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Cancer 222

When I started this blog, my intention was todescribe the process of having cancer, and dying from cancer. It has been ongoing for nearly three years now. I was diagnosed in January 2023 and started chemotherapy in June 2023. Until recently, I have been relatively stable. The chemotherapy worked for a reasonably long period, and […]

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Cancer 216

It is back to the numbers game. I am starting my second line treatment on Tuesday, after the failure of the first line treatment. I was lucky I suppose, the first line treatment lasted two years and three months, which is longer than the average. I am now moving on to Folfox, which basically means […]

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Cancer 215

I sawthe consultant today, well, I saw someone standing in for the consultant. The results were not as bad as I expected them to be. As so often there are positive elements and negative elements. My CT scan showed there was some growth and an MDT meeting agreed that it showed my chemotherapy was not […]

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Cancer 213

It seems my last post disturbed a few people. Tough – try having my disturbance levels! I always said the blogs would reflect my mood and how I feel. I do feel a little better than I did before. When I feel ill I am supposed to ring the Rapid Response LIne available to people […]

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Cancer 204

I am not looking on the bright side at the moment. The last few days have been painful. It is the stoma, or specifically the end of the colon which is sore. It is difficult when you have a sore bit of the body that is constantly being covered by shit. I try to clean […]

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