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the big C word

Everyone has already said it, but keep going, get treated and keep talking to us. X
 
Diakat said:
Everyone has already said it, but keep going, get treated and keep talking to us. X
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haha -- if you knew me in "real world" you would be telling me to be quiet

huge thanks for all the support.
 
Its always awful to hear of anybody being diagnosed with anything c related ... I wish you all the best and am loving your positivity x
 
How are you and have that said much yet?
 
thanks so very much for the support -- it is appreciated so much more than you will ever know !!

right now just awaiting a date for an MRI scan
got told 2 - 3 weeks
has been a week so far
fingers crossed
x
 
Worrying time just waiting... The NICE guidelines of 60(ish) days til an op wlithout needing chemo first is a horrendous waiting game.

My most painful part of my treatment waa having the nuclear injection in the nipple of the breast to be removed the day before the op!! I cried and cried!!

Feel for you...I also had to plan moving the day before my mastectomy so didn't really have much time to think about the Op...
 
Paul - just seen this thread, as everyone has already said wishing you the very best in this 'process' - now knock that little 'c' for six (read that as you will!)
 
I've also been there, 3 and a half years ago now, with a particularly aggressive type of breast cancer. I'm still clear of cancer and here to tell the tale.

Best of luck with the MRI scan.
 
hey All
ok so here goes ..................

given that it is C -- this is the best pssible result.
the MRI showed it to be tiny and contained.

the Consultant now wants to do a Template biopsy which will give a 100% assurance of the size and type and spread of the cancer.
he has put me down for ASAP and made a notation to put me first on the daily list due to the type 1 D ( pleased with that )

he said if that comes back as he expects then it will be an "active watch and wait" recommendation from him
( i can still opt for surgery should I wish )

that is everything up to date.
 
That's sounding very much like positive news, As someone has already said NHS cancer care is top notch (which begs the question why isn't all of the NHS like that?! - but lets not start that discussion!) been there done that and bought the T-shirt with both my parents.
 
himtoo said:
i just want to let all the people that may know me, or like me , or even not like me know..........

I was diagnosed with prostate cancer yesterday.

The doctor said it was tiny and only in 1 side of the prostate.

i was pretty numb yesterday being told, but living with D for 43 years has allowed me to put this in my box of illnesses and I am back in the zone today.

if my name were argentina .......and not himtoo ( or even paul ) i would say don't cry for me
life carries on and I will knock this for a 6 :)
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Hi
I was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2009 and had an operation straight away. The reason I had an operation is that I had a procedure called brachytherapy in which radioactive pellets are planted in a grid in your prostate. This was leading edge stuff at the time, but there were quite a few options even then. Things have moved on quite a lot and there are many and probably better options available now.
After one year the consultant told me I was cured (yes, that's the word he used).
I have recently had a small op for skin cancer as well.
Although it is obviously worrying at the time, I have had quite a few friends who have had various radiotherapy treatments and all have been successful. The main thing is to catch it early and that's obviously what they've done in your case.
Good luck with everything. At least the biopsies can stop now!l
 
himtoo said:
hey All
ok so here goes ..................

given that it is C -- this is the best pssible result.
the MRI showed it to be tiny and contained.

the Consultant now wants to do a Template biopsy which will give a 100% assurance of the size and type and spread of the cancer.
he has put me down for ASAP and made a notation to put me first on the daily list due to the type 1 D ( pleased with that )

he said if that comes back as he expects then it will be an "active watch and wait" recommendation from him
( i can still opt for surgery should I wish )

that is everything up to date.
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Sorry, I hadn't realised you hadn't had a biopsy in my earlier post.
That is absolutely the right thing to do. You will get a score for the cancer which will help in decision making.
I was on watch and wait for a number of years, having successive biopsies until the score was sufficient that we decided to take action. But the decision is always yours.
Good luck with the biopsy.
PS If you want to look it up, it's called a Gleason Score.
 
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Oh no, Himtoo, I'm really sorry to read that news. Yes you have had diabetes for such a long time so illness isn't an unknown quantity. You will come through this I'm sure. Good luck with the scan.
 
@himtoo: Seen it in my family twice - a good outcome both times. :)

Don't feel you always have to be 'up' and positive. There will be down times, times when you worry and feel you've lost control. You have control of your diabetes, have had for over 40 years, but cancer is a different beast.

But, with the help of our wonderful NHS, you can do it. You can tame the beast! *hugs*
 
Gosh .. how did I miss this ... sending you a big man hug and lots of positive thoughts
 
Hi @donnellysdogs
thanks so much for asking !!
nothing new to report -- am on "active surveillance"
next appointment is meant to be mid / end april this year
but consultant admitted back in December they are struggling to meet their target appointment times.

my gleason score was 3+3
( after template biopsy ) :):meh::eek:
 
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