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Re: Cancer
« Reply #160 on: March 28, 2010, 09:10:21 am »
just seen this thread. puts my alcohol probs into perspective. at least i have a choice. feel for all you guys who have lost someone to it. i have lost friends and family to it too. my thought are with you all.

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Re: Cancer
« Reply #161 on: March 29, 2010, 10:53:18 am »
Best wishes to anyone suffering with Cancer or its effects on here.

Hope your friends and family help you through.........and Nando Torres can give you some crumbs of pleasure
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Re: Cancer
« Reply #162 on: March 29, 2010, 11:03:21 am »
Took my Grandfather yesterday. He was a great man, a great dad, and a great friend. Also the reason I am a red.

RIP Gramps

So sorry to hear that.....my thoughts are with you and your family. May your Gramps rest in peace.
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Re: Cancer
« Reply #163 on: April 21, 2010, 03:39:21 pm »
My sister had a bruise on her leg and only three weeks ago my mum wanted to go to the doctor, just in case. She had a bad feeling about it, although we all thought it was just a muscle or something. They were sent to hospital for a scan and they were immidiately called back, saying it was either a tumor or a infection. The doctor had to say it three times until it sank in properly. That was before easter. A week later she had been in hospital every day for different kinds of tests and we were sent to see a specialist. He said it wasn't an infection, so basically there was just one option left.

She's only sixteen years old and we've got to start thinking about chemotherapy and everything. The specialist was talking about leg-saving operations to scare her even more. This all happened in a period of about a week, so don't have to tell you my world is upside down right now. Everything else is not important anymore and I feel fucking useless sitting at halls and Uni four hours away from her. My sister is really calm about everything though, joking around and soothing other people, but I think she's just pushing the thoughts away.

Now I just got a phone call from my mum saying we've got an appointment with this specialist again on Friday. A week earlier than expected. They're going to tell us the plan of action and i'm fucking scared for Friday and when I called my sister, she was too, only i'm too far away to distract her or to comfort her.

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Re: Cancer
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Re: Cancer
« Reply #165 on: April 21, 2010, 06:04:11 pm »

Hope there's some good news in there somewhere for you mate. Really hope it turns out well....thoughts are with you.
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Re: Cancer
« Reply #166 on: April 21, 2010, 08:54:50 pm »
Jamila my thoughts are with you. Fingers crossed for your sister, you and the rest of the family!

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Re: Cancer
« Reply #167 on: April 21, 2010, 09:11:52 pm »
Jamila my thoughts are with you. Fingers crossed for your sister, you and the rest of the family!
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Re: Cancer
« Reply #168 on: April 21, 2010, 09:27:39 pm »
Jamila my thoughts are with you. Fingers crossed for your sister, you and the rest of the family!
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Re: Cancer
« Reply #169 on: April 21, 2010, 10:12:01 pm »
Jamila my thoughts are with you. Fingers crossed for your sister, you and the rest of the family!
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Re: Cancer
« Reply #170 on: April 21, 2010, 10:19:35 pm »

I echo what's been said :(
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Re: Cancer
« Reply #171 on: April 21, 2010, 10:34:20 pm »
Jamila my thoughts are with you. Fingers crossed for your sister, you and the rest of the family!

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I understand the pain you are going through. Happened to a loved one. If there is anything you need to talk to there are many people in this topic who will be most willing to help you with. Take care. :wave
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Re: Cancer
« Reply #172 on: April 22, 2010, 11:12:10 am »
Jamila my thoughts are with you. Fingers crossed for your sister, you and the rest of the family!

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Re: Cancer
« Reply #173 on: April 27, 2010, 10:41:42 pm »
Thank you guys!

I'm in the hospital right now and if everything goes according to schedule, they'll start with the chemotherapy tomorrow. There are about 15 children here and it's heartbreaking to see them all without hair and very ill. It's even worse knowing that my sister gets it too. That's the part where she worries about most, losing her hair. It's going to be a hard year for her, but she will be ok.

