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Back to work tomarrow, not that im looking forward to it, ive not heard a word from them no card no nothing, what a lovely bunch of people in my office.
Im still pretty sore under my arm and tired.
Been looking at some wig's online in preperation can find same colour and style as my hair is now:((
Im propley getting ahead of the game again but want to know what choice im going to get when I see them next.
I have been reading up about 'cold cap' and various tips on how to get through chemo...
not fully sunk in yet.....am still in a daze .Lots of things going through my head . hoping someone else on here can help or have had similar. l feel so healthy so cant believe l am unwell. Will find out tomorrow what stage l am at and course of action, its easier just now to pretend its not there but the bloody itch reminds me. Speak soon
I have been going to my GP for over a year - actually closer to 18 months or more - with exhaustion, diarrhoea, blood in my stools, forgetfulness and inability to concentrate, breathlessness on exertion, abdominal pain.
He seemed unable to put the clues together.
The diarrhoea was due to my diabetes tablets, the bleeding was due to my IBS (although he did check for piles with a proctoscope), the exhaustion and breathlessness were because I needed to lose weight. The forgetfulness was just lack...
Hi all,
My Dad sadly lost his fight with cancer. Sadly a funny word as he was in so much pain it's a relief he doesn't have to fight that now but still so sad he's so young and we all miss him terribly. have found it hard to write anything as I haven't really come to terms with it all yet.
On that day 18/01/12, the day after my Mums Birthday (Dad and Mum divorced 25 years ago) I felt very run down and poorly and we were told as he's young he could be fighting for days so rested...
Hi all,
My Dad sadly lost his fight with cancer. Sadly a funny word as he was in so much pain it's a relief he doesn't have to fight that now but still so sad he's so young and we all miss him terribly. have found it hard to write anything as I haven't really come to terms with it all yet.
On that day 18/01/12, the day after my Mums Birthday (Dad and Mum divorced 25 years ago) I felt very run down and poorly and we were told as he's young he could be fighting for days so rested...
After a steroid-fuelled weekend and a day of post-steroid craziness I’m ready for my second blog, very exciting! (Is it just me or does anyone else get weird post-steroid “sensorial hallucinations”? – yesterday it felt like I was being crushed by gigantic rocks!)
When I was first diagnosed, everything turned into a bit of a whirlwind as it all started with emergency surgery and I didn’t have any time to prepare for what was coming. However, two and a half months later...
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