Tag: cancer
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Full steam ahead
I know some people don’t believe or like to be told ‘things happen for a reason’. I’m not one of those people. I firmly believe that everything does happen for a reason, and the choices we make lead us somewhere for some particular purpose. Whether the purpose is to learn not to make that choice…
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F*ck Cancer
6 months ago I was diagnosed with womb cancer. 3 months ago I found out the dosage of progesterone I was currently taking wasn’t having enough of an effect and the oncologists thought if it was doubled I’d have much better progress in treating the cancer. Last month it was confirmed by my doctor and…
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Who knew I could ever be so tired?
It’s no secret I like my sleep. Ever since I was younger I’ve been quite happy to sleep the day away, even on Christmas! One year my best friend had to wake me up at noon on Christmas because I was still in bed! 🙂 As a girl who’s bestie literally is her bed quite…
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7 Weeks Update – Results and Next Steps
Back in May, when I had been on the meds for 7 weeks I had my last biopsy to see where I was. When we saw our consultant 3 weeks later he was still waiting for the Bath cancer board to discuss my case and he didn’t have a lot to tell us other…
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Hormonal
The hormones I’m taking to hopefully get rid of my cancer have a lot of side effects. Mostly I’m exhausted. All. The. Time. This isn’t new to me after fighting iron deficiency last year so I can cope. It makes my depression worse. I’ve had worst days so, again, I can cope. It makes me…
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7 weeks
Tuesday I go in for my second hysteroscopy this year and I will have been on Provera to treat my womb cancer for 7 weeks. The last 7 weeks have gone by pretty quickly but dealing with the moodiness and feeling crap has gotten old! The depression isn’t as bad as I worried it would…
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The C Word
Cancer. I have cancer. There, it’s out there. Before I get into it, I AM OKAY. It is NOT life threatening or fast spreading. It’s just a tiny bit of cancer. No biggie.
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Cancer Shmancer
On Father’s Day I participated in my local Race for Life to support Cancer Research UK. It was in Bath and I had decided months ago, when the registrations opened I would do it and I had plenty of time to train for it, even though it’s only a 5K, to give me a chance…