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 😘😘