General RL stuff.
I know I have been slack and hardly posting or replying to people. I know I've missed heaps of birthdays so I hope you all had a good day. *Hugs*.
RL has been kicking me in the teeth lately so if you want to know whats been happening I've put it under a cut.
My mum is sick. I mean very sick. In March they diagnosed her with cancer, and after much stuffing around they sent her to Townsville hospital for tests. The doc there told her they had found two small massess and had removed some in an exploritory surgery but the rest was in a 'difficult' spot so he was sending her to Brisbane.
They sent her home to pack...then nothing happened. For about a month.
My mum arrived in Brisbane last Friday and dutifully went off to see the docs there.
My mum does not have two small masses like the first doc said, she has one very large, inoperable, life threatening mass. Even the MRI's etc she had this last week cannot see around it proparly, they are not even sure where the mass is originating from or if it's the primary cancer.
She starts radiation treatment on the 14th for 6 weeks. The last week she is going to be in isolation as they will be placing radiaton pellets directly into her body. They are doing this to try and avoid reoving her uterus, stomach lining, parts of her bowel, kidney and liver.
She has trouble breathing now although they tell us her lungs are clear. She has lost 20 kilos in the past month. Mum is being positive, as we all are, but this situation is freaking me out beyond measure.
Needless to say everything else is secondary at the moment. I just wanted to jump on and let everyone know what was going on and give a big hug to you all.
RL has been kicking me in the teeth lately so if you want to know whats been happening I've put it under a cut.
My mum is sick. I mean very sick. In March they diagnosed her with cancer, and after much stuffing around they sent her to Townsville hospital for tests. The doc there told her they had found two small massess and had removed some in an exploritory surgery but the rest was in a 'difficult' spot so he was sending her to Brisbane.
They sent her home to pack...then nothing happened. For about a month.
My mum arrived in Brisbane last Friday and dutifully went off to see the docs there.
My mum does not have two small masses like the first doc said, she has one very large, inoperable, life threatening mass. Even the MRI's etc she had this last week cannot see around it proparly, they are not even sure where the mass is originating from or if it's the primary cancer.
She starts radiation treatment on the 14th for 6 weeks. The last week she is going to be in isolation as they will be placing radiaton pellets directly into her body. They are doing this to try and avoid reoving her uterus, stomach lining, parts of her bowel, kidney and liver.
She has trouble breathing now although they tell us her lungs are clear. She has lost 20 kilos in the past month. Mum is being positive, as we all are, but this situation is freaking me out beyond measure.
Needless to say everything else is secondary at the moment. I just wanted to jump on and let everyone know what was going on and give a big hug to you all.