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  • dazzlex2's blog
    Darren's Pelivc Tumour
    Date October 30th 2008 - i enjoyed a nite out with my wife and daughter attending an engagement party. Quite a few drinks were had but something strange happened when i was trying to wee, i couldn't. Silly me though i needed to drink more water which only made it worst. Eventually about 4am i rang my dad and Sarah my wife dialled 999 i was in agony i couldn't pee. Gas and air in the ambulance every bump causing me more pain - i was rushed into the crash suite were a very kind nurse put in a cathetar...
    Former Member
  • zoelaw's blog
    Chapter 2
    Today is proving to be a little 'difficult' so please forgive my ramblings. Joe and I returned from hospital on Wednesday and are expecting the results of his PET scan today. His laparoscopy was promising, no visible signs of the cancer spreading, but I have a real sense of unease today and im not sure how to deal with it. Hospital was not what I expected and our keyworker let us down. I had arranged to meet her on Monday to talk and visit ITU to meet the nursing staff and discuss the level of...
    Former Member
  • one day at a time's blog
    happy birthday is it?
    hi its my birthday today i am 36 wow, i am a little tipsy after my 3 glasses of rose (i don't drink very often) i have had an awful day my dad is so poorly in the last week he has had his stent fitted but has deteriated fast, his orriginal oesophagus tumour has managed to spread to his liver and lungs, he now has ascites looking 9 months pregnant, and he is pleasantly confused he can take approx 20 steps he is so breathless. as my sister in law is his cancer specialist she has told us that he is...
    Former Member
  • Mandy2105's blog
    I'm Scared
    Been to see my hubby Martin in hospital today. He had his op on Thursday, he is feeling sick & very tired, totally different to usual. After all his previous ops he has bounced back & by day 3 he is frothing at the mouth to get them to discharge him. He isn't one to moan, he doesn't like to bother or worry anyone, so I know he is def feeling poorly - this time they didn't actually remove the tumour, they've said it's inoperable this time, too dangerous, now we've got to wait for an appointment with...
    Former Member
  • chrissiQx2's blog
    Results tomorrow
    Just a quickie tonight as I am really tired and going to go to bed VERY soon. I get the results of my PET CT tomorrow where I will find out if I have cancer in my liver as well as the lymph nodes in my neck/chest. I suppose it doesnt really make much difference if it is in my liver or not...the cancer is back and has already spread. Maybe it just seems more 'serious' if its there, I dont know. I will also get the official result of my MUGA scan although the tech did tell me it was 60% which didnt...
    Former Member
  • Malcolm.mac's blog
    Starting to get a bit worried
    It is a few weeks since I was last on the bolg site other than to follow what you are all up to, but as the time for my next visit to hospital gets closer the more concerned I become. Since I did my first blog I have had more blood tests but no more results. I have to wait 'til the 19th of this month for those and all the other tests I have had done. I dont know if any of you out there have had to play this waiting game, but if you have how did you cope. Do any of you like me live alone and have...
    Former Member
  • robsean's blog
    getting it off my chest... again
    Well this is the second little blog that I have done in 2 days, And for some reason it makes me feel a little better inside being able to get all these words out sit back and read them, Its been 2 days now since mum was told that she had lung cancer and secondry brain cancer and it still does not seem real, I dont know if it ever will you know? At the moment I feel sooo angry, Sad, helpless all at the sam time, I have just got back from my mums house, she only lives 2 min away and we sat and had...
    Former Member
  • robsean's blog
    New to this
    Hi all, Im very new o this and not really sure what to write.. I have joined this site as i have just recently found outthat my mum has cancer. Im still really struggling o take it all in and cant get my head round it at all. On Tuesday last week my mum was admitted to hospital with nothing more that a blood clot in her leg and stayed in for 3 days, while she was there she told them that she was awaiting a brain scan as she had been getting really bad headaches for a few months and was just sleeping...
    Former Member
  • tantan's blog
    had a good day
    It was family friday today, the night when we all go to my sisters. Ian surprised me when I asked him if he wanted to come and said yes, cos he normally struggles with it. We had a really good night, he didn't once look as though he was struggling. Have just realised it is probably due to the steroids starting to kicking in. If he carries on like this he should feel strong enough to cope with the chemo that Dr Sykes offered. I'll talk to him in the morning about it.
    Former Member
  • KarenTx2's blog
    Pain in thigh after Hyst. Why??
    My mum had her hyst. two and half weeks ago ..wound healing and swelling gone down .. but she is complaining of pain in her thigh and when she touches it, it feels numb. Rang the helpline and they say might be a trapped nerve ?? She was supposed to have her appointment at the hospital but they canx as some of the results arent back .. Has anyone else had this kind of thing ? is it maybe something to do with the lymph glands they removed ... Lympowassit ?? Please help??
    Former Member
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