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Hi everyone! Well I am back after a 9 hour operation and 12 days in hospital and feeling very weak.
I just wanted to update you with what has happened.
To those who don't know me I went in for a colostomy reversal.
When the surgeon opened me up they found my bowel had dropped into my pelvic area and it was stuck to everything (adhesions)
I now have a tempory iliostomy for 3 months and the surgeon assured me that it will be easier to reverse.
The good news is I am still NED!
As I...
how is your 2011?
clean bill of health at the MM clinic last week. So down to me to check myself and have the appointments every 3 months. Lymphoedema on the other hand is painful but i have weaned myself off a lot of them and now at 10mg of amitryptaline every night and a top up of co-codomol in the day when i need it.
Wound has healed now and i am just cleaning it with dermol 500 and applying 50-50 emoliant a pad on the top and then support stocking.
how is everyone else doing?
regards
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This is my first blog entry. Quite frankly, I have no idea what to put in it. So this is dedicated to my trip to Karmanos, my new clinic. This is a new step in my cancer experience, a complete change from before... I worked where I had been getting treatment before, so I felt very at home.
This first trip happened on Monday, got up early seeing as how it's across state. We (my husband, sister in law, and I) got there at 930 am. We registered & had labs done, then went to the exam room & for the...
Back Home today, Hurray..........but..............
A full day starting at 8.30am with the last Radio to the head. Meeting with the Onc that should have been at 10.40am didn't happen til 11.50am but she did say we could go home today. A planning session for the Sacrum area followed and at 1.30pm we were back on the Ward to tell the Sister we could go home.......
We wait for Discharge note.....................
5.15pm julie is asked to vacate her bed to wait in the day room, her discharge note...
Well........there is a light at the end of the tunnel and things are starting to look up. Mum is doing really well with her chemo and her spirits are sky high. The worry of my sister is not so bad now, although she still has some concerns going on but it's becoming more clear now. I do hope things continue to improve for them both.
hi everyone was diagnosed 7/1/11with renal cell carcanoma also stomach carcanoma bit a shock as didnt feel bad just run down so went to see gp who was concerned about blood in stools had for approx 5 weeks.i took no notice thinking it was something i was eating or drinking next day blood tests on morning gp tried to phone me from 12oclock same day as i was to be admitted to hospital straight away arrived at hospital at 6pm .only had to wait short time for a bed saw doctor who said i needed blood...
Tom Sawyer A bladder cancer survivor from Michigan who wears a bag that collects his urine says he was patted down roughly by a security agent at Detroit Metropolitan Airport, causing the lid on the bag to spill its contents on his clothing. Sawyer is one of the members of the Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network. He has received many emails from fellow survivors who also have concerns about the new security measures taking place at airports and appreciate that he came forward to tell his story.
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hi all this is my first blog new to the site but im finding it hard coping with my mum she has vuval cancer one i know not a lot about she started 2 weeks of radiotherpy last tuesday been told it cant be cured my mums in denial my dad has dementia so doesnt really take it all in they live 11 miles from me i do what i can to help them both but mum is feeling really poorly with the treatment and cant do much and dad cant help her much dont really know what to do for the best would like to hear from...
The past few days have been really good. Finally, I seemed to get over the side effects of the Oxaliplatin (apart from a teensy bit of sensitivity in one arm), and the nausea from Capecitibine has also gone. I'm not even having to take the anti-sickness medication at the moment.
I had been beginning to feel as though I'd only have a few 'normal' days in each three week cycle but since Friday I've been pretty much my usual self and the week off medication doesn't actually start until tomorrow...
Hi... I am new to this and have always shied away from support groups in the past but I thought I would try something new.
My biography contains details of my diagnosis of secondary breast cancer. Where I am at the moment is trying to decide whether to start what would be my 5th type of chemotherapy despite my oncologist saying it would have a slim chance of working. I have also had 2 applications to the Interim Cancer Drugs Funds refused for the drug Lapatinib.
I am feeling relatively well at the...
