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Sorry to hear that HE.. hope the blood transfusion works well. I realised I'm very blessed to be able to cope with chemo as well as I do. I think one of the reasons is that I feel an improvement fairly instantly (unlike many people who have no/minimal symptoms prior to chemo and feel like...

well, I kind of got scared off giving updates (and also reading anything related to preventing or healing cancer) by one of our forum members, who was quite abusive in another thread..... and whom I think may have recently returned under another name. But someone asked me to, so I will. But if...

thought I'd give you an update... I had clear scans in March, but in May, there were signs of the cancer coming back... bu*ger! I didnt have any symptoms, but they wanted to start me on chemo again. So, last Friday, I went back to the chemo ward for another blast of poisons. (but not...

OK. its been a while since I updated. The good news is that, both from symptoms and scans, everything is looking great at the moment. I just had scans yesterday which continued to show everything is very stable at the moment. Yippee!!!! I had preventative brain radiation in November/...

Hi, Thanks for asking... all is going well from my side. I had my last chemo a week or so ago. It was the hardest one. The others I'd pretty much sailed through with minimal side effects. I really enjoyed travelling to Europe, and felt like it was a very positive emotional step in my...

Sorry, I'm a bit late giving my update... work has been a bit chaotic in the past few weeks. So, the news is in, and its good news! The tumours have all either reduced to less than half their original size or disappeared completely. Which is a big relief! Still not out of the woods by any...

Just thought I'd give you another quick update... I've finished 2 rounds of chemo now. Continue to feel strong and healthy, and apart from my bald head, you wouldn't know that there was anything wrong with me. And of course, since I'm wearing some very glamorous wigs, no one does know there is...

Just a quick update.. had my first round of chemo this week..(3 sessions over 3 days). Amazing results so far! The coughing and wheezing has already virtually completely stopped, so the chemo seems to be doing its job. I've had some nausea and lightheadedness, but not coughing more than makes...

Bug*ger and s**t are the best words in my experience of the past few weeks!! :D Other profanities probably work equally well!! but these are my favs at present Pen

Hi Winston, I've been using forms of meditation and visualisation, and we are just trying to work on diet now. In terms of the other areas... - hx of respiratory illness? tuberculosis, asthma, bronchiectasis, copd, pneumonia. Was immunised against TB before uni, occassional asthma if I...

Sorry to hear that Amy... hope you are recovering well and also have a good support network around you. I think that really makes a big difference. cheers Pen

I literally just got a copy of the book in the mail from my mother in law... I'm glad to hear your recommendation, cause she's very "out there" in some of the things she believes and I was a bit worried about it.. But I'll have a read of it tomorrow. Pen

Thanks everyone for your positive thoughts.... I didn't need the professionals to give me the rundown.... I'm a compulsive googler, so I knew all the stats, clinical guidelines, evidence based practice etc before I'd even gotten to the oncologist. I prefer to know the worst case scenario...

A few weeks ago, you may remember I was in Beijing and then Thailand. In Beijing, I really struggled with the dust, and was coughing and felt like I had an allergy/ hayfever. It settled down when I went to Thailand, but I was still having coughing fits several times a day, and also waking up...