Hoping for the latter in terms of results, Torch, hope all is well too.
Every little bit helps, Torchy! I was surprised about the amount of pain inflicted getting the marrow sample. Can't the give you anaesthetic?Have to see the consultant 3pm on Monday, so even if I go back in it won't be on Monday, so I'll have one more day than I thought I would have.
Every little bit helps, Torchy! I was surprised about the amount of pain inflicted getting the marrow sample. Can't the give you anaesthetic?
I have to have injections in eyes occasionally - rather that than what you have to go through (no pain by the way)
They do, a local. However, they go really deep and basically chip a bit of your bone away for the sample. The local is fine for when the needle goes into the skin, but not when it goes so deep. They take two samples, bone marrow fluid which isn't too bad but the bone marrow sample is the worse. Wife described that needle as a "skewer"!
my brother in law had cancer years ago, (hodgkinsons), it has a high survival rate but they battered him with chemo, really put him through it, but he still says that taking the bone marrow samples was the worse part of it all.
You need to tell your wife she is giving you too much information!!They do, a local. However, they go really deep and basically chip a bit of your bone away for the sample. The local is fine for when the needle goes into the skin, but not when it goes so deep. They take two samples, bone marrow fluid which isn't too bad but the bone marrow sample is the worse. Wife described that needle as a "skewer"!
You need to tell your wife she is giving you too much information!!
Yes indeed.Best wishes Torch, hope it all pans out OK. My wife just the all clear after radiotherapy and chemo ending in December - the cancer has completely gone. They can do great things now.
She also said the nurse was shaking her head to my wife as if saying she couldn't get a sample. She tried three times - agony each time - and after every time said sample wasn't good enough. In the end she got one of the consultants in who said it was ok. Such a relief. I'm still traumatised!
When i had my Hickman line in, the surgeon was showing a student the procedure and he was giving a running commentary; "cut here", "see where the blood is oozing there..." I wanted to shout "shut up! I don't want to hear that!"
Can't really imagine something going in like that into boneIs it still sore/
I had bad back ache for a couple of days, now just tender where the needle went in. I'm a big girls' blouse.
I'd have wee'd like a baby and screamed for my one-eyed teddy bear and my dummy. I can't even stand pine needles.I had bad back ache for a couple of days, now just tender where the needle went in. I'm a big girls' blouse.
Best wishes Torch, hope it all pans out OK. My wife just the all clear after radiotherapy and chemo ending in December - the cancer has completely gone. They can do great things now.
Best wishes Torch, hope it all pans out OK. My wife just the all clear after radiotherapy and chemo ending in December - the cancer has completely gone. They can do great things now.
Consultant rang this morning. Good news is thanks to the chemo i am now officially in remission, no sign of leukemia. However, bone marrow transplant won't be ready until mid/late April as they had already said so i have to go into Cov on Tuesday for another month for more chemo. Couple of weeks at home again afterwards, then onto heartlands for the transplant. Chemo shouldn't be as strong this time so hope to recover and get home more quickly.
Consultant rang this morning. Good news is thanks to the chemo i am now officially in remission, no sign of leukemia. However, bone marrow transplant won't be ready until mid/late April as they had already said so i have to go into Cov on Tuesday for another month for more chemo. Couple of weeks at home again afterwards, then onto heartlands for the transplant. Chemo shouldn't be as strong this time so hope to recover and get home more quickly.
Amazing news.
I might be thick, but what is the bone marrow transplant for if you are in remission?
Amazing news.
I might be thick, but what is the bone marrow transplant for if you are in remission?
Torch, while you were in hospital did you have enough energy / ability to concentrate to use the time to do the sort of things that you wouldn't normally have time to do e.g. start to learn a new language, study stuff e.g. chess moves, history, physics etc?
Also what's the rule on sick-pay? You've been signed off but what's the deal with being paid by your employer?
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