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..
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
I didn't know any of the people you mention, though I have read bits of their stories on here and elsewhere, and I would just like to send my condolences and sympathy to all their families and friends.
Eileen, it's so awful feeling sick like that. I found that pure root ginger capsules used to make a "tea" helped me last week (the pack says you can use them like that). Not the best of drinks, but manageable with a bit of sugar, and worth it if it works, and you only need to have one cup with luck. I got the capsules in Holland and Barrett.
I am very sorry to hear the news about Carole (Dizzie), she was very active on the forum (1400 posts!) and I'm sure most of us must have been involved in a few discussions with her. My most memorable was when she told me about the meaning of her user name "Dizzie" on This Thread, very amusing, have a read.
Always very sad to hear news like this, my thoughts are with her family.
It may be worth asking again to try something else as there are various anti-sickness tablets available and different people respond better to certain types (according to Mary's nurse), just as everyone may respond differently to types of chemo or anything else. Mary notices that when she delays taking her Metoclopramide tablet, she starts to feel the nausea coming back, but taking another tablet straight away seems to sort her out. I can't offer any more advice than that, it can't make you feel any worse experimenting.
Love the new avatar, as I said before the new wig makes you look younger. Very brave attacking the hair, I know it's a difficult thing to do.
Mary had her port fitted and chemo yesterday, we were home by 4.30 but she'd had so many meds she was away with the fairies! I had to help her to the loo in the night, when I brought her back she was trying to get into my side of the bed! Totally zapped!! She is fine again today apart from feeling like she's taken a bullet in her chest, been pottering in the garden again. I have booked a hotel saturday night so we can spend the weekend in Bournemouth, providing she is still feeling ok, it will be great to get away.
Hope everyone else feels better soon, I do get concerned when it goes quiet but I understand how you must feel.
Poor Mary - why was she so zapped, did she have to have a general anaesthetic for insertion of the port? Hope the pain has abated now.
I did my gardening again yesterday as well, great minds think alike!
Well, looks like you've picked the right weekend for a trip to Bournemouth, John, weather looks set fair, so you have a lovely time both of you - I am quite jealous!
No it was a local anaesthetic but she had quite a lot I think, and it was the pre-meds for the op, then the pre-meds for the chemo, then the chemo itself.
She's fine now, texted me a little while ago saying she's done a bit more gardening and now she's sitting in the pub garden having a drink with our son! Lovely life eh? LOL
No it was a local anaesthetic but she had quite a lot I think, and it was the pre-meds for the op, then the pre-meds for the chemo, then the chemo itself.
She's fine now, texted me a little while ago saying she's done a bit more gardening and now she's sitting in the pub garden having a drink with our son! Lovely life eh? LOL
