Hi Welshlady71, 

I can imagine it has been a rather hard time for you and I am so sorry to hear that the chemotherapy treatment has been brutal but I hope that it will be effective. I think you may have had your scan yesterday? Would you mind me asking how it went? Have you found any more information about the effects of the chemotherapy? I certainly hope that you feel better today after your appointment. 

I am so glad you have such a good support network with a wonderful husband and son by your side and having a fantastic specialist and chemotherapy team is also super important so that you feel well looked after. 

As you say and it will resonate with many on the forum, there will inevitably be good days and bad days  and it is normal that even though you are trying to be positive, it is not always possible to do so and that's ok. Here you will find others who know exactly what you are going through at the moment as they find themselves in a similar place. Stubbornness is a great quality so keep being stubborn with cancer and we are all here to support you through this fight. 

I will now let other members of our forum come and say hello and share their story with you. 

Best wishes, 

Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator

Hi Nic108,

I’m coping ok thank you. I originally went into A & E with suspected appendicitis but after blood tests, which showed up nothing, I eventually had a CT scan and a tumour showed up. My only symptoms were a pain low down on the left right side of my stomach. I hope this helps if you need any more help, I am an open book and you can ask me anything.

Are you awaiting a diagnosis? If so I have everything crossed for you. 
best wishes

After the CT scan, I had biopsies and a PET scan.

Hi Lucie,

Thanks for your reply. My scan was fine yesterday, I will get the results in approx 2 weeks. I am staying positive and hopeful. 

best wishes

x

That’s good to hear, ave been to A&E a few times because my back pain has been bad, but haven’t got an answer, ave had multiple blood tests done, my LDH levels were a little bit high and ESR rate was a bit abnormal. I had a CT scan and they found a small lucent lesion on my spine, but they said if there was anything wrong with my pancreas it would have showed. I have had symptoms since May, which are itchy skin, mid back pain which comes and goes and night sweats have been my main ones. Thank you so much for replying! 

Hi Nic I hope youve had your results of your CT back how are you 

Hi I have had them ages ago, they said everything was fine apart from they found a small lucent lesion on my spine. I currently have a bad cold so that’s not helping either. How are you? 

How did you get them to do a PET scan? Was it because your CT scan showed that there was something wrong?