Category Archives: Cancer Story

Jane went to see her oncologist yesterday (Friday) which marked the end of her first three week cycle. I should point out that Dr Intrivici is Italian and she’s wonderful. She does have a slight language issue but that makes … Continue reading →

Today Jane went to select a wig and learn all about looking after it. It must have been a daunting experience especially as she wasn’t feeling too great. She tried on several to make sure she knew what sort of … Continue reading →

On Friday afternoon Jane had her third infusion of Docetaxel which only takes an hour to trickle its way in. Thankfully her blood test showed that she was still ok to take another dose. She’s being very careful not to … Continue reading →

Jane went for her second chemo session today and like all events in the NHS it didn’t run as expected. We turned up at Haematology at 1pm so her bloods could be checked and then had lunch in the hospital … Continue reading →

Another unusual day for us. Jane has had a suspicion that her lung was filling up again and so after several calls to the hospital and a visit to our GP we found ourselves back in Lincoln County Hospital x-ray … Continue reading →

Jane left hospital yesterday (Saturday) lunchtime after having the last of her three drugs which made up her first chemo session. She has to be careful about side effects and infections so she must wash her hands after stroking Murphy, … Continue reading →

At last the chemotherapy started this afternoon. It seems they were so short staffed that they had closed down a 6 bed bay next door to Jane’s and they were shipping in people from Boston Hospital because they were closing … Continue reading →

Jane had a really good night once the drain had been removed and she slept through until 6am without any need for sister morphine. I say she slept through, she would have done if she hadn’t been woken at 3am … Continue reading →

After a very rough night because the drain was left in they managed to drain off another litre of fluid making nearly 3 litres in total. Yes we’re all asking the same question, how much can one lung hold? Obviously Jane … Continue reading →

Where do I start? Jane had another ultrasound this morning so that they could mark where they would make the entry to drain the lung. She was then told they would start the drain between 2pm and 3 pm so … Continue reading →

Jane has settled into her hospital bed and last night had toast for tea. Her pyjamas are not her normal sleep attire but I think they look really good on her. She had a dreadful night’s sleep (or not sleeping) … Continue reading →

Today Jane decided to go to the hairdresser to get her hair cut ahead of it falling out from the chemotherapy so it was up early, hair washed and dried followed by a photo. Jane has had long hair for … Continue reading →

Two weeks ago we had the devastating news that Jane had cancer again. This came after several weeks of misdiagnosis from the GP and the breast consultant at Lincoln hospital. Eventually they took biopsies from her right breast and her … Continue reading →