I was diagnosed with Cancer in March and although we knew it was Cancer its still a shock to be told it. I have had 2 chemo cycles now and have my 3rd at the end of the month. I would love to chat about the chemo side affects to anyone..
Poor you, and there is me feeling low. Have you tried an alternative for your itch ? I know that goats milk is good for eczema. Something in the nettles. Worth a try.
You never seem to be out of the woods do you, I don't know how you cope, you are true inspiration.
I went to see the GP and they are fantastic, he rang the hospital in Wales and my Dr then rang him back and said he is not overly worried as it hasn't gone up that much and I have no symptoms so has asked them to do another blood test in 6 weeks. I feel much better now. I have an irregular heartbeat that they picked up so had an ECG and have to have another echo scan. All my other bloods were ok and my cholesterol.
I hope Rose, Dot, Sharon, & everyone is ok and Jackie if your feeling low email me please.
I thought I would pop on as not heard from anyone in ages . I hope your still all ok and had a good summer. Dot, Rose, Sharon, John, and all the rest of you lovely ladies are still fighting.. I am afraid my cancer is back again so will find out were next week when I get my scan results. I am feeling ok but my CA125 has gone up quite a lot.
Jackie hope your still in good spirits and I look forward to hearing from you all.
I haven't been able to get access to the site in ages, no idea why, but when I saw your email Eileen I thought I would try again.........and it worked.
Sorry Eileen to hear the cancer is back, and Jackie your concerns too, Rose I hope you are doing ok, I know you were struggling last time we spoke.
There is always the thought it may return in the back of our minds, only way to deal with any of this is being positive, very hard when it feels like it is back to square one!!
I have been struggling with excess fluid, (my legs are like tree trunks lol) I have put on weight and a lot of it is fluid which is slowing me down, I have been told it could be because of the removal of the lymph glands or the chemo or many other things lol, but I have to wait it out as it may right itself.
I had ctscan today and will know how things are with me on Tuesday next, obviously because I have different things going on the gremlins crept in, despite that I am still positive and prepared for anything.
I have just looked at the messages on the rest of the forum and found that dear Rose passed, she was the first person who replied to me on here, she was always there to comfort others and never once complained about what she had been through, I am truly sad to have read this, she helped me soooo much and would always make me laugh when I was down..........we have lost a very special person..........I will miss her so much xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Good to hear from you, although not so good to hear your news. I hope that things work out ok for you and everyone else.
@Dot, I'm so sorry to hear about Rose, that is truly sad news, she made such a great contribution to the forum and I'm sure that many of us will miss her.
This is my first post for a while also. Fortunately, Mary is doing very well at the moment. She had her 50th Birthday party in July which was a great night, but quite overwhelming too. We had a relaxing week in Turkey shortly after, which was lovely. Mary is full of energy and seems to be back to normal, but we are not being complacent about it. We went for her 3 month check up last Thursday, and the consultant was being very positive about her. He said that doctors are like lawyers in these situations, he wants to say that Mary is cured but he cannot really do that as there are too many variables. But I guess that's about as positive as we could hope for. We go back again in another 3 months.
Planning a big family holiday in Orlando next June, our experience with cancer has driven home the fact that life is too short. We're just going to go for it! Mary is still very anxious, she just wants to be told that she's cured, but of course none of us know for sure what lies ahead.We just have to make the most of life while we are feeling well enough to do so.
I sincerely hope that you all beat this thing, and I hope that Mary is actually cured and that this may bring some hope to you all.
How did you get on with your results Dot ? Hope it is good news for you. Your legs sound painful it must be awful for you xxx
I am worried about Jackie now as nothing since June I think. I am sorry you have had been able to get on the site but glad your back with us now. I am still shocked about Rose ( what a lovely lady and very funny ) It is scary when we lose someone and it is a waiting game wondering if it could be me next but sometimes I think why worry as what will be will be and it is out of our hands now. I hope they have a good bar up there with a few bottles of Red wine.
I get my scan results on Thursday so will let you know, I am not expecting good news this time as I keep getting pains in my groin and it's getting worse so I am thinking lymph nodes.... But will wait and see.
John sorry for babbling on a bit, Mary seems to doing ok thank god. And your managing to get away as well which is good. I am moving next Sat as my house is sold so a lot to do but stops me thinking about you know what.
I hope we hear from Jackie and Sharon and anyone else who is scared of the feeling of being alone so please get in touch ..... We are getting to be small group now and that is not good....
Keep smiling Dot, John & Mary..... Love Eileen xxxxxxxxxxxx
I don't get my results until Tuesday Eileen, I like you... am prepared for whatever comes along, I stay positive but I am a realist and this thing we share is unpredictable. I hope your fears are unfounded but know how you are feeling. I have had the all clear for nine months now and instead of becoming more confident that it has gone, the little old gremlins have crept in lol, darn those little creatures hahaha. Please keep us up to date as soon as you find out!! Hopefully you have somewhere nice to move to, what an upheaval for you when you are not feeling too good.
John.. I am glad Mary is doing well, it is a good idea to have a holiday, I grab each day that comes with gusto and positivety (well, most of the time) lol. We have to keep our lives as normal as possible through all of this and from your posts you and Mary are doing just that.
Sharon it's good to see you back on the forum and all is going well for you, I have very mild problems with my hands and feet and feel for you knowing that yours are very painful, I do hope that yours will improve and the pain relief will be more effective.
Chemo does take its toll, I was told the fluid I am carrying could be many things, two of which are the removal of the lymph glands or chemo, it is a very harsh treatment but without it where would we be!!
Jackie is a concern to me too, it is unlike her not to pop on and let us know how she is doing, hopefully we will hear from her soon!!
My thoughts and prayers go out to all of you and anyone else who reads this post
It is great to see you back online, I always think of everyone on a daily basis. Anyway I apologise to everyone but I do think about you all.... I know that chemo is tough but it keeps us alive. I was thinking about the chemo today and it's like when you have a baby you forget the pain afterwards and with me I forgot about the chemo side affects like pains in your legs, feeling faint ect... god something to look forward too. Have you got neuropathy in your hands and feet ?
I hope your hair is back for Christmas as well and we must try and get together all of us very soon.
Take Care Sharon lots of love and hugs ...Eileen xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Oh so your like me then playing the waiting game ? I am dreading it and wish they would ring us up with the results as it is sitting in that waiting room ( I call it gods waiting room ha ha ) And waiting to hear I am sorry ? or I am pleased ? I hope everything is good news for you Dot after what you have been through. I have felt great nearly all this year but have had twinges at the bottom of my stomach where the ovaries use to be and now in my groin. I am sick of looking up all the differnt types of cancers there are as I think I have them all
Still no word from Jackie I am so worried about her as she is the wise owl who helps us all with her wisdom... I do wish she would get in touch..
Anyway Dot my thoughts are with you on Tuesday and although I am not there with you I will be in my head...
Love and hugs to you and John, Mary and everyone. xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Me agin just been looking at old posts and it is 1 year today since we lost Jayne. I hope her family know we still think about her and anyone we knew who lost there battle...
