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Tag Archives: Peripheral neuropathy
Where Did I Put That Bag ?
Any moment now I’m going to press the ‘publish’ button.’m not even going to proof read it, so apologies in advance. It’s taken me a week to get this far and I can’t put it off any longer. There’s another … Continue reading →
Posted in Bowel Cancer, Cancer, chemotherapy, Collapsed Lung, colonoscopy, Colorectal Cancer, CT scan, Festivals, gardening, Glastonbury, Glastonbury Festival, Health, Just Giving, Liver, Manchester, Metastatic Bowel Cancer, MRI SCAN, Oldham, oxaliplatin, Peripheral Neuropathy, PET CT SCAN, Pneumonia, pneumothorax, Saddleworth, The Christie, Uncategorized
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Tagged Beating Bowel Cancer, Bowel Cancer, BUPA Great Birmingham Run, Cancer, Chemotherapy, colonoscopy, Festivals, Glastonbury, Liver, Metastatic Bowel Cancer, Peripheral neuropathy, PET CT Scan, The Christie
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My Bloody Valentine (but you’ll have to read to the end)
I never go out without my mobile phone. I might not hear it ring, or feel the vibrations. I might inadvertently press ignore as I reach into my pocket to answer an incoming call, but it rarely leaves my side/hand/pocket/coffee … Continue reading →
Posted in Beating Bowel Cancer, Bowel Cancer, Cancer, Capecitabine, CEA Levels, chemotherapy, Colorectal Cancer, CT scan, Festivals, Glastonbury, Health, Liver, Lung Function Test, Manchester, Metastatic Bowel Cancer, Music, My Bloody Valentine, Oldham, oxaliplatin, Peripheral Neuropathy, Primark, Saddleworth, Springhead, The Christie, Uncategorized
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Tagged Beating Bowel Cancer, Bowel Cancer, Cancer, CEA Test, Chemotherapy, Festivals, Glastonbury, Liver, Metastatic Bowel Cancer, My Bloody Valentine, Oldham, Peripheral neuropathy, Saddleworth, The Christie
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I Huffed and I Puffed……..
Wow, things are moving so quickly again, I’ve got appointments coming out of my ears at the moment, and it looks like I’ll back in hospital within a matter of weeks. I’ve hardly had chance to catch my breath (no … Continue reading →
Posted in Andy Murray, Australian Open, Be Clear On Cancer, Beating Bowel Cancer, Bowel Cancer, Cancer, chemotherapy, coffee, Collapsed Lung, Colorectal Cancer, CT scan, Fairfield Hospital, Health, Keyhole surgery, Laprascopic surgery, Liver, Lung Function Test, Manchester, Metastatic Bowel Cancer, Oldham, Peripheral Neuropathy, Pneumonia, pneumothorax, Royal Oldham Hospital, Saddleworth, snow, Tennis, The Christie
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Tagged Beating Bowel Cancer, Bowel Cancer, Cancer, Chemotherapy, CT Scan, Liver, Manchester, Metastatic Bowel Cancer, Oldham, Peripheral neuropathy, Saddleworth, Snow, Springhead, The Christie
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The Brown Envelope
Everything was ticking along nicely, enjoying the freedom from chemo and feeling better every day. Then I decided on a day out last Monday, followed by a late night Tuesday watching the US election results as they came in. The … Continue reading →
Posted in Be Clear On Cancer, Beating Bowel Cancer, Bowel Cancer, Bowel Cancer UK, Cancer, CEA Levels, chemotherapy, CT scan, Health, Liver, Manchester, Metastatic Bowel Cancer, Oldham, oxaliplatin, Peripheral Neuropathy, Saddleworth, Springhead, The Christie, Uncategorized
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Tagged Beating Bowel Cancer, Bowel Cancer, Cancer, CEA Test, Chemotherapy, Liver, Manchester, Metastatic Bowel Cancer, Peripheral neuropathy, Saddleworth, Springhead, The Christie
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An unexpected update
Another blog so soon ? I have a bit of news, so thought I would share it. Well, an unexpected outcome from the meeting with Dr S, oncologist, on Thursday. He checked to see if my scan results were in, … Continue reading →
Posted in 5-FU, Avastin, Be Clear On Cancer, Beating Bowel Cancer, Blog North Awards, Bowel Cancer, Bowel Cancer UK, Cancer, chemotherapy, CT scan, Dave Grohl, Dexamethasone, Foo Fighters, Health, Hickman line, Liver, Manchester, Manchester Blog Awards, Metastatic Bowel Cancer, MRI SCAN, Music, Oldham, Peripheral Neuropathy, Saddleworth, Springhead, Steroids, The Christie, Uncategorized
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Tagged Beating Bowel Cancer, Blog North Awards, Bowel Cancer, Cancer, Chemotherapy, Dexamethasone, Liver, Manchester, Metastatic Bowel Cancer, MRI Scan, Oldham, Peripheral neuropathy, Saddleworth, Springhead, The Christie
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Yummy Mummies and Rainy Scrummies
