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Free Overnighter
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Yes I did it again. Spent Sat. night at the Bundaberg hospital. My heart decided to throw another wobbly. Heart rate went up to 190 beats a minute. Too high & as heart requires a bigger blood supply to keep up that rate & doesn't get it the response is strong chest pain. Rang 000. Luckily on S...
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Radiation Started
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So far I've had 3 radiation treatments at ROC. That's the name of the clinic here in Hervey Bay. So far so good. I felt a bit nauseous yesterday arvo so took a pill and a lie down. An hour later felt good. Have also started on the Asparagus treatment I've read about. Certainly can't hurt. And having fre...
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An back operation in Asia !?
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Sciatic nerve, lower back. It happend a few years ago, and every doctor, physio and witch doctor I have been to, and there has been a several dozen, told me that there was nothing they could do!!?? Finally I go and get an MRI, and am told that there's a problem. The surgeon said that they will have to do some...
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Radiation Finished
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Yippeee -- Edited by Happywanderer on Thursday 20th of October 2016 05:18:49 PM
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More interesting stuff
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Staying beside a river or lake
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Hi all, Hubby and I discussing about when we do go on the big lap end next year, the subject came up about if you see a nice place near a river or lake if you can park the van.....Question is, as it would come under some council is there a limit how long you can stay there? or do you have to move after a week or so...
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Chemo cancelled
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Saw the oncologist today & he informed me that he has decided that I am to have NO more chemo. This is because of my wonky heart. He said he thought I had done well to have managed to have 20 doses. So now I have to have some scans & visit oncologist for checks every 3 months for the next year. Al...
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yes me again
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Last Wed I was sitting on the couch at 9.30am, quite relaxed, watching morning TV when without any warning I was in agony with a pain in the middle of my chest. Checked BP - 170/99- too high. Called OOO. Ambulance took 20 mins as we are a bit out of town. Lady ambo put in a cannula & started admin...
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Eril's op tomorrow..
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Following sciatica type pain since May the GP and Eril tried acupuncture, exercises, heavy pain killers etc until a MRI finally showed a cyst around L4 & L5. Eril had one on the opposite side 5 hears ago around 9 months after her double knee replacement. It seems it's sister had decided to appear!!...
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Let's take a trip
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A trip? On Monday Keith & i were walking along a footpath (paved with very nice pavers)in Bundaberg when I tripped on a paver that wasn't laid flat &nd level with the others. I shot forward at great speed & landed heavily on my right knee. Keith helpprd me up but I knew I had damagedmy kn...
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kandagal
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All good
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Got results from ct scan all clear, now just waiting on date for op.
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Back seeing the light
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Well, I've had the opp for Cataract removal on my right eye and the good news is that the Surgeon has said that the left eye is O.K. So now it's into the Spec Shop next week for a new Pr of Goggles, Then with a heap of more luck, we will hit the Wildflower Trails, Can't wait !! K.J.
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Chemo number 8. Final treatment
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Tomorrow will be off to Brisbane for my final chemo. Will be a full day leaving here at 8am as appointment is at 12.20. Will be a big Hurrah when that has finished. Saw the cancer coordinator in Hervey Bay today for my radiation, will see the doctor on Friday for the plan including a scan so they can tattoo d...
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Radical prostatectomy
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G-day. Well it was ,just got the good news(!!!) some time in the next 3mts will be having Radical prostectomy. This is my 2nd hit with prostate cancer last was 4yrs back. All has been going good until Jan this yr. Psa went from mid 3s too 5 in Jan then blood test end off July up to 5.9. We were in central qld...
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car park capers
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Yesterday I drove myself into town & played mah-jong 8.30 - noon. Fuelled up car & then went to Woollies. By the time I had been up & down a few aisles I was zapped. So called it a day & went down escalator to U/G car park. When I got there I couldn't remember where exactly I had parked car...
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Squamous Cell Carcinoma removed
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Had an SCC removed from my scalp yesterday, and what an ugly looking thing it was floating in the specimen jar - a white lump about the size of a small cashew nut. Will be a couple of weeks before the stitches come out, and there are other areas of interest the doctor found on the skin which hopefully can be t...
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Strops chemo is done
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hello everyone, strop has had his last chemo. One last colonoscopy n a bit of time for strop to get over the extreme tiredness of the last week or so and we are off. Our 4 children have been wonderfully supportive. They have gone with him to chemo, done shopping n collected scripts at odd hours, cooked mea...
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too much of a good thing
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Today I went into a chemist to get a repeat script filled. To my surprise the chemist informed me that when I got the last lot of pills the chemist had given me ones of 240mg strength instead of 180mg. So I have taken these extra strong ones for 29 days. These are a pill to help keep my heart beating in a goo...
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S8 prescription issues for interstate trips
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Hi everyone, I'm new here, I stumbled across this site while searching online for info about the above mentioned issue because apparently there is some new federal program that allows all scripts from all states to be filled in any state and it started about 6 weeks ago. So I thought I would share my sto...
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Chemo number 7 this week.
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Heading off to Noosa tomorrow for a couple of days. From there my sister Lois and brother in law will take me to RBWH on Wednesday for chemo 7. -- Edited by Happywanderer on Monday 25th of July 2016 10:03:59 PM
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