 2 years ago
• Chemo/Radio With Cysplatin 3 weekly. For Womb cancer.

  Day 2

  Get up and walk dogs -  slept ok - not as well as normal but not bad. Have a breakfast (banana and 1 slice of toast). Take tablets. No nausea but feel tired and a bit shaky. Morning nap of a few hours. Definitely couldn't have achieved much ...

  Act over 2 years ago
• Chemo/Radio With Cysplatin 3 weekly. For Womb cancer.

  Day 1

  Go into hospital for 8am. Lot of questions and then wait. Apparently waiting for drugs to arrive. Drugs arrive about to start - but the cysplatin is 70mg and the doctors prescription says 86mg. Queue a 2 hour wait while they sort paperwork.  1 h...

  Act over 2 years ago