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Re: Cancer
« Reply #174 on: April 27, 2010, 11:00:14 pm »
Best wishes Jamila to you and your sister.  :wave
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Re: Cancer
« Reply #175 on: April 27, 2010, 11:05:11 pm »
Best of luck to your sister..

Thoughts are with you, your sister and family!

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Re: Cancer
« Reply #176 on: April 28, 2010, 06:28:35 am »
Jamila, I'm so sorry it's such a difficult time. My Mum was diagnosed with ovarian last year and we were told about  a month ago that it is inoperable. Stage 4a apparently. I know how useless you feel, me too! I moved to Australia about 5 years ago and knowing she is so far away is even more difficult. I know what you mean about your sister worrying about losing their hair, mum has the same worry but so far has avoided it, think the next lot of chemo will take it though unfortunately.  You have to try to stay positive but I know its hard. Even the word cancer has the effect of paralysing you with fear but my mum has been amazing and you have to stay strong as the person suffering from it needs your optimism as hard as it is. Try and stay strong and feel free to pm me if you need a shoulder. x

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Re: Cancer
« Reply #177 on: April 28, 2010, 03:11:21 pm »
Very sorry to hear about your news, Jamila. Hopefully your sister won't suffer too much from the effects of chemo - some people sail through it. I was diagnosed in 2006 and I'm still undergoing treatment, though no more chemo thankfully. If it's any consolation, I think things can sometimes be easier for the cancer patient as opposed to their loved ones. Hair loss is a massive blow but I enjoyed playing around with wigs, though I did in the end stick with headscarves. There'll be fun times, I assure you. Something that might help your sister is things to do if she's feeling too rough to get out of bed - I took up knitting, I had a laptop so I could go online, watch DVDs and had a blog to keep everyone up-to-date with what was going on. This was also a great way to bring my family and friends together. And it'll be important that you look after yourself, too. My Mum was my main carer, but I made sure she went off on a couple of occasions. It was important that she got to recharge her batteries, and that other people who wanted to help got that 'chance'.

Best of luck to you all, and feel free to PM me if you fancy a natter or need to offload.

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Re: Cancer
« Reply #178 on: April 28, 2010, 03:53:14 pm »
Always check this thread from time to time.Lost my dad to leukemia last year.He battled for five years.Got to the point where he was in hopital four times a week for blood transfusions.He had one bout of chemo which was successful early on and he went into remission for a year before it came back.He then had three intensive chemo sessions every day for 15 days.Its very hard.I was effectively his main carer as my mum is disabled.But like other posters have said stay strong,and when you can its important to go out and find a bit of time to take your mind off things,easier said than done as your mind drifts back, but you need a break from time to time.Stay strong for your sister,remain positive.Theres plenty of help out there.I hope everything works out for the better for you your sister and your family.
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Re: Cancer
« Reply #179 on: May 3, 2010, 01:50:20 am »
It took my beautiful amazing aunty on saturday. Only found out on thursday that there was "nothing that could be done". she move to a hospice on friday and we got the phone call yesterday lunch time. she lives in florida with her 5 children and 11 grandchildre. absoluted gutted :( bastard of a diesease.
she really had an amazing life but cant get onto the fact i'll never see her again ...........

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Re: Cancer
« Reply #180 on: May 3, 2010, 03:02:53 am »
Jamila, I hope everything goes well with your sister and have a speed recovery.
A few days ago, I got the news that a relative has it, in a late stage, so apparently there is no hope :( I really hate this disease and hope they find a cure soon.
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Re: Cancer
« Reply #181 on: May 3, 2010, 04:16:37 pm »
waittillmay: really sorry to hear your terrible news. Condolences to you and yours mate.
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Re: Cancer
« Reply #182 on: May 27, 2010, 11:23:34 am »
My Mum now.
Treatment starting very soon
Incredible service and support from the NHS so far.

Say another small prayer if you can.
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Re: Cancer
« Reply #183 on: May 27, 2010, 11:48:04 am »
My Mum now.
Treatment starting very soon
Incredible service and support from the NHS so far.

Say another small prayer if you can.


All the best to you and your mum.

