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Chasing Lobsters-Blog 16. Cancer and pets.
I know it’s been a while since my last blog. That’s partly because I have been dealing with ongoing medical issues with my breast cancer. It’s actually rather difficult to write when you are going through things, as opposed to essentially having dealt with an issue aka my bowel cancer. For me, retrospective blogging is…
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Chasing Lobsters – Blog 15. So what is Cancer Fatigue?
Cancer fatigue is my absolute nemesis. I actually didn’t know about cancer fatigue at all until I started looking into it this year. For everyone who’s been following my adventures I have been working on them in chronological order, but today I am taking a little detour to discuss the thing I find is the…
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Chasing Lobsters-Blog 14. Cancer and the diabetic dilemma.
I want to preface this story and acknowledge that many, many people who have Type 2 diabetes are not in my position where it can be controlled by diet and oral medication, particularly whilst going through cancer. This story is based solely on my experience and situation in relation to gestational diabetes and Type 2…
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Chasing Lobsters- Blog 13. I was a ‘biohazard’.
Apologies for the lack of ‘blogs’ over the past few days. Unfortunately time has been swallowed up by medical appointments and other obligations, which tend to impact ‘blogging’ output. I actually have a few things in the diary for the next week or two, so whilst ‘blogs’ will be posted, I might not be able…
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Chasing Lobsters -Blog 12. The Chemo Schedule; a moveable feast.
Like others having chemo, I was given an appointment schedule to follow for the six months. With treatment travelling along nicely, I naively assumed this timeline was set in concrete. By the end of chemo session 3, I had confidently penned in (rather than pencilled) future appointments, some social activities and my return to work…
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Chasing Lobsters- Blog 11. Why do a blog?
Firstly thanks to everyone for the wonderful feedback to my blog as I hit Blog 11. This blog is a little different to my previous ones, mainly because rather than a story, it’s a reflection and not ‘funny’ as such, but important to me. I promise this is a one off. I’ve had a few…
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Chasing Lobsters -Blog 10. The story of THE Needle.
DISCLAIMER: If you have Trypanophobia ( a fear of needles) then this might not be something you want to read. This is just a little story about my particular adventures with a Pegfilgrastim Injection (mine was Neulasta) and is fairly common part of chemo. My adventure is absolutely specific to me and I seriously doubt…
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Chasing Lobsters -Blog 9. I need a Diary and a GP!
By now, I had made it through the three day chemo with “Brick” and the next two days, which weren’t what I’d call fabulous. It felt something akin to slowly coming out of a really long hangover, complete with extra goodies such as nausea and diarrhoea. However by Day 6, life was great and I…
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Chasing Lobsters Blog 6 – What on earth is a PICC or Port!
So, before chemo can start in earnest, most people have to be fitted with a device to allow chemicals to go straight into the bloodstream. There is either a PICC which sits outside the body ( often on the arm) or a Port placed under the skin for longer term treatments. I have added a…
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Chasing Lobsters- Blog 4. A few Cancer treatment tips.
OK before I start talking about my first oncology adventure I’m going to pop down a few things I wish I had known before I started on my treatments. If you have been going through treatment or finished you will already know a lot of this. I’d love it if you have any tips you…
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