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Can anyone tell me how the chemo pump you take home how does it works? when its laying on its side
Well up at 5 40 am first night with pump under my pillow and i must better nights sleep . Bit paranoid touching fridge cold objects lined up all my pill to take this morning but feeling better that i thought I'll be Take care every one ️
Had my first session today feeling a bit sicky but got meds to combat these . One frustration i had today was over load of information and other meds i didn't know about . I am in the health sector i own a ambulance company and never seen a ward so...
Hi everyone, This is my first time joining any kind of forum in relation to this but I lost my dad to his gastrointestinal cancer in February 2023, he was diagnosed in December 2022. It all happened so quickly and sadly he succumbed to an infection...
Over last couple of months my wife as been my rock . And today she said since we got Chemo date on Thursday she now started to worry and its become real . Now i have started worring about her worring about me . Going to take her to my first chemo and...
Following my first lot of chemo which I stopped at session 5 I developed tingling in my hand and feet. The palms of hands and bottom of feet are bright red and my fingers look like they have been in water for a long time. They seem to be numb and yet...
Another update on my husband, he had a total Gastrectomy in Jan and doing very well apart from needing another B12 injection as feeling very tired, 2 weeks to wait for that. He hasn’t had chemo, the surgeon said they don’t give it to over 75s he 80 now...
Hello everyone, The start of my Cancer journey....January totally unaware that I had Stomach Cancer..probably like so many. - 83 yrs old this Year, feeling fine, perhaps sleeping more often during the day. Then a massive bleed, both ends, my life saved...
Good afternoon Group I start my first chem on the 5/5/2023 very anxious i suppose fear of unknown, but i be in good hands and i can rely on this group for help and support
Can anyone tell me if they had any trouble with a picc line
