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Clare, unfortunately waiting does happen so often in the journey but I am surprised that nobody said about any follow up to any of you. It might be well worth you phoning your mum's consultant secretary, they can often expedite an appointment, and it sounds as though now you do need someone to sort out what options there are, and where you go from here. In my experience, the secretaries are brilliant and are really good at sorting things out. I do hope things can be done to help your Mum. Keep posting, it sounds as though you really need support yourself....

Hi Claire



Sorry to hear about your mum and I sincerely hope you get some answers soon. From my experience of what my mum went through at the beginning it does feel like you get a bomb dropped in your lap then no-one contacts you. As previously suggessted contacting the consultants secretary could be the way to go also the GP should have a report from the hospital by now so maybe he/she might be easier to contact and he can chase up answers and might just have some ideas of the next stage etc.



I know its not easy but try not to think the worst and put a date in your head of how long you will have your wonderful mother with you just think of every day doing/saying something special with your mum. Involve the kids Picking a flower for granny on the walk home from school painting a picture in nursery for nanny make some memories in other words.



Not a lot else I can say hun apart from my thoughts are with you



Jo xxx

Thank you for the replies



They have brought mum's hospital appointment forward (after GP intervened) so she goes on Tuesday so maybe we will have some answers as to why she is in so much pain. She is now on oral Morphine so pain isnt so bad but jeeeeeeeeez she does say some strange things. She also put her purse in the freezer today and we couldnt find it for hours lol. I have decided to go ahead with the biopsy but not tell her. I have told her work is sending me on a course to Glasgow for 3 days (reason being it's my tongue and from past experience talking is difficult and I have to drink tea through a straw for a couple of days and even in her morphine haze she will notice.



I have also managed to swerve the inheritance issue because she hasnt mentioned it again so hopefully she wont remember what she is planning.



Thank you all for replying it makes such a difference



Love to you all and best wishes xxxxxxxxxxxx

Hi I am very new to all this share but gonna give it a go. My mother-in-law has advanced breast cancer with secondaries. She has just had a very bad account of food poisioning and is struggling to get over it. She has become very depressed and its that which we are finding hard to deal with. It`s like she has given up when she could have a few good months ahead. She has fought very hard with breast cancer for well over 20 years and is a very strong and possitive person. She has been in bed for over 3 wks. We went to see her last nite and she said she doesn`t care about anything now. Can any one give us some advice please ?

Hi there. I was diagnosed with breast cancer just over a week ago and I will be having a double mastectomy on Bank holiday Monday. I wonder if anyone can tell me how long it will be before I can move my arms properly etc. Thanks

Hello to you, Sell by date and Paula, welcome to the site though it is such a pity you need to be here of course! If you click onto 'breast' in the area to the left of your screen, where it says 'search by tags', you will see the threads about that which are in use, do join in on one, where I'm sure you will be welcomed, then you will be able to get more help. Think about writing a short profile too, and open it to view, it will enable folk to help and also save you having to repeat yourself or your story.....

Hello Jo,
Good news that you are going ahead with your biopsy.... and that your Mum's hospital appontment has been brought forward.All the best with both...let us know how you get on.
Christine
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Hello everyone,

I am a newbie on here so getting used to how everything works. Just thought i would introduce myself with abit of background info.

My brother was diagonsed with rectal cancer last year and had a op to remove the large bowel and now has a permanent bag and currently going through chemo and due to get results on whether the chemo has worked on the cancer cells as the leaked out onto other part inside the body.

My family consist of one brother and three sisters including myself...my older sis and younger sis have had DNA test for FAP and all clear unfortunately I have the genetic condition therefore have had polyps inside me.

I have had two colonscopy done to remove large polyp and dye stuff inside apparently still 50 small growths there i think and biopsies which are not cancerous..then had gastrascopy done to check the smaller bowel and they found something there again had biopsies done and getting the results tommrow.

It just seem like everytime i go to the hospital i get given more bad news and breakdown each time..emotional i have not been able to cope and just keep everything to myself , not close to my brother so cant speak to him. I think about all the people who have probably worser condition then me like going through chemo etc but does not help..especially before all this i already had many health problems so this has knocked me down for six really. I think about the fact i knew nothing about this FAP it only came to light when my brother got cancer otherwise i would been in the same position as my brother.

Hope this all makes sense and hope to share experience with fellow members on here.

take care
missykay