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Glad to hear you're enjoying life and managing to get out and about doing all manner of exciting things thanks to an excellent group of guys you worked with.
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Absolutely brilliant mate, although I did get a bit confused between Chemo cycles and Velodrome cycles 
DT_Xtremez_42: In this age of cynicism and supposed selfishness, people are still generally decent, generous and warm hearted and willing to go that extra yard to help someone going through the mill.
DT_Xtremez_42: In this age of cynicism and supposed selfishness, people are still generally decent, generous and warm hearted and willing to go that extra yard to help someone going through the mill.mick-a-nick
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Nice things happen - Keep the spirit up Specialized - Good luck
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Finished my six months of chemotherapy a few weeks ago and saw my oncologist today for the results of my latest CT scan. Good news, tumors are still shrinking (apart from the one in my liver but I was expecting that). The plan now is to give my body a 3 month break from chemotherapy and I will get back on it when I start to feel ill again/loose weight or she wants to me to start it again. My weight is now back up to 81kg (due to me coming of steroids) which is almost at pre diagnosis levels.
Work and the med centre are still very supportive and they (powers that be at camp) have even put my mother in law up in a quarter down here while she waits for her new build house she bought close to us to be completed in a few weeks. This has made a massive difference to us (my wife especially) with regards to support and we can't thank them enough to be honest.
Work and the med centre are still very supportive and they (powers that be at camp) have even put my mother in law up in a quarter down here while she waits for her new build house she bought close to us to be completed in a few weeks. This has made a massive difference to us (my wife especially) with regards to support and we can't thank them enough to be honest.
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Ah the Brize Bop and baby paras. I once saw a police german shepard limping out of there in 1992. It was flung in to sort out a difference of opinion between the paras and a handful of marines.
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Glad to hear things are going as well as they can. Keep fighting fella.
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Keep going mate we are all there for you.
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Hi Specialized..........glad to see your still about,ive just been reading your thread after about 6 months off the forum.
Just bimbiled my way through my second bout of the big C (hodgkins lymphoma) and didnt feel much talking to these cold hearted barstewards on here.
Luckily i was diagnosed stage 1 (again) and after chemo and radio am back in remission again.
Am now running out of glands to chop and have been told next time i will probably be fcuked...........also after 2 bouts of chemo and radio i am about 10 times more likely to get another form of cancer than your average bear.
Still feel pretty lucky though as even 50 years ago i would have been in a box by now.
Keep soldiering on.............my heart goes out to you fella.
Regards 252
Just bimbiled my way through my second bout of the big C (hodgkins lymphoma) and didnt feel much talking to these cold hearted barstewards on here.
Luckily i was diagnosed stage 1 (again) and after chemo and radio am back in remission again.
Am now running out of glands to chop and have been told next time i will probably be fcuked...........also after 2 bouts of chemo and radio i am about 10 times more likely to get another form of cancer than your average bear.
Still feel pretty lucky though as even 50 years ago i would have been in a box by now.
Keep soldiering on.............my heart goes out to you fella.
Regards 252
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Cheers for the support guys and 252, good luck for the future.
I managed to escape most of the side effects from my 1st 6 months of chemotherapy but I have been left with Peripheral Neuropathy which is a dying off of the nerves in my hands and feet. It feels like I have constant chillblanes and now drop everything I pick up due to my hands being numb, writing is a pain in the arse and my embroidery skills have now tumbled. My feet are also numb which makes walking without appearing drunk a challenge.
I have constant pain in my liver now due it being enlarged from the tumor in it. Strangely this causes pain in my right shoulder known as "refered pain" down to the liver pressing on my diaphragm and that pressing on my shoulder blade nerves. I can control it at the moment with the use of some pretty handy painlkillers
My taste buds have been totally screwed up and I have a constant metalic or overwhelming sweet taste in my mouth. Most food tastes completely different from what it should be with the only exceptions being, pineapple, chocolate buttons, drinking chocolate and some cheeses. This is the most frustrating of the side effects but they may improve in the future.
I asked the Oncologist what would get me in the end, liver, colon or peritoneum tumors. She said that it would be because I stop eating due to the body not wanting food any more due to my liver being unable to deal with it or I could pick up an infection easily enough and go that way.
