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Radiotherapy and chemo to finally start on 27th sept.

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onlyjoking9329 · 17/09/2007 12:48

thats of course if everything goes to plan, which has never
happened so far
steve needs to go and have another scan before the 27th.
i have been onto the hospital and gp today, spent more time listening to options and mozart. Steve gp has to refer him for us to get a Mac nurse as his oncologist has yet to do so

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ju · 17/09/2007 13:11

Aha . HAve fun with DCs this afternoon Onlyjoking.

onlyjoking9329 · 17/09/2007 15:59

we always having fun at school swimming

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JackieNo · 17/09/2007 16:13

I hope things do start happening - best of luck with it all.

fawkeoff · 17/09/2007 16:15

hope u get a ray of sunshine hun

Pinkchampagne · 17/09/2007 16:15

Good luck with it all, OJ

Tiggiwinkle · 17/09/2007 16:22

The waiting is awful, isn't it, Oj? How long will the treatment be for?

onlyjoking9329 · 17/09/2007 16:24

he will have six weeks of radio with chemo thrown in at the same time.

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Tiggiwinkle · 17/09/2007 16:34

Have they explained what the side effects will be?

onlyjoking9329 · 17/09/2007 18:35

i have some booklets which explains it all, brain radiation is very different to other bits of the body thou.

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toomanywrinkles · 17/09/2007 19:37

well that is good news that you have a date, how long has it been since his surgery?
i will try and keep up now, i have been away but thought of you and your family often

onlyjoking9329 · 17/09/2007 20:33

he will be almost seven weeks post op when he starts treatment. they recommend treatment starts 4 weeks post op.
hope ypu had a nice time away.

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LilyLoo · 18/09/2007 10:13

Well done OJ looks like the perserverance paid off ! I dread to think how patients copr who don't have anyone to keep pushing things along for them.
Hope he feeling brighter today

onlyjoking9329 · 18/09/2007 18:55

am fed up of having to chase people up to be honest thou at least i feel i am doing something.

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