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Hi all - 15th day on dexamethasone and Im not getting any kip. Reluctant to start taking sleeping pills - anyone got any advice for me.
I cant believe i am writing this but here goes.
On monday we got the results of the mri scan.
Well the news we got, well lets just say it was the best news we could of hoped for and more.
The results showed that the brain tumor has redcued significantly in size. It has come of the spine which is brilliant news. The doctors have said 1 year of chemo, mri's every three months. but it all good at the moment.
I cant believe it!!!!!!
Its amazing and im in shock
On July 22nd 2010, it will be 7 months since my dear mum died, every day seems to get harder and harder just getting out of bed is hard.
I can not see any light at the end of the tunnel, and as each day passes and we get nearer to christmas i get more upset,
And now i have to face a big operation on 11 August with out mum even though i am married my mum was always they for me, now my hubby may have parkinsons, what more can this life through at me.
Hi just to catch up went on holiday for 2 weeks to sorrento in Italy but had to return early a week early managed to get a flght had chest infection and really bad pain in right side just wanted to come home could not walk a few yards without being in terrible pain. came home on the friday nite in hospital next morning they did chest xray i had a chest infection and then were also treating me for clot on lung! i had a ct scan on the sunday which thankgod ruled that out no clot, let home on the monday...
Partner is very poorly. He may be transferred to HDU. He is very frightened that the side effects are a sign that he is going to die. He is extremely tired, may have an infection (or it could be 'acute inflammatory response'), is unable to eat. It is awful to see him like this, I am scared too.
I phoned his nurse and she was reassuring but has suggested that I get our sons in to see him. I feel very anxious but I am trying to organise it, it may help his morale a bit.
I am trying to stay...
Could anyone give me advice.
I Have NHL, diagnosed in 2005. Finished R-CVP treatment on Hogmany 2009, now on Rituximab maintenance therapy every 12 weeks. I'd quite like to get a new tattoo but don't know if there are complications with treatment.
Thanks
Ian
Well huge week for my 13 year old daughter this week , last week at school before going up to secondary school , and on thursday she has her school prom , but i can tell shes really missing her dad , and is very quiet about the prom as hes not here , she has a beautiful dress ,jewellery ( yes i did spoil her i wanted it to be special )and shoes , and will look amazing , but i wish she believed as i do that he will see her ,but sadly she thinks im nuts ,
As for me , yes im a bit sad too, and yes...
My brother and his family beat me to getting a cake, by sending my mum a large tin of muffins, brownies and cookies, which were brilliant.
What a difference a couple of weeks make. My mum was diagnosed with Myeloma, she has since been getting treatment of Chemo and Radiothearpy. She was looking a million times better than when I last saw her. She said the pain was ever decreasing and her movement had become much, much easier.
The Myeloma/cancer is in her back, ribs, left arm, shoulder and ...
Hi My name is Claire (wildman123) i am 37 years old, and i had to watch my mum go through kidney cancer and AML at the same time she was so ill, and i found it so hard to watch i spent months spending everyday at the hospital, and now i am totally lost, my life seems to have come to a stop, i have no intrest in anything anymore all i want is my mum back how long will i feel like this, unhappy, not sleeping, and no fun to be with,
Hi Everyone,
I hate coming on here and moaning but the last few weeks have been a bit rubbish. A couple of weeks ago I ended up with loads of fluid gathering in the space around my gut. I ended up looking about 7 or 8 months pregnant I was so inflated with the stuff and there was no shifting it. It was so uncomfortable, even finding a comfy sitting position was difficult.
Anyway they finally 'drained' me last wednesday and got 4.5 litres of fluid out of me! and that wasn't even all of it! Because...