I’ve spent the last week or so trying to write something for this blog. I have written a lot down, but most of it is out of date and irrelevant now. Maybe it’s a reflection of how I feel at … Continue reading →
Posted in 5-FU, Avastin, Be Clear On Cancer, Beating Bowel Cancer, Blog North Awards, Bowel Cancer, Bowel Cancer UK, Cancer, chemotherapy, CT scan, digital photography, Festivals, gardening, Green Man, Health, Hickman line, Manchester, Manchester Blog Awards, Metastatic Bowel Cancer, MRI SCAN, Music, Oldham, oxaliplatin, Peripheral Neuropathy, Saddleworth, Springhead, The Christie, Uncategorized, Uppermill
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Tagged Beating Bowel Cancer, Blog North Awards, Bowel Cancer, Cancer, Chemotherapy, Festivals, Green Man, Manchester, Metastatic Bowel Cancer, MRI Scan, Oldham, Peripheral neuropathy, Saddleworth, Springhead, The Christie
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Blog With No Name
Hey, it’s not just about cancer this blog you know. Well OK it may seem that way at the moment as chemotherapy continues after an expected and unexpected break. The expected break was to allow me to have a chemo … Continue reading →
Posted in Avastin, Be Clear On Cancer, Beating Bowel Cancer, Bowel Cancer, Bowel Cancer UK, Cancer, chemotherapy, CT scan, Dexamethasone, Festivals, gardening, Glastonbury, Green Man, Health, Hickman line, Kendal Calling, Manchester, Manchester Blog Awards, Metastatic Bowel Cancer, MRI SCAN, Music, Oldham, oxaliplatin, Periphial neuropathy, Saddleworth, Springhead, Steroids, Uncategorized
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Tagged Beating Bowel Cancer, Bowel Cancer, Cancer, Chemotherapy, Dexamethasone, Festivals, Glastonbury, Green Man, Kendal Calling, Manchester, Metastatic Bowel Cancer, MRI Scan, Oldham, Peripheral neuropathy, Saddleworth, Steroids
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The Stone Roses – a review
I don’t know what it was that made me need to go and see The Stone Roses on Sunday, I had already documented my distrust of my judgement. The impulsive last-minute change of heart, concern over my health, and scepticism over … Continue reading →
Posted in 5-FU, Be Clear On Cancer, Beating Bowel Cancer, Bowel Cancer, Bowel Cancer UK, Cancer, chemotherapy, Festivals, Glastonbury, Heaton Park, Hickman line, Manchester, Manchester Blog Awards, Metastatic Bowel Cancer, Music, Oldham, Periphial neuropathy, Saddleworth, Springhead, Steroids, T in the Park, Tennis, The Stone Roses, Uncategorized
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Tagged Bowel Cancer, Chemotherapy, Festivals, Glastonbury, Heaton Park, Manchester, Metastatic Bowel Cancer, Oldham, Peripheral neuropathy, Saddleworth, Springhead, Steroids, The Stone Roses
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Made of Stone
So Thursday turned out to be a disaster, chemo didn’t happen. They couldn’t give me a date/time last time I was there, and so most of last week and the early part of this week I was chasing it up, … Continue reading →
Posted in 5-FU, Avastin, Be Clear On Cancer, Beating Bowel Cancer, Bowel Cancer UK, Cancer, chemotherapy, Dexamethasone, Drug trials, Festivals, Hacienda, Health, Heaton Park, Hickman line, Kendal Calling, Liver, Manchester, Manchester Arena, Manchester Blog Awards, MEN Arena, Metastatic Bowel Cancer, Music, Oldham, oxaliplatin, Periphial neuropathy, Saddleworth, snow, Springhead, Steroids, The Christie, The Stone Roses, Uncategorized
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Tagged Bowel Cancer, Cancer, Chemotherapy, Dexamethasone, Festivals, Heaton Park, Kendal Calling, Liver, Manchester, Metastatic Bowel Cancer, MRI Scan, Oldham, Peripheral neuropathy, Saddleworth, Snow, Springhead, Steroids, The Christie, The Stone Roses
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WARNING ! : may contain far too much information.
This started as quite a cheery blog, tried to put a light hearted slant on things, a few jokes, quips, more of what you might expect from me. By Saturday morning I’m reduced to a complete wreck. Some of you … Continue reading →
Posted in 5-FU, Avastin, Be Clear On Cancer, Beating Bowel Cancer, Bowel Cancer, Bowel Cancer UK, Cancer, Cancer Research UK, chemotherapy, Dexamethasone, Health, Hickman line, Liver, Manchester, Manchester Blog Awards, Metastatic Bowel Cancer, Morphine, Oldham, oxaliplatin, OxyNorm, Periphial neuropathy, Picc Line, Saddleworth, Springhead, Steroids, The Christie
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Tagged Bowel Cancer, Cancer, Chemotherapy, Dexamethasone, Liver, Manchester, Metastatic Bowel Cancer, Peripheral neuropathy, Picc line, Saddleworth, Springhead, Steroids, The Christie
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reflectionsonawastedlife 