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These are sentences exactly as typed by medical secretaries in NHS Greater Glasgow
1. The patient has no previous history of suicide.
2. Patient has left her white blood cells at another hospital.
3. Patient's medical history has been remarkably insignificant with only a 40 pound weight gain in the past three days.
4. She has no rigors or shaking chills, but her husband states she was very hot in bed last night.
5. Patient has chest pain if she lies on her left side for over a year.
6. On the second...
Well that was worse than I antoicipated. The other oncologist changed my meds to prevent sickness and instead incrased it 100 fold Wednesday night and Thursday was a blur of vomit, bile and assorted people sticking needles in various parts of my anatomy and then I slowly began to resurface and here I am Sunday still with most of my hair (thank you cold cap) most of my appetitie and ready to start teaching tomorrow again!
Special thanks go to my old friend and daughter's godmother who took her out...
Mo's been in St Michaels Hospice for a month now, I don't know where the time has gone even though it seems a lot longer. In the strangest and unlikeliest of ways Mo is improving every day, well most days, there are still 'bad days' but thats the 'nature of the beast' I guess, even the doctors and nurses don't know what to think sometimes and they have seen everything. Mo has even managed to converse with the doctor, for the first time since she's been here which he was pleased about. Even with all...
I'm feeling a bit down today not really any reason Mo's doing fine, she's talking and interacting with the nurses, my mum and me on and off for most of the day. I think I'm just finding it difficult having to remind myself even though Mo's been great for nearly a week that she's still going to die. Mo just seems so far away from that point at the moment with the way she has been it justs makes things very hard for us all to realise or accept. Its very difficult to continually be upbeat and positive...
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The CT scan was on Monday so I was amazed to receive the result so quickly. I was at work when the good news came through and I was all teary and emotional. Fortunately they know me and were happy for me too.
Although on one level I was expecting everything to be OK, on another I had been getting a bit anxious. The tears were of relief and also an acknowledgement of what a tough time it’s been. As this was the first scan since surgery (looking at the date the surgery was exactly a year ago), it...
Well its been a few weeks since I have been on here and its been an eventful time. My mum had her first chemo on 27th October and did so well, she is only tiny and the Dr gave her the very maximum chemo he could give her. She had some cramps so we took a visit to A&E but when she went to see her Oncologist he was astounded how well she looks given the dose. During the last 3 weeks we have seen her get a fab new wig, to losing her hair this week. We have spent some lovely time together and she...
Paul and Ewa visited Mo this morning as Ewa was due to go to work this afternoon, it always seem a longer day when you visit in the afternoon because you can't go in until 3pm. Mo was out of bed again today in the 'special chair' which was brilliant and as it was a nice day Paul and Ewa had managed to take Mo out onto the balcony area in the sunshine. I only knew this because Paul had sent me a text letting me know as I had texted him to see how Mo was, saves me ringing the nurse station I guess...
I arrived at the Hospice about 10-10.30 and for the first time I had to wait for a nurse to come and get me and take me to Mo, the reason I had to wait was because Mo was having a bath!!??. Talk about cliches, 'ups and downs',peaks and troughs,a rollercoaster ride, Jo the nurse-in-charge came and got me and even apologised for keeping me waiting and took me into Mo. I went in and Mo was sitting up in bed with a towel behind her head as her hair was still wet, apparently Mo wanted to let her hair...
