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Well ended up in hospital, didn’t expect that!

Well ended up in hospital, didn’t expect that!

So started my Chemo / Immunotherapy on 5th October and hit me much harder than I expected.  For the first week I was just feeling bad, numb fingers and toes and just felt like crap, then I started to feel better.

But on the 13th my lips started to swell, I started to get rashes and itch on my elbows and other places, then I started to feel better.

But on Sun 22nd late afternoon I started to feel unwell, an hour later I was shivering with a slight temperature.  Kirsten concerned rang the Oncologist and...

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Great News – Starting Chemo (operation avoided for the timebeing)

Great News – Starting Chemo (operation avoided for the timebeing)

Great news today,  I am going to be able to-do the Chemo / Immunotherapy combination treatment starting on Thursday.

The Surgeon has determined that I have enough time to-do a round of treatment before having to proceed with Surgery.

Although this does not mean that the surgical removal of the larynx is off the cards, it means...

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Some hope today on an alternative

Some hope today on an alternative

  • September 25, 2023
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Ok,  so some maybe good news today.

After several conversations and some positive biopsy results it looks like my Cancer maybe a good candidate to try a combination of Immunotherapy and Chemotherapy to try and reduce the cancer.  There not sure if it will work and it is not a definite route yet but its looking...

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News not great

News not great

  • September 19, 2023
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So to recap, went to the surgeon last Wednesday for a check-up, a Pet Scan on Thursday, Confirm Cancer on Friday, Biopsy on Monday, Head and Neck clinic on Tuesday.

After all this we are now at a point of having a probable path for treatment although there are a few things to iron out before...

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Cancer Update Wednesday 13 September.

Cancer Update Wednesday 13 September.

  • September 13, 2023
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So after a few months away and now making an announcement professionally about where I am at, here is a quick update on where the cancer is at.

As of Wednesday 13-9 it looks like I likely have Cancer again. Thursday they will do a PET scan and then have a Biopsy scheduled for Monday. If...

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Cancer update

Cancer update

Well its been well over three months since my last update and it feels like its been a real busy time with many ups and downs, too many to mention all here and the overall summary ends up in a similar place to where I was when I wrote the last update.

I suppose the big...

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Cancer update 16 weeks

Cancer update 16 weeks

When I wrote my last update things day-to-day were not that great, and were quite shit mainly due to the inability to stop saliva being over generated in my mouth when ever I did any movement like walking upstairs or driving a car. The result was it would just flow uncontrollably out of my mouth....

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9 week update

9 week update

  • September 14, 2022
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It is now 9 weeks since my operation, not much has changed since my last update and all I can say about recovery is its slow.

How I feel

I am feeling ok, I seem to be tired a lot and sleep seems to be excessive or not enough. In my last update I said was confident...

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6 week update

6 week update

It is now 6 weeks since my operation, I am out of hospital and at home. Although recovery is slow things are improving especially in the last week.

How I feel

Overall, I am feeling pretty good, I seem to sleep a lot and even though everyday is not necessarily better than the last overall things are...

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Cancer Update

Cancer Update

Well I came here on 13 July for an operation to remove cancer from my throat and 24 days later I am here hospital writing this update.  It’s been an interesting and dare I say it difficult slog so far as I work to get to the stage where I can reliably go home and...

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