Diagnosed with stage 4 cancer - the long winding road it has become

[RobertWhitehead]

I hope and pray that you'll start to see some results / shrinkage as all the treatment needs to be for something positive! 

 

All the best

Having a very tough week again.

Feel as though I struggle to recover more and more between treatments. I know that they say that chemo can have a build up effect, but man, this is starting to suck!

The stairs where I stay is starting to become an issue. I struggled more than ever tonight to get up the stairs. The tumor is also a pain the past two days. Spent most of today in bed. Sleep still eludes me most of the time and the cold weather is not my friend (and I love winter time, but this year I hate it)

At least the sun through the curtains helps a bit to warm up the house. Just wish I could sit in direct sun, but man, sunburn sucks big time and as soon as I get sunburnt the acne takes over the area and becomes very painful.

Medical aid requested a scan to proceed with treatment, but it sounds as if the oncologist that I see, was diagnosed with cancer. So I am seeing another doctor that just helps to reduce the load on the oncologist. So hope to see the oncologist so that he can decide if I must go for a CT, PET or MRI. Hope it is not the MRI as I can’t do the 2 hour scan again

[Escapee..]

Hang in there Cois.

 

You are in my thoughts.

[Sepia]

Hang in there Cois.

 

You are in my thoughts.

I agree.  Good on you Cois!

[Dexter-morgan]

Thanks for sharing your story and in the same process lift us up and remind us how fortunate we are hang in there, do you do the Zwift thing, maybe we can arrange a HUB meetup, a flat 10k or so.

[gogo@]

Holding thumbs Cois, may this be the dark before the light ????

[Cois]

Thanks for sharing your story and in the same process lift us up and remind us how fortunate we are hang in there, do you do the Zwift thing, maybe we can arrange a HUB meetup, a flat 10k or so.

Sadly I do not have a Zwift device, would have been fun

 

And thanks everyone for the kind words.

[Dexter-morgan]

Sadly I do not have a Zwift device, would have been fun

 

And thanks everyone for the kind words.

The only thing you really need is a trainer with Speed and cadence sensor.

[Cois]

The only thing you really need is a trainer with Speed and cadence sensor.

Will do a bit of homework. Thanks Mr Dexter

[Steven Knoetze (sk27)]

Hi Cois,

 

It is common practice for them to request progress scans, nothing sinister I believe.

Best of luck, waiting to hear the progress on your recovery they have picked up from your scan!!

[Blackheart]

Hi Cois,

 

It is common practice for them to request progress scans, nothing sinister I believe.

Best of luck, waiting to hear the progress on your recovery they have picked up from your scan!!

Progress scans are a necessary, normal part of monitoring treatment and are not sinister at all. I went through several.

However, still nerve wracking and unpleasant.

[Cois]

Progress scans are a necessary, normal part of monitoring treatment and are not sinister at all. I went through several.

However, still nerve wracking and unpleasant.

Funny thing is (I did paper work sorting this morning) and the doctor said evaluation after treatment number 6 of 8.

 

To be honest, I want to know if it is working as well. The side effects are worst than the cancer at the moment. I have lost most feeling in my hands and feet, and the constant headaches and sleepless nights are getting to me.

[Blackheart]

Funny thing is (I did paper work sorting this morning) and the doctor said evaluation after treatment number 6 of 8.

 

To be honest, I want to know if it is working as well. The side effects are worst than the cancer at the moment. I have lost most feeling in my hands and feet, and the constant headaches and sleepless nights are getting to me.

Yup, the Chemo and the drugs are doing their best to kill both you and the cancer. you just have to make sure you're the one left alive at the end.

It's like the 2 friends getting chased by the Grizzly, and the one takes his shoes off so he can run faster. His friend says "Don't be stupid, you can't outrun a Grizzly" and his mate says "I don't have to outrun the Grizzly, I only have to outrun you..."

[Harryn]

Cois, Your humongous fight is inspirational, your suffering touching. I am rooting for you. **** cancer!

[Cois]

It seems the back a buddy platform is not as trusted as I thought.

 

Tried to claim back money that I paid out of my pocket at Dischem and Cansa, and they paid only R1200 of the R2200 claims.

 

So will keep you guys updated on this. If all else fails My wife said we can open an Investec account via her workplace (PSG) and get the funds dumped into a account there that we can then use to pay the bills.

 

Just waiting to hear back from Back a Buddy...

[Harryn]

It seems the back a buddy platform is not as trusted as I thought.

 

Tried to claim back money that I paid out of my pocket at Dischem and Cansa, and they paid only R1200 of the R2200 claims.

 

So will keep you guys updated on this. If all else fails My wife said we can open an Investec account via her workplace (PSG) and get the funds dumped into a account there that we can then use to pay the bills.

 

Just waiting to hear back from Back a Buddy...

Problem. I made a payment over the weekend. Did not even get an email from them acknowledging the payment? I thought the moola would go straight to you?

[BigDL]

https://www.backabuddy.co.za/champion/project/francois-marais

 

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