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My Melanoma Story – From the eyes of a stage 4 fighter
by My Melanoma Story
3y ago
I had my scan on Thursday last week. To distract from my scanxiety my husband and I took a trip away with a few friends up to Palm Cove/ Port Douglas. Very beautiful but soooo hot I would recommend saving that trip for the coer months. Haha. Regarless it was great to have some time out. I got my results yeaterday, Pancrease tumour continues to shrink. Left ovary tumour is slightly “hotter.” Going from 5.7 to 6.7. Right ovary is bigger but the tumour on it appears to be the same. There is a new spot which needs to be monitored closely. So good and bad news. My Oncologist is talking about me at ..read more
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Babies everywhere 
My Melanoma Story – From the eyes of a stage 4 fighter
by My Melanoma Story
3y ago
So hard. Everyone seems to be pregnant or have a baby! I cant even turn on the tv, catch up with a friend or look at Facebook without seeing babies   Will it ever get easier ..read more
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Call me Miss Leopard
My Melanoma Story – From the eyes of a stage 4 fighter
by My Melanoma Story
3y ago
What a crazy week. On Tuesday or was it Wednesday? I went to work all feeling fine then half a hour in I got dizzy and fainty. A few seconds later I was running to the toilet and started vomiting. My stomach was in stabbing pains. I have never been in this much pain in all my life! I was taken to hospital by a workmate (we are 3 mins from the hospital).  They gave me maxalon for the nausea and morphine straight into my stomach for the pain. The morphine did nothing. I was still wiggling around on the bed in agnony so they game me something else through my canula (i cant remember what it w ..read more
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Stomach Stabs
My Melanoma Story – From the eyes of a stage 4 fighter
by My Melanoma Story
3y ago
I have been having a stabbing feeling in my lower tummy for the past 3 days. Yesterday It was so bad I went to see my GP.  He called my Oncologist and they decided it would be best to do a CT scan as they thought it could be a ruptured tumour in my ovary after having a poke around. It was discussed that if this was the case I would be going into hospital to have my ovary removed. I know this is always probably going to be inevitable that I end up having a full hysterectomy but it is the last thing I want. Im too young and although kids are not possible a hysterectomy makes everything seem ..read more
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What a shit week.
My Melanoma Story – From the eyes of a stage 4 fighter
by My Melanoma Story
3y ago
This has been a very emotional week for me. Why? Nothing major has happened but I have had some time to myself and thats when my brain starts thinking, maybe too much. With Cancer and the unknown always in the back of your mind you kind of loose a sese of yourself. I have lost all my confidence, sense of adventure and self worth. The only thing I am at peace with is that when the time comes for me to go I wont be scared. Im not ready to go but I dont fear it. I dont know how long ill live for and if its only a year or two or even five I think I should be doing everything I want. I shouldnt be ..read more
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Diet and Weight Loss
My Melanoma Story – From the eyes of a stage 4 fighter
by My Melanoma Story
3y ago
So 3 week ago I signed up for Weight Watchers! Not really to loose weight but as a way to help me track what im shoving down my face! it has been great to actually diarise and look back on what I am eating its a great way to make the healthy choice!  I have lost 3 kg in just over 3 weeks just by changing to a sugar/fat free diet! I am craving a full strength coke right now but remembet cancer loves sugar!!  I figure I have to try all I can to help my body fight off these cancer cells! Happy Weekend!  ..read more
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Smooth sailing
My Melanoma Story – From the eyes of a stage 4 fighter
by My Melanoma Story
3y ago
For now all is going  well. apart from the aches and pains and weird skin things happening! I wont have my next scan until after Christmas. I Can not wait for 2017 this year has been so crap!  My clever dad made this little flash pic showing the tumour  reduction. Its most obvious in my ovaries ..read more
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Its working 
My Melanoma Story – From the eyes of a stage 4 fighter
by My Melanoma Story
3y ago
​Results show 50% reduction in all my tumours. So glad my treatment is working. Ive been on debrafanib and trametinib for 5 months now! Lets see what the next 5 months will bring!  ..read more
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PET SCAN DAY!!!
My Melanoma Story – From the eyes of a stage 4 fighter
by My Melanoma Story
3y ago
I had my 4th pet scan today. Get my results in 3 days. Finally some answers. Hopefully all these side effects are worth it!  They got my canula in first go today! Finally they listened and used the baby needle, they put it in a bit further down my arm than normal but it worked ..read more
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Whats the point
My Melanoma Story – From the eyes of a stage 4 fighter
by My Melanoma Story
3y ago
Chances of me surviving the next 3 years are less than 45%. Im sitting here thinking whats the point. Whats the point of putting everyone through this worry. Is it fair that they worry about me every day until im gone? I dont think so. I am the reason my husband cant have children. I am the reason my parents feel guilty being so far away. I am the reason people feel awkward around me. Sometimes I think that it would be best if I were to disappear and let everyone move on with their lives. I can see an end in site. Positivity will get you so far in this game but it doesnt change the facts and i ..read more
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