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This post was rather short, but it was about the feeling that I got when i finally got to go home after being in hospital for three days because of the reaction I had to the chemo. man it always feels good to be home http://www.thecancerstory.com/2011/11/part-19-home-is-where-heart-is.html

Bad news. My partner had a scan last Friday and the result is not good. His second tumour in the front left temporal lobe has grown from 2x2cm in early June to 2.?? x 4.6 x 4.1 cm even though the original tumour site looks good... a bit of a mixed bag.

Any info would be great My Bestfriend started her chemolast monday and I visited her on Friday and to my horror she looked terrible, I could not believe the change in a week... but I did not show my emotions but she sure did show hers.... I did not know what to do or say as she cried in my arms.........

I am new to this, but am hoping sharing my story will help me through this a little bit...

My partner just had an MRI scan this morning. He's been feeling very tired this week. I hope it's from our 5-days trip to Tassie last weekend which he did quite well for the first 4 days and not from the tumours' growth. He didn't have his usual nap during the day while we were in Hobart and now he's probably paying for it. We have an appointment with his oncologist on Monday morning to see whether Avastin does the job. I don't expect a miracle but a bit of breathing space would be nice.

I am almost one week into my treatment. I was so nervous beforehand but now am feeling much more relaxed about the process. I have had a picc line inserted through a vein into my upper arm and wear a chemo bottle around my neck. The site of the tube entry is still very tender but each day sees improvement. I'm still getting tangled up with tubes and sleeves and buttons when I change clothes....does any one have some handy hints for this and also showering...which seems to take forever!