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Hi, I had emergency surgery on the 16/02/16 to remove a 'mass/lesion' from the posterior wall soft tissue. This was not an external growing mass but internal within tissue and protruding due to increasing size. The location is lower third of my vagina.
The lump was hard, unmovable and apparently 'tethered?' and not painful although sitting down was causing a problem due to the pressure on surrounding areas.
I had an urgent referral from GP to Emergency at Hop....
There are so many different types of friendships and bonds we form with people. School friends, work friends, friends of friends, best friends, male friends, female friends, childhood friends. The list goes on. Friends come and go throughout your life and I've experienced a huge amount of the 'going' on my journey.
Since my surgery there have been close friends of mine who I haven't even seen. Some who I haven't even heard from, not even a how are you doing? I've had people tell me they...
Hi everyone, since past 2 weeks i felt some changes in my breast as one looks a bit larger than the other.went to the doctor yesterday n she goes its normal.you need to feel around your breast to check if there is a lump or sonething but i dont even know what a lump feels like.i had a check n i think there is a lump i dont know if i am right or not.please help me i am really stressing out.
I was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer - large lump both types mixed - in December this year. I was taken into hospital after a CTscan which showed a 6 cm tumour in my lung and a cluster of cancer cells on a vertebrae in my spine. I had a collapsed lung. I was in hospital for two and half weeks and started chemotherapy at the end of January. My oncologist told me I had a life expectancy of 6 months without the chemo and a year with the chemo. I am 66 years old and was previously fit and lively...
It's been 2 days since I've heard the ''news'' .... how am i dealing with it? not so good.. I find it hard to stop crying about it. He doesn't want me to feel this way, it must be difficult for him too. But, I tell him. I tell him everyday if I have to that I will always be there for him no matter what. Even if there's no cure for it now... I'll hope for a miracle. I'll pray everyday for the pain to slow down... As long as he knows how much I care and love for him despise everything and what others...
Im new to this so if wrong sorry I just feel so lost and alone my mum my wonderful mum as been told she has latter stages of liver cancer theres nothing they can do im no expert bit u know when the end ia not far seeing her today it wasnt my mum 6 months ago she was telling me off and im 46 wish she was telling me off shes not eating ahe cudnt even lift her own legs up today my younger was there to help I just wait for the phone or knock at door my children all grown moved away and I just have me...
Hello everyone,
It has been a few weeks since our news that currently there is no evidence of disease.
It has taken a while to digest it and only just are we beginning to get into some sort of routine.
How do I feel about it now?
I am not sure truth be told. Many people are so excited for us, which is great, really it is. But I find I am unable to get that excited. My brain has been quietly whispering to me again. It whispers that it will come back. Who knows where who knows when?
I also think that...
Day 4 to 6.
Well, it has been hard to adjust to doing practically nothing for 6 days, however, I think I could used to it! Actually,on second thoughts there is only so much Loose Women and Jeremy Kyle you can handle. healing has gone well so far, I have had no pain whatsoever in either my shoulder where the graft was taken or in my nose. Some general itching but apparently this means everything is healing. I have been able to shower, provided you don't direct the water on the areas concerned it is...
Well thought it was worth doing a quick update on this blog, incase anyone else has a similar journey to me.
I'm now 19 months post surgery and I'm supposed to be on 2 monthly check ups at the moment but a few Hic cups since August have meant it's gone back to every month.
Had a funny feeling in my throat in July/ August last year. Have had a few things looked at to try and see if there was any thing unpleasant causing It. I've had an MRI, barium swallow X ray and a camera...
Hi All & Hope Everyone is OK
Firstly apologies if I getting things messed up but this is the first time I've ever written any blog or anything else on line for that matter. Just a general question to all really but does anyone else suffer from cold hands after chemo. I have so far had 5 R-Chops (and have a teddy bear named "Chop" who keeps me company during treatment), 3 methotrexate treatments and five intrathecal lumber treatments. If anyone can please let me know if this normal I would...
