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I need a bit of a rant. Treatment day 1 - had to sit in chemo for 5 hours waiting for the drug to arrive for my 10 minute infusion. Treatment day 2 - early appointment because we had plans for the rest of the day. Appointment moved to later in the...
Hi everyone, I recently had my scan results, not good , but not bad either, this is my second year living with this horrible thing, I've been lucky with all the chemo treatments I've had , only tiredness, constipation and the other as well haha . My oncologist...
Hi all just a question really. Not taken the pills over wwekwnd as they say mon to fri only I wasn't sick yesterday but this morning I was even though pulls not taken. Was anyone else like this. Just seems to be fordt thing in morning and then...
I suggested my husband read what I wrote here for support, which you all responded and im only sorry I didn't at the start of my treatment. He scrolled down through it and there was no discussion. Mine was the 1st post . As a cancer surviver I feel...
A week ago I was going to post that I hit the four week post treatment and felt like I had really turned a corner - I was telling everyone and it was so great to be able to give positive news when people asked me. This week has been a real regression...
Hi all just to update you. Ive completed my first week and so far so gppd. A few hiccups but overall it's been positive. Day one chemo infusion and radio all ok Day two chemo tablets and radio ok Day three the same and no issue Day four...
Hi all I had my first session of chemo radiation yesterday and it went well. There was a delay with chemo and it took longer due to amount of patients but the infusion went well. I have had no sickness ot any side effects. Radio also went well,...
Hi everyone. Hope your all doing well in your journey. I am seeing the consultant Friday so hopefully I can get some answers and when to start treatment as the waiting is worse I think. can the Strata xrt be prescribed, or do I need to buy it and where...
Hi everyone as you see by the title I am a smoker. I know I should stop but after years of smoking it’s hard and I think the stress if all this doesn’t really help me stop. I have cut down to about 6/7 roll ups a day from 20 and vape in between. Nit much...
Hi all. Hope you’re doing ok. just wanted to ask if feeling tired is normal before any treatment. For the past week I have felt like body tiredness and doing hoovering and other things. Also lost appetite. Which mine wasn’t great to start with as I’m...
