Michael Booth 7,364 Posted August 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2015 Ok, Lizzie. I'll go back to the flares and start singing a lot lower. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BilboroughShirley 1,120 Posted August 2, 2015 Report Share Posted August 2, 2015 Glad to hear the chemotherapy went well. I guess now you will remodel the jeans into shorts to wear on all the hot summer days we are likely to get! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted August 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 Hot summer days, can anyone remember them..lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,109 Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 Well we had one yesterday, it burned my head. LOL 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted August 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 A couple of weeks ago my wife had an appointment at the hospital for an MRI scan. These are important because you get a measure of how your treatment is going. However, there was a problem with the scanner and we had to come home as the appointment was cancelled. My wife was really upset for a few days but put it behind her and got back to being her positive self. I never mentioned it on here because I didn't want to bore you with any doom and gloom. On Tuesday my eldest daughter took my wife to the hospital for a consultation with Dr. Chan. She has found it difficult since she started on the last four, which are different to the first four, of her eight chemo sessions. Since taking some different medication she was filling up with water and was forever exhausted. He told her that she's to reduce her steroids by half, and other things, and she'd see an improvement. She had a blood test and an examination that showed her cancer was still reducing. Dr Chan told my wife that he was pleased with the way she was coping with her treatment. She was really happy with the way things had gone at the hospital with Dr Chan and when she got home she sat and played with my granddaughter. She sang Nellie the Elephant, doing all the actions, and other songs as I made the tea and sandwiches. I'll be taking her for her next chemo and there should only be one more session after that. Hopefully, things have gone well and she'll take the next step in her treatment. It's a pity about the cancelled MRI scan but Dr Chan and his team are quite happy with the way things are going with my wifes treatment. If they're happy then we're happy and that's all that matters. 11 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkazana 1,736 Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 So glad that things are looking positive,Michael. Don't be afraid to share the gloomy news with us as well, we are all with you both on this journey and are here to support you and your wife in spirit if not in body at all times. Best wishes, as always to you both. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveN 1,118 Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 I'm sure that everyone is behind both of you and hoping things continue to go forward. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 Michael, that has " cheered" me up!! Best wishes to your wife. You could celebrate with a magnum fest!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 I am so glad everything is going well for your wife Michael ! BTW, That MRI Scanner has not been righr since I had my go in it earlier this year. ! Blame me ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 Glad to hear things are looking postitive, Michael. Best wishes to you both. My old mum's got to have an MRI next week, hope it's not the same scanner. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sue B 48 1,226 Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 Nice one Michael and talk to us when ever you like, it's the best therapy. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OrphanAnnie 296 Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 I haven't been on this site long, but it really touched me how supportive everyone is to each other. I expect we have all been touched by sadness at some point and know from experience the best therapy is to share, or even if you don't want to talk about it it is nice to know that someone is thinking of you. All the very best to you and Mrs Michael and I hope she gets well soon 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 So glad to read that the doctor is pleased with the progress your wife is making Michael. We send you our best wishes for a continued recovery. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BilboroughShirley 1,120 Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 Excellent news Michael! Best wishes to both of you. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blondie 1,392 Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 So pleased for you both..... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
annswabey 599 Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 More good news, Michael - pleased to hear it 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted August 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 Thanks for your posts, everyone. As I've stated before, they mean a lot to us. I liked the comment from OrphanAnnie (#287), 'I haven't been on this site long, but it really touched me how supportive everyone is to each other.' It's quite correct that the majority of the regular posters are very supportive. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 Lets all hope the news remains positive. Glad to hear things are going well. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted August 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 I took my wife to the hospital today for her chemotherapy treatment. We went to the waiting room, booked in and sat down to wait for the call from the nurse. There were quite a few people waiting and there was an elderly lady (who we'd seen there before) who'd come for her chemo with a man and two other ladies for company. One of the ladies was speaking with an American accent. I made a coffee for my wife and I and as I sat down my wife said, "I'm sure that American lady just said something about everyone on Grainger Street knowing each other" Later on, the three ladies came near my table to make themselves a drink and I told them what my wife had told me. It turned out that the lady with the accent was Margaret Blatherwick and had lived on Grainger Street, off Meadow Lane, the same time as me. She was older than me and said that she'd left the street and emigrated to Canada. We had a good chat and reminisced about the people we could remember. She was in fits of laughter when I told her how my brothers and sister and I would be in bed at night. After the pubs closed there was a chap called Mr Edist who'd stagger along Grainger Street singing cowboy songs at the top of his voice. We'd all be at the bedroom window and would shout to him. As he looked around we'd duck down so that he didn't see us, laughing our heads off. We'd then hear my Dad shout from the bottom of the stairs and we'd all dive into bed before he caught us. If Margaret hadn't made that comment to the members of her family we'd never have known who each other was. 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,514 Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 Oh my word, what a small World it is Michael. It's a shame you didn't know her when you were a kid but I'm sure the conversation helped your wife briefly forget what she was in that waiting room for. I expect she'll feel pretty wretched for a few days now but it's another session out if the way and that's great. Wishing her all the best. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted August 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 Thanks, Lizzie. She has one more chemo session to do and then they'll decide where they go from there. She got me this morning. She was getting ready to go to the hospital and I'd already showered and changed, ready to leave. I was in the lounge checking the TV listings and she called from the next room and asked me if I was ready. I told her that I'd been ready for ages and that I was waiting for her. She said that she was ready but just had to do her hair. I replied that if she'd still got to do her hair then she wasn't ready. It was only when she started laughing that I realised what she'd said. She doesn't have any hair. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted August 22, 2015 Report Share Posted August 22, 2015 Lovely Michael, I remember a Sam blatherwick from boots. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted September 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 I took my wife to the hospital on Friday for her last chemotherapy session. Apart from two nurses struggling to find a suitable vein it all went well. All the nurses came up to her during her last session and wished her good luck, which was nice. I've mentioned before that they treat you more like friends than patients. She had a meeting in the week with Dr Chan and heard some great news. She learnt that the cancer had reduced from 51/2 cm to 21/2 cm which really cheered us up. She was told that her operation would be next month but she has to have another meeting at the hospital to discuss how they are going to do it etc. She's not looking forward to it but it's another step on her road to recovery. Now that her chemotherapy has finished she's looking forward to getting her long hair back and her eyebrows and eyelashes growing again. 11 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted September 13, 2015 Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 Our thoughts & prayers from all of us are with your dear wife Michael. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
parmitage 127 Posted September 13, 2015 Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 I am so glad that everything is progressing and you have better news. Let us all hope that this continues 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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