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For those of you that don't know. I saw my GP 4 weeks ago today on the 10th of June 2015. And after lots of blood tests, ultrasounds and finally a CT scan I was informed by my GP that they had found a 65mm tumour on my Liver and I had hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer) . She wrote it down on a piece of paper, told me the next step would be an MRI scan to see if it's spread and even gave me her mobile number as I would have lots of questions once I left
In our lives the next hurdle was...
It was on my Mums birthday, 29th May 2015 that my diagnosis of stage 3 breast cancer was confirmed. As soon as I heard the word 'Unfortunately' I knew that I had cancer. Not only did I have cancer, I had aggressive cancer which had spread to my lymph glands. It was like being punched in the face, not once, not twice but three times. The rest of the day was surreal. The next day I was convinced that they had the wrong notes. We all think that these things happen to other people, not to us...
5 out of six weeks of treatment completed, including both doses of chemo. 5 more sessions of radio to go. But tonight is the night my voice finally gave out. Many thanks to all who have called to show support and concern, but for a while at least it looks like the phone is no longer a useful tool.
Every Friday I have a meeting with my review team and they ask me how I am feeling. The most apt answer I felt I could give last Friday was "Like a late nineteenth Century consumptive..." It honestly...
Welcome dear readers.
I am now doing something that I never imagined in my wildest dreams that I would do - starting a blog. Unfortunately it is regarding a fight against incurable cancer. I hope that anything that I write provides some comfort/interest/curiosity ? for you. To be honest I do not really know if I am doing this for others. I suspect that in actual fact I am going to be using this so that the incessant voice in my head can be silenced for just a little while.
So, where should I start...
It has been a few days since my most recent chemo session so I thought a short update might be due?
This time the chemotherapy seems to have been just right, I had all the anti sickness medication available that was supposed to be and I for one was extremely grateful for it. It has made all the difference to my mood. I had been worrying, how was I going to physically drag myself through six cycles of what I had already experienced? It was horrendous. The nausea and the sheer pain and fatigue my body...
My husband finds it difficult to eat normal food after having chemoradiotherapy for head and neck cancer. It's now six months since his gastro tube was removed and is struggling. Can anyone give him an idea of how long this will last. His mouth is dry all the time also
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twenty months after being diagnosed with throat cancer I a really happy to report that I am sat in a bar in Washington DC with a pint of beer having demolished a ribeye steak. They say you don't miss things until hey are gone(and I apologise for those reading this still struggling with the effects of throat cancer and radiotherapy treatment) but I needed to share this milestone on my blog. My tastebuds are still not back to normal yet the ones that have recovered seem to be supercharged, hypersensitive...
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What have I been up to? Well high in the agenda this week has been paperwork and putting affairs in order. That is the official wording for writing my will.
Who writes their will at 37 knowing it will be enacted in the not too distant future? Not many I hope. I had been thinking about writing a will anyway as an adult thing to do but little did I think I would be writing it because I HAD to. A long standing friend came and took us through the process, how we would set up any legacy...
Uk-wide vaccination of 12-13 year old girls against the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) began in 2008 and has achieved coverage of over 85% of this target population. As a result, prevalence of HPV 16 and 18, the particularly dangerous forms of the virus, has fallen significantly and we can look forward to a substantial reduction in HPV related cervical cancers. HPV can be considered a necessary but not sufficient cause of cervical cancer.
What has this got to with boys? Quite a lot, in fact. As Michael...
I am now halfway through my 6 week course of chemoradiotherapy. Hallelujah etc. But probably not half way through the side-effects yet, as they are cumulative - groan....
I went in to hospital yesterday for the second dose of chemo, only to discover that there had been some sort of muddle and that it was planned to start today instead. Grrrr. Not quite sure who muddled what, to what extent which side got the wrong end of the stick etc .... but have no choice but to let it go. Staff on duty were very...