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Re: Cancer
« Reply #184 on: May 27, 2010, 11:49:16 am »
Always check this thread from time to time.

Roady, you sound like a tremendously strong person, I want to wish you all the best
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Re: Cancer
« Reply #185 on: May 27, 2010, 12:29:52 pm »
My Mum now.
Treatment starting very soon
Incredible service and support from the NHS so far.

Say another small prayer if you can.


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Re: Cancer
« Reply #186 on: May 27, 2010, 12:51:00 pm »
My Mum now.
Treatment starting very soon
Incredible service and support from the NHS so far.

Say another small prayer if you can.

Really sorry to hear that, and also the rest here, only just seen this thread.

Lost my father a few years back after a long painful but enormously brave struggle, made worse because by that time I had moved over into oncology (still there) and towards the end I was actually heavily involved in the design of a trial he wasn't in the end suitable for. Very hard to separate work from personal life, and I'd be lying if I said it didn't change me.

No consolation to anyone suffering I know, but having worked in clinical development for a number of years, sat in congress sessions, and having reviewed a hell of a lot of research data , think it's safe to say we really are on the cusp of a new era, including multi-targeted drugs, immunotherapy being used now and a bit further down the line, gene therapy. We have a much greater understanding (more than half the battle) of what causes cancer and of all the multiple factors involved in its progress, all that is left to do is refine techniques and formulate new agents to stop it. Plus identifying latent types which is where screening comes in.

At the moment, it is all about progression-free survival, keeping patients alive until a newer, better, more effective treatment is available, and having them enjoy a reasonable quality of life. In luckier cases where the cancer type is indolent (slow growth) and doesn't metastasise, remission is the goal. Shrink, starve, kill.

Impossible to put a timescale on it, but at the current rate of development, I'd say we're looking at 5 years for even some of the most aggressive types to mostly be considered non-fatal, and 10 years for us to be using the word 'curative' when discussing treatments. So there is hope, I firmly believe that.
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Re: Cancer
« Reply #187 on: May 27, 2010, 12:53:01 pm »
Impossible to put a timescale on it, but at the current rate of development, I'd say we're looking at 5 years for even some of the most aggressive types to mostly be considered non-fatal, and 10 years for us to be using the word 'curative' when discussing treatments. So there is hope, I firmly believe that.

Interesting - and very encouraging - news.
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Re: Cancer
« Reply #188 on: May 27, 2010, 06:44:36 pm »
My Mum now.
Treatment starting very soon
Incredible service and support from the NHS so far.

Say another small prayer if you can.


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« Reply #189 on: May 27, 2010, 07:01:33 pm »
Really sorry to hear that, Terri. Hope all goes well.

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Re: Cancer
« Reply #190 on: May 27, 2010, 08:07:17 pm »
My Mum now.
Treatment starting very soon
Incredible service and support from the NHS so far.

Say another small prayer if you can.


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Re: Cancer
« Reply #191 on: May 28, 2010, 10:09:58 pm »
the missus beat it this time last year, cervical caught after a smear test. I'll echo what was said earlier, the NHS is quite often laid into but they were nothing short of superb in helping her, I just hope they are good in helping your mum. The treatment my missus had to go through was horrible but they made her feel comfortable and got it sorted, plus they are keeping a close eye on here for the next 5 years. And to any women on here who hate going for smear tests, never, ever put them off.

We're both thinking of you Tetti, stick in there for your mum

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« Reply #192 on: May 28, 2010, 10:15:04 pm »
It's incredible how common it is. So many diseases/illnesses people think "well I'm not going to be effected" but everyone knows someone with cancer. My Dad has it now. All over, untreatable. Barely know the man to be honest but it's shocking how quickly it can strike.

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Re: Cancer
« Reply #193 on: May 28, 2010, 11:02:11 pm »
My thoughts are with you, Tetti and CF999.

This illness is terrible in several ways. I hope you're right rossipersempre - I pay more attention perhaps to breast cancer, since it's what I had, so it's good to see so much progress is being made in the field of oncology.

