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Hi slash1953 

So wish there was an easier way to get this treatment to be effective . It’s a thought for you all going through this again . 
You off load here any time you like .

My mum is starting back on Friday after a break and it’s a thought for sure . My sister and I were just saying the same and how much more mum has to through .

I will be thinking of both you and your wife as you head back into treatment. 
Take special care ,

Court 

Hey Terry so sorry to hear about the rollercoaster of harsh treatments. It is very, very hard to keep a positive outlook or feel good when you are literally ill and feeling physically terrible! Esp. When one thing comes after the other. I hope you recover from part of your problems soon so that you can have some emotional respite too. I also wanted to say that your wife & you sound strong together, please don't feel too bad about the hard time she's having with your illness. If you flip it around I'm sure you'd do the same for her and wouldn't think twice about it. In a way the retirement was well timed because that's one less (big!) thing to stress about! 

Hi Slash1953!

Since my husband retired in 2019 it has been nothing but hospitals, clinics, specialists, oncologists etc etc. He was first diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes which we were able to work on and get under control with his weight loss. Then at the end of 2020 in the midst of covid his bowel cancer symptoms began to surface. He got his official diagnosis of that in July 2021 for which the surgeon told him he had been walking around with the tumour for 3 years previous without showing symptoms. He then got a bowel resection procedure and has a permanent stoma now. He was admitted in January 2022 to get the tumour cut out which they said they got all of it. Five months down the line (just about this time last year) it was back. He then had to endure more chemotherapy which made him quite ill and had to be stopped as it caused kidney damage and he had to get a double nephrostomy to help his kidneys drain. And rcently h has been back and forth to hospital like a boomerang with a few sepsis infections. Not bad for someone who worked 50 odd years with hardly a sick day off who was hardly at a GP surgery ( he joked one time if the GP actually had a file on him) very seldom in a hospital (only once with a broken wrist) and now it's mor or less and everyday occurrence.  Happy retirement?! I think not. Take Care.

Vicky x

Hi Terry

You are certainly going through a lot,

Prostate Cancer now that is a lot to deal with my brother has been fighting away with that one then a tumour now shingles that’s really painful.
I felt very sorry for myself when I had shingles and I didn’t have the other things you’ve been dealing with 

If it helps please vent here. 

I am sending you a hug 

best wishes 

Today actually went very smoothly for mum . Hope it’s ok for you next week too .

Court