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When my mum was first diagnosed with bowel cancer a few months ago, I thought that once the shock of it all had passed and the operation done that would be the hard part. Now she is going for chemotherapy to make sure that the cancer is completely eradicated. Now I'm not so sure which is the hard part! Like a roller coaster you get over the first hill and as you head down the other side another one looms. I'm told that while she is having chemo, not just the obvious occurs i.e. hairloss, tiredness...
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Not written a blog yet however have read many, well here goes !!! It;s been almost a year since I was told I had cervical cancer, and yes the feelings are still there and very very raw. Most would say that I have been lucky (just a radical hysterectomy) but mentally I'm screwed !!!
Last year I thought this is my last Xmas dinner, last year opening presents with my children BUT I am still here pretty normal to most but to me the day they mentioned CANCER is still in my head and will always...
Hi, I am going to see Oncologist on 10th December to discuss details of forth coming chemo treatment due to start on 15.12.10. I have noticed several members refering to fitting of Picc lines before chemo.Does anyone know if Is it standard practice to have one fitted before treatment starts and are they they painful.?
Thanks Polly. x
Well guys as i write this im still in hospital :-( was admitted wednesday night after my temp going through the roof again and feeling very ill.
By the time i got to hospital my temp had reached 39.4 i was sat there shaking and in agony with my mouth!! my bp was something i have never seen before... they checked my bloods and i had no immune system, it was 1.2 not sure if that means anything to any of you, the next day temp still hadnt came down and my bloods was at 0.9 they was concerned as i should...
I haven't blogged in a while. Here's what has been going on.
My husband sought a second opinion for his terminal diagnosis of bile duct cancer from a specialist in Leicester. Our first visit to see him was at the beginning of September to discuss the latest CT scan. There was still no change from previous CT scans in the past 14 months. He sent him for an MRI scan and blood tests and said that it might not be cancer. We got the results of the MRI scan and blood tests and the doctor said that the scan...
Well its been nearly nine weeks since i lost my wonderful husband errol,, it still seems like yesterday, my dad has been really poorly also so have been running backwards and forwards to be there for him at the same time.
Dad passed away on saturday , i had been with him all day holding his hand but he decided to go while i was on my way home,,, will miss him so much but i know he is now at peace and in a better place, he was so independent and when he needed caring for in a home we knew he was...
Well my pop seemed to be taken the bad news rather well and all he said to me was i dont want to leave you which is typical of pop always thinking of me and nan and not himself. Im still trying to get my head around things without any luck at the moment.
I spent all day yesterday with him and he seems to have got it into his head that if he puts some weight on he can have chemo for the cancer thats spread into his liver. I really didnt know what to say, i didnt want to say no pop you cant as the...
steve went to christie yesterday,he needs to go in tues to have a drain put in tummy as it is swollen, he has refused anymore chemo as it did not work for him so he ask doc how long left? we told 6mths but then doc said because of problems steve having and the cancer was found too late we looking at 3/4mths he was devastated, he cried, and just wanted to get home and have a brandy. wish we did , so i hope we can have some quality time before he get sick, things have been going downhill last week or...
I've had a lovely day today, (after the hiccups with the trains) at a hotel in London at the TargetOvarian Well Being Day. It is wonderful that some many people are now trying to do things to bring this disease to peoples knowledge. A meeting of people with the same illness, and hints and tips of making the most of yourself. Just what we need so you don't feel so isolated. My friend that came with me was very impressed, being a survivor of 23 years, and knowing how little cancer was talked...