The NHS was fantastic - it gets a lot of stick but I can't fault it one bit. They took charge of everything, gave me treatment options and I just had to turn up when they told me to - no need to chase for appointments, blood tests and treatment: it was all done for me. That takes away a huge amount of pressure.

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Re: Cancer
« Reply #194 on: May 29, 2010, 12:09:05 am »
My thoughts are with anyone suffering from this.....

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« Reply #195 on: June 7, 2010, 12:18:56 am »
the missus beat it this time last year, cervical caught after a smear test. I'll echo what was said earlier, the NHS is quite often laid into but they were nothing short of superb in helping her, I just hope they are good in helping your mum. The treatment my missus had to go through was horrible but they made her feel comfortable and got it sorted, plus they are keeping a close eye on here for the next 5 years. And to any women on here who hate going for smear tests, never, ever put them off.

We're both thinking of you Tetti, stick in there for your mum

Thanks for the support all, its the same one, but not caught by smear due to her age. 

Symptoms gave it away. 

Chermoradiation starting.

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Re: Cancer
« Reply #196 on: June 7, 2010, 05:57:11 am »
I know it is very easy to say but try to stay strong for your mum Tetti. Give her all the strength and confidence that she could possibly get from her daughter. Also let her know that there are other people here who she doesn't know are supporting in her fight.

One of my best friend's dad has incurred this horrible disease lately and its been difficult for me to stay oblivious to what is happening around him.
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« Reply #197 on: June 9, 2010, 05:56:37 am »
Thanks for the support all, its the same one, but not caught by smear due to her age. 

Symptoms gave it away. 

Chermoradiation starting.

xxx

My Mum has ovarian, further scan tomorrow and then we se what we're looking at for the next lot of treatment next week. It's just a case for her now of trying to fight it for as long as she can, and she's a tough old bird. It's really hard with ovarian as it hardly shows any symptoms so is one of the most deadly diseases for women. If caught early it's quite treatable, caught late like my Mum then it's very hard. Keep your chin up Tetti, I know exactly what you're going through - when it's anyone it's shite but your Mum is a special kind of painful. Give me a shout anytime you may need to chat. Good luck with it all. x

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« Reply #198 on: June 13, 2010, 11:32:00 pm »
Two months ago my old fella started losing a lot of weight of all of a sudden, got the usual blood tests done at the doc's but couldn't find anything wrong, got referred to hospital for a CT scan and ultrasound and the ultrasound nurse said it could be gallstones. Didn't hear anything else but he was still losing weight and becoming breathless, which ended up with my mum ringing an ambulance for him one morning about five weeks ago. Got took in and seemed to perk up a bit after a few days of treatment.

He stayed in hospital while they ran more tests and then four weeks ago came the news that they suspected he had cancer of the lungs. Two days later it was confirmed and they found something on his liver that needed investigating. Another day passed and we found out it was in his liver too and there was nothing they could do and they'd try and get him home to my mum whilst they worked out a treatment plan to prolong the time he had left(The doctor wouldn't commit to how long but said possibly a year.) Mum went about finding things to make him more comfortable and working out what to do at home for when he came, but then he got a chest infection and more tests showed it had spread to his bones aswell.

Now we're up to about two weeks ago and he's still in the hospital and pissed off that they've still not sent him home! Two days later he gets sent for his first course of radiotherapy and reacts quite badly to it(as you'd expect.) Then this monday they tell us that he's not coming home, he's going to have to go in a Hospice instead as soon as they sort his chest infection out. On tuesday they drained fluid off his lungs which the doctor described as looking like Guiness! On wednesday I saw this thread and thought about posting, I even wrote a little post out and was sat here at midnight trying to think of what to put, to what are essentially strangers on this thread but I deleted it and went to bed.

On thursday morning I woke up to a phone call off my mum, telling me that my dad had passed away that night, less than six weeks after finding out he had cancer. Shocking...but at least he's out of his suffering and we don't have to see him die a slow death. R.I.P Dad, YNWA.

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« Reply #199 on: June 14, 2010, 12:39:51 am »
Sorry to hear about your very sad news Foody.  Mt thoughts are with you and your family mate.   
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