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For the third time this year I am hearing about a peer with a second (third even) primary cancer...
when did they say
it had come back again?
knowing what to expect,
from this unwelcome friend,
would make event a Sainte,
face the news like a drain,
and the humour you found before,
hard to maintain?
there’s an aura of hope,
in the wishes we make,
and a bare faced control,
in the risks that we take,
and painting a smile
(though inside you shake)
and gluing on hair, once more,
just seems so fake?
getting...
As some of you know, added to the worry of my bladder cancer were a couple of strange looking moles on my partner's leg. I'm glad to say that he's seen the doctor who said that they are not cancer. He has to go back in a couple of weeks to make sure but she's pretty sure that it's not. Phew!
I have my two appointments tomorrow afternoon, first with the surgeon, second with the radiologist. I'm nervous now it's here. I will have chemotherapy if they recommend it having spoken...
my wife was diagnosed with small cell cervical cancer back in November. And recently she has been in a lot of pain so we have been back to the hospital for more scans to find it has spread to her lungs liver and lymph nodes and her abdomen and possiblely her brain but we don't have the results back yet. At only 34 years old with 2 children this has come has a massive shock to all the family. My question to you all is there anyone else out there that has had this type of cancer??
Thanks
...My emotions
When I had the prospect of my full excision biopsy, the results and then the diagnosis hanging over my head, I was feeling emotionally fragile. The whole process from when I went to the optician has been going on for about three months. After the diagnosis I felt a knot in my stomach for two days. I would wake up and think, "Oh oh, I've got cancer". I felt that I wasn't relating to people as 'normal' me. I'm also very good at ruminating over the same worries again and again until...
HI,
I'm 58, diagnosed with T2c poss T3a back in Apr this year, MDT are airing on the worst case, Gleason 4+3, I was given 3 choices of treatment Open, Robotic or RT.
I have got it down to Robotic or RT, I am already on HT, been on it for about 3-4 weeks.
Just asking has anyone had surgery only and been successful or likewise with RT. It appears that most of the bloggs I have read, once you have had radical prosectomy it is likely that you will have to have salvage RT?.
Many...
My new diet of more proteins, fats and vegetables with less carbohydrates and sugars is going really well. I feel a lot more energetic. Unfortunately I have the most enormous amount of wind. I'm thinking of storing it and using it to power my apartment.
So far, I've mainly blogged about singing and biking. This time, it's about the cancer situation. I have some palliative surgery soon, and I figured it might be good to record how things go.
I have cancer in my sinuses and behind my left eye. Since the cancer returned in 2015, the eye has gradually been pushed forward, losing its mobility. Because of increasing double vision problems caused by the eye's limited movement, since January 2017 I've resorted to covering it, either by a pirate...
This appointment to talk about my diagnosis and planned operations with the Specialist Nurse was made for me when I asked to see my consultant, (who despite presumably being the one who is deciding on what treatment I need, has never seen me), before the day of the first surgery. I thought the appointment was to see him until the appointment details came through in writing.
I then managed to book a consultation with my fully booked consultant by telling his NHS Personal Assistant (PA) I was...
I have come to the site, like many others I am sure, looking for information that might help me to understand what I should expect. I kind of have a diagnosis, its definantly cancer from the biopsys, its hormone responsive and HER2+, ive had a ct scan last sunday but still dont have the results of that. I was expecting bad news from the biopsies and am prepared to fight. I am trying to stay positive, to be really strong and just get on with what needs to be done, but as you all know, it is hard....
