Hi Chris, how are you doing now? I hope your sons are starting to pull together for you. I don't have cancer myself, but my 42 year old son is just starting his treatment journey for tonsil and neck cancer. I'm wishing us all a good outcome, please keep us posted.

Thanks for you post, very much appreciated. The lads have a better attitude now. Unfortunately i had to break down in front of them and tell them how frightened I was now that issues with my heart are looking serious. 

I go for an angiogram and scan on Monday. This will show how diseased my arteries are and if they will stand a general anaesthetic (fingers crossed) I will keep your son in my thoughts. 42 is so young to be fighting this. Keep smiling for him

I'm so pleased they are acting like grown ups. It occurred to me that maybe they were a little in denial, and tried to cover up how scared they were.

I really hope you get better news on Monday, and can start to get this sorted out. All we can do is stay positive, and help each other through it.

Do stay in touch.

Hi Chris, I'm wondering how you're doing now? It's been a busy week, my son had chemo and radiotherapy on Monday, plus radiotherapy all week. 6 more weeks of radiotherapy with 1 more  chemo session in the middle.

I hope you're feeling better about the future.

Hi Peakay

Lovely to hear from you. Your son has had a really tough week by the sounds of it. I will be thinking of him and hoping any side effects are not to severe ️

I've had an interesting time!!! I was talking to my eldest son about the situation and he said his brother was dead to him! Its too long a story to go into here but needless to say I am very disappointed in both of them!

My surgery on the 12th got cancelled at literally the last minute. I was in my theatre gown waiting to see the anesthetist all ready to go. The surgeon came in and very gently told me the op was cancelled . Because Covid numbers are going up and putting so much pressure on the hospital they needed to let my HDU bed to go to a Covid patient. The surgeon was lovely and patient with me. He won't operate, he said, if there were not the facilities to give me the right care through recovery.  Because I have chronic cardio vascular disease and sleep apnoea he insisted i needed to be in HDU for my recovery. Anyway a bit of good news, i might be able to have the op next Wednesday, keep your fingers crossed for me.

Love and prayers to you and your son

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Hi Chris, it's not good that your surgery was cancelled because of your awful virus, but your surgeon was right not to go ahead.I hope it goes ahead on Wednesday. I have two good friends who had breast cancer, had the lumpectomy plus radiotherapy, about 3 years ago. It was strange, they were nearly in hospital together! They are fighting fit now, so keep things like that in your head.

Your son doesn't need to tell you things like that right now, if he can't say anything nice, he shouldn't say anything at all.

My son starts week 2 of treatment today, it's hard, he is so low, but will het through.

Take care Chris, let me know how you get on.

x

Thankyou so much for your message. It was good to hear about your friends recovery. I'll pray for your son, that he can take strength from your love to get through this.  How are you holding up? I know its rough watching a loved one go through this (I did it 4 years ago when my husband got bowel cancer, sadly he didnt make it)  But he was 70 and tired of life.  Your boy has got a future to look forward to.

I'll keep thinking about you, hope you are getting some support, you have to look after yourself 

Xxx

Hi Chris, that must have been so hard to go through, you've had such a bad time. Your cancer is so much more manageable, I'm sure you'll come through.

It is so hard, I may have already said, I'd take it from him in a heartbeat. I'm more worried now, I work with children and a child I was with last week tested positive at the weekend. I'm thinking I'll probably stop until his treatment is finished because I'd never forgive myself if I brought it home and his treatment was stopped.

I'm keeping everything crossed for your surgery to go ahead on Wednesday, do let me know how you get on.

Sending positive thoughts and good wishes xx

Hi. Sorry Ive not replied earlier. Hope your son is coping with the treatment. I'll be thinking of him.

I had my Lumpectomey surgery on the 28th July. It seemed to go well. I see the Consultant on the 18th Aug for the results and the next step. I feel very fortunate. Had the most amazing care in hospital and i had 2 friends who work at the hospital one of them actually on the day surgery ward and the other was able to come and see me as they were getting me ready for the anesthetic, which was great because I was really in panic mode! Since i came round and have been home I have  not had any pain to speak of, just a bit tender. The wounds are healing  nicely. So hopefully just radiotherapy to deal with.

Love to you both

Chris x