Battling Big Betty:
My fight with Breast Cancer
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Friday, 16 February 2024
We go back to the HCC for more fluids this morning. I’m feeling much better today and actually feel like I don’t need the extra fluids but we are going away for the weekend so I decide that it’s better to be safe than sorry and go for a top up. I get bloods taken…
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Thursday, 15 February 2024
I have a whole new combo of Oxy’s to help wth the pain. I take them reluctantly. I worked so hard to get off them after my back operation but now I wonder why I bothered. It seems they are part of my destiny. At least they help. I’m feeling much better today. First job…
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Wednesday, 14 February 2024
I wake feeling ok but within half an hour I am shaking uncontrollably and in a lot of pain. Where did this pain come from? It’s my back and my left leg. My belly hurts again as well. I feel very dehydrated. I take pills which help a little but I’m still not doing well.…
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Tuesday, 13 february 2024
Today I go to my first coffee meeting with North Shore Sweet Louise members. This is a non-profit group centred around people with Stage 4 cancer. The group of members meet once a month. There are about 12 people there, all women, all older than me. I sit at one end of the table and…
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Monday, 12 February 2024
I wake early. I finally started to feel better yesterday and am almost feeling normal today. I know that the Cancer Clinic will call this morning and they do. The nurse says that my blood test results from Saturday show a further small decline in liver function and a decline in platelets but low neutrophils…