I hope you have good news for your next post. ... View more

We can truly say that all's well that ends well . ... View more

I'm sure some people who have or have had cancer don't think the side effects are better than dying as some have actually suicided because of it . Luckily most eventually learn to live with what cancer has done to them .It's not easy but we somehow learn to accept the changes . I feel for you . You made a good point when you say how some of what you suffer is difficult for others even without cancer.We want to look and feel normal but some who already have that only want to look better for vanity's sake . It's good that you are coping with the great support you have . It's also true that time does help . We may never be able to say we are happy with some aspects but we may be able to say that we are happy despite it . All the best . ... View more

It sounds like things are good for you now . I am getting used to putting a glue on and then brushing on a powder for my missing half eye brow but it's still a pain . I use the lighter colour of the two in my kit and lighten it more with face powder . ... View more

I would feel the same as you ,Kim . I hope he does that other scan and gets it all sorted out and fixed .It's good that you're off the Lyrica . I still take it twice a day ,150mg and 75mg . I will take your advice and ask for reports before I see the doctor next time . That will be in 12 months time unless something bad crops up . Keep us updated with your progress. ... View more

A couple of months after I was diagnosed with cancer ,a couple of years ago , we decided to tell my family . Soon there were phone calls from some but my husband said it would drive us crazy so sent emails to say we'd keep them updated . After treatment we stopped the emails . I think this is partly why some never made contact and why some rang less often . I never did hear from some siblings at all and some only once . One rang me 2 years later for the first time . One of my sisters (I have 9 sistera) told me recently that they don't know what to say . One of my brothers(I have 2) only spoke of it once when I rang him for another reason. I would have treated them far better but eventually accepted the way they were and don't care much now . I must add that 4 of my sisters and I are in regular contact so I can talk about cancer if I choose . If the situation was reversed I would ask them how they were going from time to time and can't see that talking to a sibling should be difficult .Still I just accept that we are all a bit different . It's not worth stressing over now. If I have a recurrence or more likely ,it metastesises I will only tell those who seem to be interested . I don't need them but can happily say I do still love them all . ... View more

I understand your anxiety ,Dawn . I hope your dad will be ok during the visit . ... View more

It seems to me that a lot of young people and a lot of old people get cancer . Once you have cancer and start looking online for support groups it opens up a whole world that you did not realise was as big as that . As I've grown older I seem to hear of more people who have cancer or who know others with cancer but that is true of other illnesses too. ... View more

I hope you will continue to fight with all your courage . Dan will be ok .Just remember to tell him how you feel about his support .I imagine without him it would be so much more difficult for you . I have never had chemo but hear it can be a horrible experience but I suppose you have to keep telling yourself it is not forever . I continue to keep you in my thoughts . Those tests and appointments take up a big part of your time but hoprfully not always . When does your chemo finish? ... View more

I get" what you are saying . I too have mt many others with the same cancer as me and see from blogs and photos that they had gone through so much more than me . I know these people online in another site but am going to meet one in person soon. On the other hand it was terifying for me at first . ... View more