All in all the 1st 6 months of chemotherapy went well and I am expected to last longer than January - April 2012 that I was given when I was diagnosed in April this year.
cheers
Ricky
I managed to escape most of the side effects from my 1st 6 months of chemotherapy but I have been left with Peripheral Neuropathy which is a dying off of the nerves in my hands and feet. It feels like I have constant chillblanes and now drop everything I pick up due to my hands being numb, writing is a pain in the arse and my embroidery skills have now tumbled. My feet are also numb which makes walking without appearing drunk a challenge.
I have constant pain in my liver now due it being enlarged from the tumor in it. Strangely this causes pain in my right shoulder known as "refered pain" down to the liver pressing on my diaphragm and that pressing on my shoulder blade nerves. I can control it at the moment with the use of some pretty handy painlkillers
My taste buds have been totally screwed up and I have a constant metalic or overwhelming sweet taste in my mouth. Most food tastes completely different from what it should be with the only exceptions being, pineapple, chocolate buttons, drinking chocolate and some cheeses. This is the most frustrating of the side effects but they may improve in the future.
I asked the Oncologist what would get me in the end, liver, colon or peritoneum tumors. She said that it would be because I stop eating due to the body not wanting food any more due to my liver being unable to deal with it or I could pick up an infection easily enough and go that way.
All in all the 1st 6 months of chemotherapy went well and I am expected to last longer than January - April 2012 that I was given when I was diagnosed in April this year.
cheers
Ricky
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Went into work to see the guys today and was told that 11 aircrew/groundcrew from camp had done a sponsored cycle to Paris a few months ago, had raised around £1300 and it was to be split between myself and someone else on camp with health issues. Next thing i'm handed a chunky envelope stuffed full of cash to do whatever I like with. Thanks guys, i'm going to give it to the hospice I intend to go into at the end of my time. The best thing was the guy I sold my bike to did the ride so my bike made it to Paris even though I never could have ridden it there.
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grumpyoldb
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Hi RickyIt's great to see how you're handling this horrible situation and I'm pleased that Odiham and your buddies are standing by you and helping out so much.I hope you get to tick off your 'bucket list' as much as possible and you have some quality time with your family. Big Man-hugs and best wishes to you, 252 and all other poor victims of this horrible disease.RgdsTim L
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Update on the cancer
Update on the cancer
Update on the cancer. Went to see the oncologist last Tuesday after the pain in my liver got a bit much. She put me on stronger morphine based painkillers and explained to Claire and I that this was most likely the start of me "not going to get any better". I have a CT scan on the 3rd Jan and probably more chemo however she thinks it might not even shrink the tumors or work at all as we've had had their best guess already. This could take months for me to wind down so there is no panic. She did arrange a familiarisation visit to the Hospice there and then which looked ok and a peacefull place to go to when I need it.
Claire, her mum and me told the kids today when they finished school, not the happiest occasion of my life but we pulled ourselves together and put the christmas tree up, decorated it and came up with ideas for things to do tomake our remaining time special. Massively looking forward to christmas now and I hope you all have a good one.
Update on the cancer
Update on the cancer. Went to see the oncologist last Tuesday after the pain in my liver got a bit much. She put me on stronger morphine based painkillers and explained to Claire and I that this was most likely the start of me "not going to get any better". I have a CT scan on the 3rd Jan and probably more chemo however she thinks it might not even shrink the tumors or work at all as we've had had their best guess already. This could take months for me to wind down so there is no panic. She did arrange a familiarisation visit to the Hospice there and then which looked ok and a peacefull place to go to when I need it.
Claire, her mum and me told the kids today when they finished school, not the happiest occasion of my life but we pulled ourselves together and put the christmas tree up, decorated it and came up with ideas for things to do tomake our remaining time special. Massively looking forward to christmas now and I hope you all have a good one.
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gemarriott
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Thanks for thinking of us mate, your courage is helping me to cope with my mother-in-law;s illness, she is slipping away with stomach cancer which spread to her liver. My wife is determined to give her a good last Christmas. Your posts give us both a lift and god willing you'll still beat this.
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