saw surgeon yesterday and got to see the 2 pet scans, august and xmas eve, finally those words, "so good news", no spread showing, and shrunk, hubs cancelled his resched hernia on 3rd jan, as mines now confirmed. still not sank in, but will grab it with...
Why is it wen I drink cold water from bottle it's if ice is in it just had first chemo
Hubby started cycle 1 yesterday. Feeling rough this afternoon but meds helped. Hes developed hiccups today which is tiring and a very sore throat. Is this common? Sorry to keep asking questions but you don’t know what you don’t know until this starts...
6a day till next flot can't sleep
So having seen the consultant today and gone through all the scary info regarding surgery, it’s been bought forward to the 17th Jan - ong that’s a week on Friday! Feeling anxious and afraid of what’s in store, not just the huge op but the recovery and...
Hi, I am feeling very alone this New Year’s Eve and struggling. We are still waiting on PET scan results! Feels such a long wait and things have got worse this last week. Fatigue and sickness have really set in now. I’m scared for him, he is losing...
We finally got the results of the PET scan this morning and have been told there is nothing they can do. I am in shock and beyond devastated. The results show spread to bones, liver and lungs. They won’t even try treatment. I don’t understand why? He...
So yesterday my husbands diagnosis changed to incurable and inoperable The staging was T3 N3 M1 Four days after our first meeting , they have said that it's in lymph nodes in the stomach . we do have a 2nd opinion at the Marsden on Wednesday . Drugs...
I spoke to the oncologist yesterday and he said I should start eating normally and cut my jej night feed down as the chemo seems to have shrunk the tumour, which I am very happy to do, have eaten a couple of small meals today but nothing tastes the same...
Feeling anxious but know it’s got to be done. Surgery booked for the 20th January- unsure what path we going down but meet consultant on the 6th so hopefully should get all the details. Hope you have all had a lovely Christmas (as best as we can) and...
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