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2 Nov Cancer Update

2 Nov Cancer Update

Well I am just about to start my 3rd week of radiation. So far it has not been too bad I have been able to continue to put on weight (about 5 kilos now) and get around and do a few things.

Since about Wednesday last week I am starting to feel the radiation take hold a bit and every day am feeling a little more pain and more lethargic. At the moment it is not that bad so hopefully it won’t get much worse, but the doctors advise me otherwise.

I did feel extremely good...

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2nd Video update – 24 Oct

2nd Video update – 24 Oct

2nd Video update.

 

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Oct 20 – Radiation starts

Oct 20 – Radiation starts

Sorry for not doing an update over the last few days.The news since my last update has been good.

This of course is obvious after such a great game by the All Blacks against the French. After watching a game that Australia did not deserve to win I am feeling pretty good about a...

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Oct 16 – 1st video blog

Oct 16 – 1st video blog

Video blog today.

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Oct 14 – up & up

Oct 14 – up & up

Things are on the improve over the past few days and feel like I am getting more food into me. I still having a few issues with the stomach but that is also starting to feel a lot better. The doctor is unsure of what is causing the stomach pains after the x-ray I had...

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Oct 11 – Let me eat god damn it

Oct 11 – Let me eat god damn it

Not much to post today except that there has been a continued problem with the stomach which is stopping me from eating much, giving me a sore stomach and other things related to poo that I won’t go into. Anyway upshot is off to hospital tomorrow for some stomach x-rays. My surgeon is...

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Call the ambulance
 – Oct 10

Call the ambulance – Oct 10

Yesterday I was reminded that I still have some way to go as I prompted my first ever emergency call for an Ambulance.

I had had some stomach pains through the day and because of that had not eaten much. Determined to have a good dinner I worked through as much mashed potato, mashed Salmon...

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Oct 9 – the day after

Oct 9 – the day after

Nothing much to report as pretty much all I did yesterday was two things; Sleep and visit the dentist. From the exhausting day before I seemed to just sleep all morning until about 2pm when Alan and Elisa came to visit which was great.

Had a visit to the hospital to see the dentist which is...

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8 Oct – recovery continues

8 Oct – recovery continues

Yesterday I probably pushed it a bit far and was really feeling sore last night and even more so this morning.  What was I doing? Juliet made a visit in the morning which was great, Had breakfast, lunch and dinner, made very quick trip to Harvey Norman and Bunnings (Kirsten drove) to make a decision...

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Oct 6 – Things on the improve

Oct 6 – Things on the improve

Nothing funny in my post today so I thought I should start off with a bad cancer joke

“I’ve just been diagnosed with a tumour. I was horrified at first, but it’s starting to grow on me”

Anyway yesterday after a rocky start was a good day. Managed to eat some mashed potato, got a lot...

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