As this is my first Blog I hope you will bear with me. Life at the moment is pretty rough with all that is going on. My hubby has been battling cancer for quite a while now and it does get you down. He had his first op in 1992 although I wasn't told he had cancer of the bowel (they didn't have to tell me then). He had his second op in 2005 again for bowel cancer. He was offered chemo after the op but the chances of it being benefical were 1in20 so he refused. I know a lot of people will find it hard to understand why he refused treatment but he had been so ill before the op and was just beginning to feel more like his old self that he didn't want a treatment that was going to make him ill again plus the odds were pretty low in his favour.
Twelve months after the op he was booked in for a scan as is the norm. This showed that the cancer had gone to his left lung. He had an op to remove it last December and in January we went to see the oncologist who was very abrupt with him and basically talked him out of having chemo much to my disgust. He was promised three monthly scans which he accepted.
Anyway the scans revealed that the cancer had travelled to his right lung. It is still classed as bowel cancer because rather than lung cancers these are cells that have resulted from his original bowel op. He was then offered six lots of chemo over twelve weeks which he has had.
He had a scan last Monday and if the chemo hasn't helped he will hopefully be offered a stronger dose. We are going for the results tomorrow so will let you know how we get on. Hope this hasn't bored you to much but it does help to get it off my chest!!

An Iffy Sort Of Day Posted 21-11-07 at 19:50 by bernie Today has been one of those iffy kind of days really. We had a phone call of hubbies brother to ask how we got on. Then came the call I was dreading it was his sister in Australia, they are very close only eighteen months between them so her calls are always upsetting these days. She was gutted that he needs more chemo but so is life. On a more positive note we had the ladies from occupational therapy at the house today. We have been very fortunate in the help we have been given from this... Continue reading... bernie Hooked on Burnley Web!

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Results Day Posted 20-11-07 at 14:38 by bernie We have been to the hospital for the results and as we were both expecting the chemo hasn't worked. They were hoping it might shrink the cancer cells but the scan shows it hasn't. They can't operate on this lung as rather than a mass of cancer this is cells dotted about. Hubby now has to have some stronger chemo starting next Tuesday. The plan is to give him six doses over twelve weeks providing his blood count doesn't drop to low. If that happens the treatment is delayed for a week to give... Continue reading... bernie Hooked on Burnley Web!

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Not A Very Good Start Posted 19-11-07 at 18:56 by bernie Well don't know what went wrong but I did a blog entry earlier and can't get it onto the site Knowing me I have pressed the wrong button somewhere. Anyway we will have to wait and see if you ever get to read it. It basically told you the history of my hubbies battle with cancer, which I won't go into again for chance I manage to get the original entry onto the site. Suffice to say that tomorrow is results day letting us know if the chemo has worked or if he needs any more. I will leave... Continue reading... bernie Hooked on Burnley Web!

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