Living alone with Cancer and Depression

[Jennifer66]

Hi @Richard56 

Gosh, I’m so sorry with your skin  Cancers  and melanoma, hope they are all managed quickly and your treatments all go along well 

I had a lovely Christmas, I was home from hospital earlier than anticipated and although I’m not to do anything for eight weeks, I am going really well and feel great. We have a district nurse twice a week, although we don’t think we need her it was a direction from hospital and stoma nurse as I was home from hospital earlier than anticipated. I see my nurse again on 9th January and will ask if we can cancel. 
2025 should be a great year, I get my report early February, I’ve been through the major 

  surgery and  a six month recovery required and cancer free, although still to see report 

I do wish you a good treatment plan and stay strong 

kindest thoughts with you 

jennifer xx

[Cindi54]

Hi @Jennifer66 ,

I'm so glad that you're progressing so well. that's such great news!

Sounds like you're going to just keep getting  better & better, good on you 😃

I've finally started to get my strength back, yesterday I had a negative read on my covid RAT test finally, so I'm so happy , I went for a long walk yesterday for the first time in ages, and can't wait to keep doing this and then get back into my gym.

I see my Oncologist tomorrow so that's going to be a big day, to find out results of my CT scan I had a little while back, to see if they can detect any cancer ( I think) ? as it was so quick, I thought it'd be longer, but only lasted about 5 minutes.

Oh well, I'll find out what's happening tomorrow.

Beautiful sunny  weather here in Sydney, so I'll be venturing out again ( with a hat on) to get plenty of exercise again, so good to not be coughing any more and have some energy.

Hope you also keep going well & have a happy HEALTHY 2025 😘

Cindi xo

[Jennifer66]

Hi @Cindi54 

so glad your finally covid free and are feeling much better. Will be good to get CT results and hopefully they are good results the ones you need. 
Don’t put pressure on yourself to get back to the things you love, it will happen naturally your body will let you know. 
And thank you so much for your kind thoughts with my recovery.

its a long road for me, I’ve been told a good six months, I’m four weeks down with four to go of doing absolutely nothing, the last few days I have done a few little things but I have a husband who strictly watches. I had my final injecting myself  today with DVT medicine so a win. 
I’m doing really well and although not walking to far all going so well

take care and good luck with results 

Jennifer xx

[Cindi54]

Hi @Jennifer66 ,

That's great that you're progressing so well, lets hope 2025's going to be a better year for us all.

I was happy to see my Onc yesterday with good ct scan results, no sign of cancer, so can get the port in my chest finally removed,  that'll be good, and soon a cystoscopy to check out bladder.

I'll be having ct scans every 3 months this year at least, so hoping all goes well.

I know I have to take it easy about exercise but really looking forward to start slowly getting back into it all, although I'm very tired most of the time. Hoping that improves.

So glad you're getting better & better, and I like the sound of your husband, he sounds wonderful and very caring.

Stay strong,

Cindi xx

[Jennifer66]

Hi @Cindi54 

That is great your CT results and no cancer, and no  more chemo, cystoscopy although one or two nights in hospital a pain free surgery procedure. 
sounds like your in for a good year. The tiredness hopefully from chemo and your dose of covid, take it slowly for a good recovery 

my husband is wonderful as he is doing absolutely everything, which is also a little hard on me watching him do so much, we were told it would be like this for eight weeks then I can slowly start to do things but still very careful about lifting anything. We had our district nurse today, she checks all my wounds are healing ok, I still have lots of stitches, I see my stoma nurse next week and if they haven’t all gone she will possibly remove them as it will be five weeks since surgery.  We will also ask if we  can cancel district nurse as we feel we don’t need her.

i think you can be optimistic that you are going to have a great year and I know I will too, although I haven’t got my final report from my surgery until 4th February, I do know all  the cancer was taken out.

looking into a great 2025

jennifer 😘😘 

[Cindi54]

Hi @Richard56 

How are you? what's happened with your skin cancers and full body scan?

Haven't heard from you for a while?

Hope you're ok, hugs from Cindi xx

[Richard56]

Hi Cindi,

Great to hear from you, hope Xmas was good for you and family.

I'm ok thanks, I'm just waiting to see the plastic  surgeon specialising in skin cancer on February 14 to arrange body scan and a surgery date.

Feb 3rd, bladder look n see in hospital, 🤞hopefully nothing more has appeared, my bladder is still sore from the immunotherapy treatment that finished on December 16th, oncologist says depending on feb 3rd my treatment will resume late Feb. 

Immunotherapy side effects have just about gone now, and I feel quite normal 🙂, walking 4-5km a day and lifting light weights in workouts too, I'm feeling good.

How are you going ?

xx

[Cindi54]

Hi @Richard56 ,

I'm glad you're ok, I'm ok just tired most of the time. I had my port removed in hospital on Thursday, so happy about that. Next week I have my bladder checked out in hospital, so fingers crossed that's all clear.

You're amazing walking that far now and weights too, good on you.

It's really quite cold & windy here in Sydney, but I'm going to also get out for a walk soon, unless the rain starts again.

Can't get rid of my tiredness, it's really strange. Perhaps it's just my body needing time to heal.

Good luck with your bladder cystoscopy,  really hope it's all clear.

Talk soon

xx

[Richard56]

Hi Cindi,

I'll be thinking about you and hoping your cystoscopy will be all clear 🤞, please let me know.

I was the same with the tiredness and I think you're right about the body needing time to heal.

I've been hydrating to the max, slow deep breathing exercises and really pushing myself to the extreme with the fitness every day,  it's working for me and I'm determined to become super fit for the next round of immunotherapy. 

Stay strong and positive 💪🙂

Take care 

xx

[Richard56]

Hi Jennifer, 

Just thought I would check in with you to see how you're going ?, and hope your Xmas was good too.

I'm so glad that your husband is there for you every step of the way, you must be so proud of him just to step in and do what needs to be done, thats real Love ❤.

I'm the same as you, just waiting till the 3rd Feb to see if there is anything inside growing, I'm a little worried as my bladder has pain from time to time every day...it's probably because its still healing from the immunotherapy and I'm exercising.

I have my appointment with the skin cancer surgeon tomorrow,  it's been brought forward from mid February thank goodness, just another thing on my plate I want fixed and done asap, I just looking forward to a time when my body doesn't need fixing, although it is getting older now, with high kms.

I'm keeping fit , working out nearly each day and really pushing myself to the limit, walking, lifting light weights etc etc, all this makes a huge difference to my general well being and mental health so I can stay strong and positive.

Let me know how you're going, I hope you're ok too.

Wishing you a great year this 2025.

Take good care xx