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Hi Everybody,
I haven't been on line for ages and I have missed keeping up to date with everyone, especially Deb's deliberations which I have greatly missed.The great news is my lovely Tom is doing well on his chemo 5th cycle starting next week,he was able to walk our daughter down the aisle on the 5th of sept 09 (Iwill get some pics to put on my profile of the wedding) but had a relapse a couple of days later (that was probably the relief that he had got shot of her!LOL! not really she's...
I actually though I had got away with it. For the first 8 days after having my first cycle of chemo I was sailing through it and then it happened...........I hit the wall full in the face and went down like the preverbial bag.
This resulted in having to call the doctor out on Tuesday last week and 3 insuccessful attempts by him to take blood using the same needle each time, then deciding to give a broad spectrum anti biotic as temperature was fluctuating and possible underlying infection, then hospital...
Hi all not been on for a while !! just had my 3 rd cycle of chemo last week and have my last one on 28th january!! this 3rd one really knocked me about i was sick from the day after coming out of hospital !! just felt rough i wonder if it iwas because i had gone more than 3 weeks since last chemo? because of xmas then no beds at hospital etc ? anyway just keep thinking 1 more !! then i have a pet scan in middle of febuary to see what it has done i suppose then 2 weeks of radiotherapy!! then 3 months...
Found out last Monday that my ovarian cancer has returned and am starting 2nd lot of chemo on Wednesday. Finished my first round of chemo May 2009 and have felt fine getting back to myself enjoying life, then wham during December felt as it my tummy was on the increase, was hoping that it was down to all the extra food of xmas etc., but unfortunately the cancer has returned. What a blow - going to have the same combination of drugs so will loose my hair again, feel worse about it this time, trying...
Hi everyone
Hope your all ok. My husband has finished Radiotherapy just waiting for an appointment with consultant about starting his chemo. I telephoned his nurse two weeks ago to help as he has been getting very depressed, she didn't bother phoning back. At least we're seeing his consultant next week.
Thank you everyone for your recipes they have really helped a lot.
Kathx
Been offline for a while, had my ups and downs and needed loads of sleep.
I have just been to visit my folks back in SA which was really great, was feeling better than I had in months. Same week I returned I had a appointment at Haematology. My BCR-ABL seems to be slowly on the rise. All my specialist said was that we may have to change treatment.
24 hours later I was in a spin, have read far too many research updates and possibilities, i do not actually know what the options are after Glivac,...
Just to day mum as made the decison to go a head and have surgery at the end of the month to see if the tumour on her lung can ve removed successfully. It was a difficult decision for mum to have to make. Being diagnosed with Mesothelimon in October as totally left both family and friends and specially mum in total shock. Im my mums eldest daughter of 45 and i will be my mums main carer and we are very close and im trying so hard to stay strong. I have the surport of my partner and family and friends...
Dad was taken into hospital last night due to him coughing up blood and apparently his white cells were up a little. We don't really know any more. his doctor will be round to see him today so hopefully we will know more then. I really hope it is not an infection cause we had it spelt out to us just how dangerous that could be! I am spending so much time worrying its hard to be positive. x
Whilst having IV chemo on 21 Dec 09, I had a "needle slip" which meant that for a short period Cetuximab was going into the tissue of my arm instead of into the vein. Ever since then my arm has been swollen and uncomfortable and about two weeks ago it became red, hard and really painful.
I'm currently on the third type of antibiotics, none of which have helped. At my insistence I've been prescribed codeine for the pain, which I am taking every six hours along with ibuprofen and paracetamol...
