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Poor Ned, he has had such a difficult couple of days.
Yesterday his head started to hurt. We weren't sure (still aren't) if the issue lies in the recent medication change, or if this is simply a very bad migraine (he has struggled with these his whole life). He spent all day yesterday in bed, and only managed to eat a small portion of ravioli (half a tin).
Today we had an appointment at the hospital, with the swallowing expert, nutritionist and Macmillan keyworker. Ned was no better than...
Monday June 9th 2014 was a day I will never forget.
Mum had gone through the menopause several years earlier, when she started to experience vaginal bleeding. She wasn't overly concerned, her father had passed away recently and she put it down to stress or infection or possibly a cyst, but nothing sinister. She went to the GP and he referred her to a gynaecologist. The appointment came through quickly, it was for a Friday and was the day of my Grandfathers funeral. Mum called the hospital and rearranged...
My husband has prostate cancer now for 13 yrs would love to hear from anyone who suffers from sweats due to having Zolidex implants my hubby is on paracetamol tramadol and oromorph for pain which helps to keep his pain under control its these dredded sweats that give him most trouble anyone any tips?
Brother in law (47) strong fit an active man diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last week . Sister in law ,whole family totally devasted by this blow. It has spread to liver and lungs. Worst of all is the constant pain and sleep deprivation. Pain relief is oramorph and pregabalin but is not helping . Any thoughts or advise please ?
We knew it was going to be a cancer diagnosis before we got to the hospital 3 days ago. After CT scans, MRI scans and a biopsy, and knowing that nearly everything else had been ruled out, it wasn't really a matter of "is it Cancer?" but more a question of how 'bad'. That, however, didn't stop the whole world spinning around me as the specialist said that word to us... "cancer".
My Ned has Cancer.
Three days later, my world is still spinning. I have calm moments...
My poor Father in law was diagnosed with pleural Mesothelioma over 2 years ago but has now reached a terminal phase . He is now suffering greatly with pain and dramatic weight loss. He spends much of his time in bed and is having difficulty swallowing so is now dehydrated and has developed an acute confusional state possible secondary to a biochemical imbalance . He is being cared for at home by his wife with minimal support. Of my many concerns it is very distressing to see him suffer so much and...
Just to update that I am being discharged...just waiting for meds as usual. The appointment was ok, the radio therapy process was explained to me and was nothing I hadn't already learnt. I was shocked to hear that there is a 1 in 3 chance of reoccurrence of my sarcoma type without radio therapy and 1 in 10 after radio therapy which makes me take the cancer more seriously....if that makes sense! Of course I'm scared as don't want to go through this again, but my discharge from hospital has made me...
Sooo...Already fighting Breat Cancer, gotta Cyst on my Spine also...
Update to Mon...Lumpectomy has not got all the Cancer...gotta have a Masectomy & Removal of all associated Lymph Nodes (found Cancer in them too...)
Today seen a Haematologist & Diagnosed wiv Lymphoma!!! Told me "if your gonna have Blood Cancer..best one to have" For Gods Sake!!! Gimme a rest....
I'm currently in hospital recovering from surgery to remove a sarcoma and plug the hole it came from. I should be feeling happy as I've been told I should be able to go home on Saturday but I feel anxious and very homesick. I've also been told I have my first Oncology Appointment at st James tomorrow. I have no idea what to expect not sure I'm able to face up to the fact I have cancer!
3 1/2 weeks of being wrapped, packed and stacked, the ticks in the boxes and the numbers added to the statistics folder, time for a sit down and a cuppa tea ..... wrong.
Appointments with medical and radiation oncology turned up a treatment regime, easy they said, we will poison and irradiate you at the same time, that should kill the freeloader, or at least give it a bad headache.
Ok, ok, the description was a bit rough. The treatment would comprise 6 cycles of Carboplatin/Paclitaxel chemotherapy...
