Intravenous chemo tomorrow that means two things 1. I'll lose 2kg in two days 2. I'll feel sick as a pig for ten days.
I've lost 11kg in lean mass since starting chemo, I've been told I've now got a dad's body.
Bowel cancer any tips?
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Yikes. I'm sorry to read this, Vespa. Good luck with the chemo. Take care, Wonder Woman!
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I@ve got about two months to go and then the chemo should be over.
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I can only go from watching my wife and felt guilty that myself and the family had cajoled her to go through this after her operation to hopefully give her a better chance of the cancer not coming back. It changed her ,did things with her mental state and we wondered what she would be like when the course was over.
Took a while but she is back as the person she was before the cancer and in October it will be time for her 2 year re-scan after the operation to make sure the cancer has not returned.
It aint nice Vespa as you will have already experienced but necessary to give every chance of a successful operation and recovery.
Took a while but she is back as the person she was before the cancer and in October it will be time for her 2 year re-scan after the operation to make sure the cancer has not returned.
It aint nice Vespa as you will have already experienced but necessary to give every chance of a successful operation and recovery.
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People talking about fighting cancer, really you just ride the treatment train. I had my intervenous treatment today in a mobile chemo truck and for the next 14 days I have to take 14 pills a day. Then I repeat, the hardest part is taking the pills.delboy1983 wrote: ↑Thu May 07, 2020 2:37 pm I can only go from watching my wife and felt guilty that myself and the family had cajoled her to go through this after her operation to hopefully give her a better chance of the cancer not coming back. It changed her ,did things with her mental state and we wondered what she would be like when the course was over.
Took a while but she is back as the person she was before the cancer and in October it will be time for her 2 year re-scan after the operation to make sure the cancer has not returned.
It aint nice Vespa as you will have already experienced but necessary to give every chance of a successful operation and recovery.
I hope she's doing well.
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She is thanksVespa wrote: ↑Fri May 08, 2020 8:01 pmPeople talking about fighting cancer, really you just ride the treatment train. I had my intervenous treatment today in a mobile chemo truck and for the next 14 days I have to take 14 pills a day. Then I repeat, the hardest part is taking the pills.delboy1983 wrote: ↑Thu May 07, 2020 2:37 pm I can only go from watching my wife and felt guilty that myself and the family had cajoled her to go through this after her operation to hopefully give her a better chance of the cancer not coming back. It changed her ,did things with her mental state and we wondered what she would be like when the course was over.
Took a while but she is back as the person she was before the cancer and in October it will be time for her 2 year re-scan after the operation to make sure the cancer has not returned.
It aint nice Vespa as you will have already experienced but necessary to give every chance of a successful operation and recovery.
I hope she's doing well.
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NHS sent me a text this morning telling I should leave the house until 30th of June unless it's to visit one of their buildings. I don't think I've been indoors this long ever, even as a baby. It's like doing time.
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O noes. Take care, Vespa. Do you have a garden?
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We have a garden with a nice garden room. Unfortunately, a week to ten days after I have oxaliplatin I suffer from numbness if I'm exposed to the cold. Good news is I'm about six to eight weeks from finishing chemo.
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Think of it as you being on the NHS' Platinum Shielding Plan
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Cancelled my flights for my little holiday today. Next year I'll take a long one.
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Just seen this - all the best Vespa and hope all goes well for you
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Thanks.davidarthur wrote: ↑Thu May 21, 2020 10:16 pm Just seen this - all the best Vespa and hope all goes well for you
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Most important thing is you make a full recovery, Vespa.
You are still young - you have plenty of time to make up for cancelled plans.
Hope you are doing ok? Well, as ok as you can be given the treatment.
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I wouldn't be able to see the people and do the things I wanted anyway, so next year it'll be easier and more fun.Steve Hunt wrote: ↑Fri May 22, 2020 11:06 am
Most important thing is you make a full recovery, Vespa.
You are still young - you have plenty of time to make up for cancelled plans.
Hope you are doing ok? Well, as ok as you can be given the treatment.
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