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Well, my #chemo and #cancer sparring partners have the upper hand. My chemo is paused for a week and then the next cycle (and hopefully last cycle) will commence on 14th March. That will be 9 months of chemo I’ll have endured by the end of it. Assuming that is the end. I’ll have to…
Cancer is a terrible disease, not something you would wish on your own worst enemy. But it does have side effects, or the cure has, chemotherapy in my case, that have proved quite useful. Those of you who are little squeamish, should look away now. In reality, my cure for the Lymphoma, is so all…
I’ve never had a problem with nerves. Never worried about anything. To me, life is too short to spend time worrying. But what I do have, I’m told, is a problem with the nerves in my left leg. Does that mean my leg is of a nervous disposition. Don’t watch a horror movie or your…
As I’ve already mentioned in a previous post, my Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma has got to the stage where my bones are quite brittle due to the chemo. That being the case, pain is an ever-present sidekick to this cancer journey I’m on, and, in answer to your obvious question, yes, the pain does make me shout…
Ever wondered about air and what you would do if you couldn’t catch your breath? Panic I suppose. It crossed my mind, big time, during the Covid-19 Pandemic, and more so when I started to feel extremely breathless around December 2021. I could breathe, but only seemed to be able to walk a few steps…
MRI – Magnetic Resonance Imaging When my Oncologist told me I needed an MRI scan to ascertain the reason I’m in so much pain, I immediately thought of a super-fast high-tech machine which runs the patient in and out of its gaping maw in seconds, while quietly taking images of the workings of the inner…
There is little to be cheerful for if you’re in some pain on a regular basis, and you don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone. In my case, I don’t appreciate what I’ve got until it goes wrong. As you may know, dear reader, I have cancer. It’s treatable and is being treated, so…
Pain is not a pleasant thing to endure, especially when you know full well you have a drug that can relieve that pain. But when the side effects of the drug that can relieve the pain can be equally devastating if not understood, most people will try and mitigate the ensuing potential for addiction. For…
Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma Cancer Me being me, it had to be I develop a rare cancer. Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma develops slowly and affects mostly older adults, yes dear reader, I admit it, I’m old, but still feel like a twenty-something in my head so that will have to suffice. In lymphoma, white blood cells grow out of…
It’s official. In my old age I must avoid certain physical exertions. Seems I’m too soft for sex and heavy lifting is an absolute no-no! “Too soft for sex?” I hear you say. Yes, too soft… no, not soft like that! Dem bones are a little brittle. Okay, dear reader, I admit it, I’m a…
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