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I see a lot of posts about hair on here and I have written a page about my 'hair journey' that I hope might help someone else going through chemo. I am only on my 3rd chemo EC treatment so far but I'm now completely bald. It's funny but by the end of the 'journey' I didn't really care much about my hair anymore. Other ladies going through this have told me the same thing. For me it was one of the only things I had / have control over during this crazy time. Anyway... here is the link to the page...
26 days, 8 hours, 41 minutes and 2 seconds since my Mum was diagnosed with Carcinoma in situ Bladder Cancer. Now it just seems like time is flying past, I feel like I'm losing grip of myself whilst trying to be strong for my mum and my brother, I'm even tearing up just writing this and anyone who knows me would be shocked as I am not the teary eyed kind of guy. The specialists, oncologists, nurses and advisors are great and they do there best to show you the positives throughout this whole ordeal...
Oh dear, as directed I washed my entire face and tried to apply the antibiotic cream to my graft and in doing so the entire scab came off. It is now a bright red, moist patch and I'm now frightened to apply the antibiotic cream to an open wound.
Any ideas / knowledge / suggestions?
I had a BCC removed from my nose by MOHS plus a skin graft on 16th Jan15. I kept the graft covered and moist until the stitches were removed after 14 days. I am now exposing the graft to the air unless I go outside when I cover it; as recommended by the doctor.
I am washing my face with soap and water 2 x a day and applying antibiotic cream to the graft. It is only day 2 since removal of stitches but the graft is covered in a sort of crystallised scab making it difficult to apply the antibiotic...
Its been roughly 1year and a half since I lost my mum, everyday just seems to blur past me. It hasn't been easy to cope without her and I have only just been able to start talking about what happened and talking to people on this website about it.
I'm 21 years old and still live at home with my dad. I lost my mum on my birthday, 11th August. It hasn't been easy since me and my dad have never seen eye to eye and without mum it has become more and more difficult. Finding some where else...
I’m not really sure what that means, but I think it means that big things are made up of lots of small things. And that’s the case with my cancer. For all I know, it may be like this for anyone whose cancer has metastasised. Before I had cancer, I just assumed that it was one big thing, and maybe that’s how it is with people who have one solid tumour. But mine, because it had already spread to lymph nodes when I was diagnosed, has been diffuse all along. And that results in all...
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Obsessed with nutrition. always tweaking things but feeling good!
What chemo number 1 was like for me.
A daily diary of chemo 1,2&3.
Hair...
i have been diagnosed and starting chemo in 2 days and I'm scared about starting the chemo x anyone any advice?x
Still on zoladox and anateozole and still being told by gp it's meds side effects. Ok during day but terrible at night - fingers go numb sometimes and hands become stiff and painful. Laid awake I feel like saying enough is enough to this treatment but the next day I bounce back .... Just not sure if I will go the full five years , three years down - any comment mac friends
Well finally i got a date for a consultation to discuss possible lung surgery, this will be my second thoracotomy and third time under Mr Dusmet knife
i shall find out on monday whether he believes the suspicious spot on in my left lung in cancerous or not, i hope not i really would like this stupid game with cancer to end and hopefully in my favour
