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Cancer 212

It appears that things are changing, and not for the better. I had a scan last week, but I won’t get the results for a while because I am still on my treatment break. I assume I will get them in a couple of weeks when I see the consultant. I am expecting growths in […]

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Cancer 211

It has been a while. It is still a time of rollercoasting. My abdomen is distended, presumably both by hernias and tumours. It feels like a bag of marbles. The tumour by my stoma is immesely painful if touched. I generally cry out like a big soft [fill in own word here] if anyone or […]

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Cancer 210

I’m sorry about the song illusion, but life really is a roller coaster, and with cancer you just have to ride it, ride it. Eight days ago I was accepted on the History MA at Lincoln and felt good. Within two days I was feeling extremely ill and worrying – again – that I was […]

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Cancer 208

So, I spent the night throwing up again the day after my chemo stopped. that is two successive treatments. The question is whether I am starting to respond negatively to the chemo. It looks that way, except I did eat rich food two days running and had the worst (longest) journey to Devon on the […]

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Cancer 207

I have nothing to say, but I am sitting in hospital undergoing chemotherapy getting bored, so I thought I could bore you in turn. This is my 42nd round of chemo. According to Douglas Adams this is the answer to life, the universe and everything, so perhaps I will go home today cured of this […]

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