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  • Sunflower61's blog
    First chemo over
    Hi Just want to let you all know that I had my 1st dose of chemo at christies on Tuesday got there at 2 but didn't get chemo till 6.30pm, have left it a day or so before I'm sure but so far all is well no side effects yet to speak of, I felt very ill after it got in my system but after a second saline drip I was fit to leave, still on the steroids and the anti nausea but they don't run out till tonight so will keep you informed if things change . I have been told it can hit you a bit later on when...
    Former Member
  • Happy-Annie's blog
    Oh Happy Days!
    Long time no hear. I have looked at blogs quite a lot over the past few months but not added to many. I have been trying to deal with the side effects of chemo, or not as the case maybe now. Not that I am fortunate to be in 'remission' but chemo has been changed from carbotaxol to carbo to carbogem to nothing now because my blood count is non exsistant and my weight has increased dramatically over the past few weeks as has the size of my stomach. Apparently I have a large amount of fluid in...
    Former Member
  • joeyx2's blog
    rest in peace mum
    hello everyone just to say my mum passed away on monday morning in hosptail my mum had a infection we sat by her bed for 8 days watching her . when my mum died i was there with her she died peaceful she would had her last chemo this week but never got better to recived it . our lives have turn upside down what will we do without mum .
    Former Member
  • bettyboopx2's blog
    gone but not forgotten
    my mum died on 17th july 2009 2 weeks after her 59th birthday.
    Former Member
  • Claire leonie's blog
    my dad
    Well what can i say he has lost his fight. My dad passed away peacefully at 13.40 today after just over a year of fighting. Thank you for all your help and support. Im doing as expected trying to keep my promise i made him and staying strong its hard but helping if you know what i mean. claire xxx
    Former Member
  • sarahlisa70's blog
    update
    today i visited the surgeon... i have to have my breast removed apparently i'm in the 2% bracket and extremely unlucky.. The dcis effects 2/3 of breast tissue. They have said i can have recontructive surgery the same day at charing cross.. On monday i will have my lypmnodes checked to see if it has spread. ty for thoses who replied to dcis blog
    Former Member
  • dazzlex2's blog
    Darren's Pelvic Tumour - Op Tuesday 15h Sept. - Royal Marsden - Prof. Thomas.
    Got back from London yesterday afternoon, traffic was pretty clear. The procedure i had on Monday was an angiogram to check if i needed to have an embilisation done on the arteries in the right of my pelvis (that is - if the tumor had connected up with the right side or not). The radiologist could not determine any links so he halted the procedure, i asked if that was good/bad. His reponse was that it would make the main surgerical procedure less complicated because only one blood vessel would...
    Former Member
  • K. Curran's blog
    Dont pitty me
    Im a 43 yr old white male that was told in april i had stage IV massive pc that was massive but localized i have a wonderful wife and 2 sons one 3 yr old and a 10 yr old i have been taking hormone therapy since april and am 5 weeks into radation treatments. i feel like the doctors are telling me what i want to hear because of my age and the fact that i have young children i just want the bare bone facts if anyone has been through this please respond
    Former Member
  • magmag's blog
    caring for my temally ill partner
    i have been caring for my partner since he was diagnosed with termanal lung cancer in june 2008. he has had chemo wich he had to stop as he got an infection and nearly died so when he was well enough they gave him a bout of radiotheropy to give him more time and a better quality of life,he is 75yrs old and we have been together for 25yrs he has had about 6 months of near normal day to day living but has been unwell for a number of months now. macmillan have been fantastic they helped us get new...
    Former Member
  • sarahlisa70's blog
    ok it is confirmed as dcis
    who else has had this form of breast cancer and what treatment did you have? i just want to know what options i have etc thanks alot to those who reply
    Former Member
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