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Hi my mum is 70 years old and 2 weeks ago today was diagnosed with SCLC.
Mum is due to start chemo on Monday, but has today decided NOT to go ahead with the treatment, preferring instead to enjoy the little time (3 months) she has left as fit and healthily as possible, rather than the way she could feel WITH chemo. She is terrified at the prospect of losing her hair (guaranteed), and feeling sick and unwell due to the possible side effects.
Can anyone offer some advice, chemo or no chemo?
what a crappy couple of days,, nigel's feet have been swollen more than usual this past couple of days, we were going to the hospital anyway for a routine blood test and decided to pop along to chemo unit for advice,, i'm glad we did as they were even more swollen and very red and hot,, cellulitis diagnosed so antibiotics prescribed, also blood thinning injections as well which i can do at home, he's having a leg scan tomorrow to rule out a blood clot, so he may not be able to have his chemo...
Only a week after mum has been diagnosed with bile duct cancer, cannot believe how she has gone from a lively fit lady to someone who is constantly tired, and just generally gone downhill very fast. I am finding it frustrating that we do not seem to be receiving enough information on her condition. Trying to stay upbeat for her but it is not easy when I cannot get down to see her as often as I would like. I am asking myself why did I have to move away from her. Feeling very guilty that I did, I should...
Well I am not entirely sure where to begin to be honest. My darling husband Clint has been recently diagnosed with Non Hodgkins Lymphoma for the second time only this time it is in his Spleen, Pancreas and Stomach.
We had the horrific journey today of going to the hospital and finding out what the prognosis and actually what was going to happen with regards to his treatment. He has been told that he requires between 6 to 8 session os R-CHOP chemotherapy, i felt sick when they said that but his face...
Sadly mum lost her fight for life this morning. Miss you so much it hurts.
Anne :o(
Well tomorrow is the day I have been dreading since Tom was first diagnosed 20 mths ago,his funeral.I don't know how I am going to cope I miss him so much since he died nearly 2 weeks ago and I feel asif I am living in limbo.I feel so empty and alone and miss so much looking after him which sounds so selfish as I wouldn't wish him back for anything in the world as he suffered so badly in the last few weeks.I went to see him for the final time yesterday and it was awful to see as it wasn;t my gorgeous...
Statistics can be very misleading for both reasons.
Stay positive every day, as they will swing in both directions during this journey
Hi everyone
I havent been on here in a while and to be honest i dont really know why, i think ive just been burying my head in the sand and trying my best to get on with life. Things have been very difficult and its taken me a while to get used to living my life without my pop and to be honest i havent been coping like i should have been and the whole grieving process has been harder than what i thought but im getting through it and after all its only been 10 weeks tommorow.
My care is now focused...
Firstly, Sorry that im not good at spelling or Grammer!
I havent wrote anything for a while, but today I have thought about it all day?
I am a carer for my Mum (Jenny) who has Stage 4 NSC Lung Cancer and secondry brain, liver and spinal cancer. She was diagnosed in August 2009 and they gave her 3 months... Wow how wrong were they because 19 months on we are still fighting the bloody thing!!
Mum has been on high dose steroids for the last 19 months which have really taken there toll on her legs...
