Living with cancer (and madwullie memorial thread)

[stevieKTID]

On 18/08/2022 at 09:19, Richey Edwards said:

My uncle died at ten past 7 this morning.

Sorry for your loss Richey, condolences to you and your family.

[scottsdad]

42 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said:

Glaucoma confirmed (local hospital referred me on to Altnagelvin's specialist), but they're happy with the eye pressure, (which has dropped slightly from my last examination). I've to continue taking the eye drops and they'll see me in 9 months.

I've now developed a nasty pain in my left buttock...

I think you're using the eye drops wrong.

[Jacksgranda]

3 minutes ago, scottsdad said:

I think you're using the eye drops wrong.

I'm just falling to bits - chest, prostate, eyes, bum cheek...

[scottsdad]

2 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said:

I'm just falling to bits - chest, prostate, eyes, bum cheek...

A senior citizen version of head, shoulders, knees and toes.

[mathematics]

48 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said:

Glaucoma confirmed (local hospital referred me on to Altnagelvin's specialist), but they're happy with the eye pressure, (which has dropped slightly from my last examination). I've to continue taking the eye drops and they'll see me in 9 months.

I've now developed a nasty pain in my left buttock...

The eye drops gave my dad recurrent conjunctivitis. Out of the frying pan…

[Jacksgranda]

3 minutes ago, mathematics said:

The eye drops gave my dad recurrent conjunctivitis. Out of the frying pan…

No problems so far, on them about 6 months. Anyway, I shouldn't really have posted this in the cancer thread, I thought I had actually posted the glaucoma details in the Things You Want To Share thread.

[Wile E Coyote]

9 hours ago, Jacksgranda said:

Glaucoma confirmed (local hospital referred me on to Altnagelvin's specialist), but they're happy with the eye pressure, (which has dropped slightly from my last examination). I've to continue taking the eye drops and they'll see me in 9 months.

I've now developed a nasty pain in my left buttock...

I use Viagra eye drops. They make me look hard

[Sergeant Wilson]

9 hours ago, Jacksgranda said:

I'm just falling to bits - chest, prostate, eyes, bum cheek...

 

 

 

 

[Flybhoy]

13 hours ago, Jacksgranda said:

I'm just falling to bits - chest, prostate, eyes, bum cheek...

I hope you aren't putting eye drops up your chorus and verse. 

[Jacksgranda]

9 hours ago, Flybhoy said:

I hope you aren't putting eye drops up your chorus and verse. 

I sometimes have to think where each particular medication is for. My wife is lucky, she just has to swallow hers. I've stuff that goes up my nose, into my eyes, onto my skin and down my throat.

[Jambomo]

22 hours ago, Jacksgranda said:

No problems so far, on them about 6 months. Anyway, I shouldn't really have posted this in the cancer thread, I thought I had actually posted the glaucoma details in the Things You Want To Share thread.

Are you sure those eye drops are helping??

[Flybhoy]

1 hour ago, Jacksgranda said:

My wife is lucky, she just has to swallow hers. I've stuff that goes up my nose, into my eyes, onto my skin and down my throat.

 

[Raidernation]

I have an appointment with a neurologist later this month to determine the cause of my inconsistent but increasingly prevalent tremor.
Possibilities:
1. I’ve always had a bit of a tremor(runs in my family) was diagnosed years ago in Scotland as “non-specific tremor”
2. A result of the years of alcoholism. Was always a symptom of withdrawal, often so extreme I couldn’t hold a glass/cup more tha 1/3 full.
3. Parkinson’s/Alzheimer’s/MS or stroke damage.

I’m a wee bit concerned.

[Jacksgranda]

4 hours ago, Raidernation said:

I have an appointment with a neurologist later this month to determine the cause of my inconsistent but increasingly prevalent tremor.
Possibilities:
1. I’ve always had a bit of a tremor(runs in my family) was diagnosed years ago in Scotland as “non-specific tremor”
2. A result of the years of alcoholism. Was always a symptom of withdrawal, often so extreme I couldn’t hold a glass/cup more tha 1/3 full.
3. Parkinson’s/Alzheimer’s/MS or stroke damage.

I’m a wee bit concerned.

All the best, Rn, a day at a time and all that.

When you say "later this month", do you mean September, rather than tomorrow?

[Richey Edwards]

It was my uncle's funeral today.

It was a very nice service. A lot of people I had not seen in years were there. There were a lot of stories about him because he was a bit of a joker and windup merchant.

He was a good man though, I'll miss him. He used to carry me about on his shoulders when I was a child. Today I carried him on my shoulders for the last few steps of his final journey.

Cancer is a terrible disease. If you notice anything unusual, get it checked out. Don't leave it. My uncle might still have been doing his gardening and having a few cans if he hadn't ignored a lump in his chest.

[scottsdad]

22 hours ago, Richey Edwards said:

Cancer is a terrible disease. If you notice anything unusual, get it checked out. Don't leave it. My uncle might still have been doing his gardening and having a few cans if he hadn't ignored a lump in his chest.

Cannot emphasise this enough.

My uncle was complaining of shortness of breath months before his diagnosis, by which time it was too late to do anything. He knew there was something wrong and ignored it. 

[welshbairn]

2 minutes ago, scottsdad said:

Cannot emphasise this enough.

My uncle was complaining of shortness of breath months before his diagnosis, by which time it was too late to do anything. He knew there was something wrong and ignored it. 

I was needing to piss more often at night and it was just dribbling out, thought it was just me getting old and didn't fancy getting fingered by a doctor when it was probably nothing. When I finally bit the bullet the tumour was huge, the poor doctor was like WTF have you got up there. Was still treatable thankfully, if not totally curable. Doing good, no symptoms or relapse for 2 1/2 years. 

[johnnydun]

On 30/08/2022 at 03:37, Raidernation said:

I have an appointment with a neurologist later this month to determine the cause of my inconsistent but increasingly prevalent tremor.
Possibilities:
1. I’ve always had a bit of a tremor(runs in my family) was diagnosed years ago in Scotland as “non-specific tremor”
2. A result of the years of alcoholism. Was always a symptom of withdrawal, often so extreme I couldn’t hold a glass/cup more tha 1/3 full.
3. Parkinson’s/Alzheimer’s/MS or stroke damage.

I’m a wee bit concerned.

How did you get on with this if you don't mind me asking? 1 & 2 are also what I had/have.

[RH33]

3 hours ago, johnnydun said:

How did you get on with this if you don't mind me asking? 1 & 2 are also what I had/have.

My dad has similar, in his case it's called a resting tremor. 

[Thistle_do_nicely]

Fiancee has been in a&e with pleural effusions. Never heard of them before this, mum has and talked to me about pleurosis and realistically to brace myself - which im not remotely judging her for, mrs has lost 3kg+ inlast two weeks, isnt eating, getting worse.

If im reading it right (arguably a bad idea, im no doctor) if its not malignant its treatable, if its malignant we're in paliative care territory. Edit: she was in aen last week and they let her out. Symptoms didnt improve, back in aande. Im bricking it, not enough lung fluid to drain last time. There is now, if theres cancer cells in the lungs i think im right theres no treatment options left.

Either way chemo isnt seeming to have much impact. Im absolutely gutted, and bracing for the worst tbh, for all the good that does.

Edit: my mum said marie curie are AMAZING. she phoned them greeting and they were so good at dealing in being matter of fact, brought up a tonne of support thats available to us.

Edited September 9, 2022 by Thistle_do_nicely