Chemotherapy.

The Chemo tablets I have been taken for months were having an effect on me. I would be feeling pretty tired and weak and had this strange feeling that would last for about five days. Recently the Chemo tablets that I have been taking seem to not be effecting me in the same way so I don't know if that is a good thing or not. I get very tired easily and there are lots of house choirs to do. Margaret which is my youngest daughter helps me out so much if she sees me cleaning she will stop me and do the job for me. Stephen which is my second eldest child helps out a little when he is asked.

Scan Results Good News.

On Tuesday 5th August I went to the hospital to get my 3 monthly scan results. Kevin and Margaret came with me. We sat in the waiting room as I waited for my name to be called. I was very nervous wondering if the cancer treatment was working. I was praying that the Cancer had not spread to any other organs. My doctor called my name and Kevin and I walked down the corridor to her office, I was terrified. She said "I have good news cancer treatment is working". I was so pleased to hear her say them words. I felt such a sigh of relief like the weight of the world was lifted off my shoulders. She spoke about having lots of different treatment types and about putting a line in my chest down the road to make it easier for me to receive treatment because my veins are so small and only the left arm can be used.

Visitors.

Since I have been diagnosed with bone cancer people have been making more of an effort to visit me which is nice. Margaret comes the most to visit me. mum comes sometimes with her. I have seen Ellen,Adam,Tilly,Tony,Andrew, James. It does be nice to catch up with everyone from time to time. My aunty Dena wants to come see me next time with my mum. People have to come and see me on my good weeks it's better for them and me if they do it like that.

Chemotherapy And CT Scan.

So yesterday I went to the hospital with Kevin and Margaret. I had some blood tests taken to see if my body is ok for Chemotherapy. The Herceptin was given in injection form in the leg over 5 minutes. Sometimes the injection does hurt quite a bit. Then I had to make my way down for my CT scan.I had to drink loads of orange with some special stuff in it so that it shows up the body images better on the scan. As I was down there I got a phone call to say my blood was clotting in the bottle and they needed to take a repeat blood test. By the time we got out of the hospital it was 1pm. Margaret says "every time I go to the hospital we are stuck here for hours" Sometimes when it's just Kevin and I we get out quicker. Yesterday before I took my Chemotherapy I was feeling great I took it late Friday night and Saturday morning I felt very rough I had like really bad cold symptoms,could not eat my dinner,slept for hours,feeling hot and cold,weak, will be feeling that way for about 5 days then have 2 good days before I have to go back for my next dose of Chemo. I so look forward to my week off Chemo. On Tuesday I go to see my Oncologist for the results of my CT Scan.

Asthma Attack.

I have been diagnosed with Asthma since I was 21 and I never experienced a severe attack until after I was diagnosed with bone Cancer. The house I live in is very big and cold and takes a lot to heat up the house. I had been to the doctors a few days before the attack about my chest turns out I had a chest infection and the doctor asked me if I had a home nebulizer I said no that I didn't have one and he wrote me a note to the hospital for me to get one. Next day we went to the hospital to pick up the nebulizer. It was freezing one night and my chest didn't feel to good and I went to the bathroom and started wheezing like mad I could not catch my breath, I struggled to my room where the nebulizer was and could not talk to tell anyone to set the nebulizer up for me. I pointed instead and Kevin knew what to do. I was never so scared in my life I could feel something strange happening in my head as I was struggling to breath as soon as the nebulizer was given i was ok felt much better been able to breath again. To this day I dread to think what would have happened if I'd not have gotten that new nebulizer.

Treatment Plan.

Kevin and I went to see my oncologist to discuss my new treatment plan. I also have secondary breast cancer back again in the left breast. I'm back on the Herceptin again after four years. little did I know that you could have Herceptin in the form of an injection which takes about five minutes to have rather then having the Herceptin through a drip. I have to have the Herceptin injection once every three weeks. I also learned that I could take my Chemotherapy in tablet form instead of a drip.I take 4 Chemotherapy tablets for two weeks on and then the third week off. I take bone strengthener injection form into my stomach once every six weeks. Treatment is so different in my new hospital takes a bit of getting used to. it's so much quicker means you don't have to hang around the hospital for hours on end.

Cancer Again This Time Bone Cancer !

On friday the 21st of March I got a call to go to the hospital for my bone scan results. They told me the cancer came back in my bones and kept me in hospital for a week to try manage my pain. Everyone was in shock and all upset again. The plan so far is for me to have radiotherapy for 5 days to manage the pain then to find out about my treatment plan. It sucks having cancer back again after nearly been cancer free for 4 years.