06-11-2008, 08:58 AM
Thanks Mr Duck & Ray
I travel back to Hopelands each month to pick up the chronic medication and the counter is in the room where I had my treatment. My heart always goes out to the folk I see hooked up to the drips. Some look so very ill and I heard one lady talking about her cancer to another and saying her illness was terminal. I came away feeling very heavy hearted, not for myself but for those who have exhausted all that is available to help them and now face the terminal stage of the disease.
It's back to the surgeon for me tomorrow....I think he wants to check his work. Feeling is slowly returning to my under arm where the lymph nodes were removed and the area does swell from time to time but I think that is the body trying to compensate to get rid of toxins in the system. Lymphodema (spl?) is a real risk I now face but with care I should be OK.
My mum cannot wait to see me again and despite everything I tell her I think she is convinced I am dying so the sooner she see's I'm not.....the better :good:
Anyone know how Jen is doing?
I travel back to Hopelands each month to pick up the chronic medication and the counter is in the room where I had my treatment. My heart always goes out to the folk I see hooked up to the drips. Some look so very ill and I heard one lady talking about her cancer to another and saying her illness was terminal. I came away feeling very heavy hearted, not for myself but for those who have exhausted all that is available to help them and now face the terminal stage of the disease.
It's back to the surgeon for me tomorrow....I think he wants to check his work. Feeling is slowly returning to my under arm where the lymph nodes were removed and the area does swell from time to time but I think that is the body trying to compensate to get rid of toxins in the system. Lymphodema (spl?) is a real risk I now face but with care I should be OK.
My mum cannot wait to see me again and despite everything I tell her I think she is convinced I am dying so the sooner she see's I'm not.....the better :good:
Anyone know how Jen is doing?