As you know, I suffer Rheumatoid Arthritis. This disease has controlled significant parts of my life since 1997 and through a lot of awful, forced life changing experiences coping with it, I have decided it is time to do the impossible. Eradicate this awful disease from my body. I have had so many operations, IContinue reading “The ‘Why’ of it all”
Tag Archives: Chondroblastic Osteosarcoma
Oncologist Appointment
September 11th, 2007 I know this is going to be a bad day. Today I brought my Sister and Boyfriend and my good friend with me as support. The Oncologist had a quietness about her I didn’t like. She said things are not good, showed me the scans which I seriously couldn’t decipher good from Continue reading “Oncologist Appointment”
An Email to my Surgeon
August 17th 2007 Hi Gary, Just to let you know, my oncologist has arranged for me to have a C.T. scan early September so you will have the report and everything when I visit you on the 25th September. Also I have been curious – yup “in the middle of the night scary dark thoughts” Continue reading “An Email to my Surgeon”
Recapping July
I have had the most horrific two weeks off my life with Mum being in I.C.U, H.D.U. and only now stable on Ward 6 in the last two days including amputation of her leg. On the last day of my chemo, Mum was in H.D.U, I took my pole with saline and magnesium, and walked Continue reading “Recapping July”
26th June 2007
The last round of chemo was god awful and have suffered a week of ulcers and then digging myself out of that hole and my blood count – hemoglobin is 87 which is close to a transfusion point, has made me very weak, and just doing a simple task, exhausts me, it is as if Continue reading “26th June 2007”
First Cycle of Chemo – Chondroblastic Osteosarcoma
I am in hospital and have almost finished all my chemo (first cycle) and wow, it has been an action packed week. 10am Monday (26th Feb 07) with oncologist, 1.00pm check into ward 25, 3.30 started me on fluids (to protect my kidneys) and then 5.15pm into thee big bad chemo. God, they gave meContinue reading “First Cycle of Chemo – Chondroblastic Osteosarcoma”
The Worst phone call Ever ~ February 22nd 2007
Well I got the bad news on Tuesday having being told I have a cancerous tumour called a Chondroblastic Osteosarcoma and have an appointment with my oncologist on Monday – all very scary now. I will be glad to get some action happen real soon. Just going through all the HR stuff at work andContinue reading “The Worst phone call Ever ~ February 22nd 2007”