Hi all

Thank you Paul, Pauline, Pikeman and Blitzbob for your helpful replies on the Intro. board. Your postings have helped me a lot.

Pikeman - you have put my mind at rest about the PEG

Steph, thanks for that.

You sound (?) a bit more up-beat now.

Don't forget to keep posting. You never know what you've experienced just might help somebody else.

Have you noticed how near we're getting to the magic 100 members.

Disappointed though that we've not heard from many of the new members.

Come on we're great gossipers!

Oops sorry folks - I accidentally sent my last message before the end.

To continue.... I was saying thank you to Pikeman for the encouraging info. on a PEG tube if I should need it after radiotherapy.

I had the Radiotherapy mask made last Thursday - what a strange experience! I felt like phantom of the opera. For anyone with radiotherapy coming up, the fear of the unknown is always worse than the reality. It's really nothing to be afraid of. Just relax, lie back and let them get on with it. I was laughing about it all and wouldn't care if I had to have it again.

Six weeks of radiotherapy starts on 29 September -a long wait I think, which worries me a bit.

Paul - do let us all know the result of your biopsy. We're all rooting for you.

I had a lovely aromatherapy neck massage at the North Devon hospice last week, although it doesn't seem to have helped the tightness which feels like I'm being strangled. Any ideas anyone?

My hip, where the bone graft and flap came from, is fine painwise but feels so heavy. I feel like a ton weight is strapped to my hip. Hope that will go in time.

Hope to get out again tomorrow for a short walk to the local shop. Have a sarong which I fold and use as a scarf to cover my neck lumps and most of my lower jaw. Hubby says I shouldn't bother as people probably stare more with such a huge "scarf" on.

Well that's it for now. Do, please, keep your progress reports coming.

Kindest thoughts to you all.

Steph

Hi Pikeman,

Wow! That was a quick reply. Keep scrolling down though as my first message was unfinished.

Yes, it's a pity there aren't more active members on here because talking to other people in the same boat, or similar, really does help I think.

Steph

Hi Everyone, just reading your stories, makes me feel very lucky because i havent had to go through as much as some of u and that's why i dont post very often, just really feel for u all and thank my lucky stars - my thoughts and prayers are with each and every one of you

HI shelly

yEs they have been through a lot and i admire them
but i still seem to be annoyed that i had surgery at all dont know when that will leave how is paul have we j=heard from him alive and well i expect

Hi, know he's waiting on his results, but he's been very quiet all around - im sure he will let us know whats going on as soon as he's heard.