Hi ladies

I just want to wish you all a Happy and as Healthy a New Year as possible - bring on 2012.

Its good to drop in and see what others are up to - scan and more treatment (fingers crossed!) in January for me.

Best wishes

Sue x

Hello everybody, may I join you and introduce myself?  I opened a new thread on this subject the other day in the "introduce yourself" section, but I really wanted to get onto this site.  I  am 67 yo and live in Essex, UK and have recently been diagnosed as having tumours on both ovaries, plus some areas on the omentum and outer bowel.  However, my hospital MDT  wants to ascertain whether my ovaries are the primary site or secondary to breast ca I had 15 years ago before planning my treatment, so I've just had a biopsy and await results on 22nd Feb.  I found your site about a month ago and was both heartened by all your posts, and at the same time scared - not of the treatment particularly but the outcome.  Some days I feel that I won't get through this, other days I think "No, you won't get me, you (expletive deleted!)"

The last post on your site was 28th Dec, I have been checking, so I hope you are all getting along OK

Best wishes, Hazel. X

Hi Eileen,

Thank you for your understanding and I'm pleased you had a better day also yesterday, hope you're still good today, maybe it's the asparagus! Yes we do take our good health for granted sometimes.

Could you tell us more about the asparagus article as I did not see that? Where did you read it? Of course, searching the internet you can find all sorts of things that claim to have cancer fighting properties, and it can be difficult to seperate the quackery from the facts sometimes. I did find a 2009 article on asparagus and cancer that makes a lot of claims, but I won't put up a link as the moderators do not like that sort of thing as it may give people false hope if it is inaccurate.

I wonder sometimes if there will ever be a cure, as the drug companies would lose too much money if they ever found one, if they haven't already. A cynical view maybe but it makes you wonder how interested they would be in curing everyone.

Re wigs, Mary preferred bandanas once she got comfortable with losing her hair, she only really wore her wig if we were going out somewhere special, and I think it was more about making other people feel more comfortable than doing it for herself. She didn't bother wearing anything on her head in the house and garden, but it does take a little while to come to terms with that, it's a big deal for a woman to lose her hair I think.

Enjoy your weekend, best wishes,

John

Thanks Hazel,

Yes, Mary is still feeling a bit better today, we had a wander around the shops in St.Albans today which she enjoyed. Just trying to decide what to have for dinner tonight.

See my reply to Eileen re wigs, hope you're feeling ok too.

Best wishes,

John

Hi John,

Not sure if they will let me send this but will try.

www.goodhealthwellnessblog.com/210/asparagus-cures-cancer  

Love Eileen xxxxxxx

Hi Eileen,

This is exactly the same article that I found on my google search but on a different website. On further investigation I found an analysis of the article which questions the existence of Richard R.Vensal D.D.S. as a cancer expert.

http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/medical/a/asparagus_cancer_2.htm

The article concludes with the statement:

So I'm thinking this is a bit of internet quackery, I have asked about this type of thing with our oncology team in the past, and the advice is you should just make sure you have a healthy diet. If there is a miracle cure out there you will soon hear about it from more mainstream trusted sources.

Best wishes,

John

Good morning John,

I tried to send you the article but they wouldn't let me  ...  I know what your saying but for me at this stage with my tumours not shrinking then if they told me to eat house bricks I would do. ( prob not good for the old teeth  though ha ha ) It also has so many vitamins in it and I do love it. ( apart from smelly urine ) I eat really good and do eat my other veggies as well.

Hope Mary is still feeling ok.

Love as always Eileen xxxx

Hi Eileen,

Yes, I got the link to the article before the Mods deleted it. Nothing wrong at all with eating asparagus and no doubt it is good for you, but I got the impression that the article was written by an asparagus grower with a vested interest in the sale of his product. As there are other veggies that have similar if not better properties, I thought you may want a variety incase you got sick of the sight of asparagus. I would not recommend eating bricks however, they do not count as one of your five a day LOL!

I am just as bad though, I have got Mary back on the Liquid Iron Formula as I'm convinced it did her some good last time. I remember looking up all of the ingredients in the formula on the internet and guess what? For just about every ingredient, you can find an article claiming how good it's cancer fighting properties are. Again like you, I thought well it can't do any harm so it's worth persuing, trouble is Mary hates the stuff!! so I feel bad giving it to her, but because she responded so well to treatment last time, I wonder if the formula had anything to do with it, probably not but you don't know for sure.

Anyway, Mary had a good day today, we went to visit friends for a coffee and stopped off at the pub on the way back for lunch. Only a diet coke, she hasn't had a glass of wine since Christmas and that's very unusual for her. She has just popped into town with my daughter, probably overdoing it and I expect I will be heating up the wheat bag for her tummy again when she gets in.

I was concerned you may take my post the wrong way, I'm so glad you didn't as I was trying to be helpful. Hope you are feeling ok and that all goes well for you and Mary on Thursday.

Best wishes,

John

Hi Sharon,

Not heard from you for a while are you ok ? Have you got your scan appointment yet ?

Anyway you are always in my thoughts. Dot and Jackie and Tony.. xxxxxxx

Hi Eileen, how you doing im not to bad still got real problem with feet though!

dont know what to do with them doctor as upd my medication for them but not

much inprovement.yeah ive had my scan date 13th march so glad its not friday!!.

its the results im not looking foward to. take care lots of love sharon xxxxx

Hi to everyone else hope your ok always in my thoughts x

Hi All

Have new internet provider so I'm back, can actually load the reply page now

Everyone sounds like there having a hard time at the mo! I to am heading towards chemo, have onc appointment Fri and assume chemo next week. Actually quite looking forward to it as actually not feeling great which is unusual for me . Lots of gut ache, back hip ache and no appetite, this is the women who eat her way through chemo putting on over a stone lol

There has been so many posts recently I can't remember them all but hope all is heading in the right direction for everyone.

Judy the feet are a total pain, mine went but it took about a year, there fine now. They never were bad enough for treatment - what has the gp given you?

John the only thing i would add to the reply of the others is be careful with the strong act, it can stop others telling you how they feel and if they know you well enough they will know its an act, and therefore not want to put more pressure on you (if you see what i mean). you and your immediate family (kids) are all in the same boat and regardless of there ages they will need the same support as you, I also feel supporting each other makes 'family members' feel they have a function or a bit of control which is important when illness so often takes all control away. As for Mary tell her to ignore anything she does not feel lol they have being telling me for over 2 years that mine is treatable but not curable, that the second lot of chemo probably wouldn't work etc I now listen but only take on board what fits with how I feel! I know I'm dying but my body tells me its not gonna be that soon thanks!

Eileen is it thurs for PICC line then Fri you go for treatment? if so good luck tomorrow

Nice to be back

lots of love of all

Jackie

Hi Jackie,

Just wanted to say welcome back, glad you've got a good connection again. Thanks for the advice, will take it on board.

I've said enough for now, chemo starts for Mary tomorrow so will let you know how it goes.

Best wishes to you all,

John

Hi Jackie,

Just wanted to say welcome back, glad you've got a good connection again. Thanks for the advice, will take it on board.

I've said enough for now, chemo starts for Mary tomorrow so will let you know how it goes.

Best wishes to you all,

John

John,

Wishing Mary good luck today!

And you take care of yourself,too!

Love, Hazel xxx