Well that was not what i wanted to hear

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Tumours have grown back, and more tumours have appeared in my liver so no more immunotherapy, back on chemotherapy starting Wednesday.  Not what I wanted to hear but I knew it would be the case - I was wheezing and then I got a horrible cough and this morning I coughed up blood.   The oncologist asked me how I am feeling and I told him honestly that I feel well, my chest is tight but its hard to know if that is asthma or cancer.  Hey ho - we are now on plan B.  I asked him if plan B doesn’t work is there a plan C - he said yes.

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    FormerMember in reply to Popgate

    Gonna keep on keeping on until they run out of plans!!

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    FormerMember in reply to Remoh

    Hi Richard - I was a programmer until I retired last year, so yep, logically minded.  When I was first told I had cancer I didn’t want to know anything and did my best ostrich impression, as did my sister, now we are far more blasé about it on the surface.  It helps to have a really nice oncologist who tells it how it is with no frills.  It keeps emotions at bay and allows you to confront the problem and work out your flow chart.  I may actually do a cancer flow chart for my journey if I can be bothered.  I’m gonna put that bit about “and then a miracle occurs” ....

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    FormerMember in reply to Patmart

    Me too Pat x

  • Love that flow chart. I was a programmer in the 80’s and early 90’s before becoming an IT project / program manager right up until we closed our company down last year and took early retirement. The logical side of the brain really helps in these situations 


    Richard

    be safe, be nice, be you 

  • Oh Maz, I’m sorry I have only just seen this. I am so sorry to hear your news. So back on chemo Sob  I hope plan B makes plan c redundant.  X 

    Chelle 

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    FormerMember in reply to chellesimo

    Thank you Chelle - just irritated that I’m gunna lose my hair again - it is nearly an inch long!

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    FormerMember in reply to tvman

    Forgot to say, Roy, it is every 3 weeks, 6 cycles.  So glad it still misses my holiday to Dorset.  Ct scan after 3 cycles

  • Sorry to hear the bad news Maz, I hope that plan B goes well. I love the flowchart idea!

    Best wishes for tomorrow 

    Sarah 

  • Sorry to read your news but good you can have more treatment and there’s a plan c.  Good luck.

  • Hi

    Sorry about your news. I know what you mean about losing hair again - having got it back it is hard to lose it again. Hope chemo has gone ok today and side effects are minimal.

    x