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MI + cancer = 😵😵😵
Mutual support = yay
@Former-Member , @RMG perhaps you would like to share here, you are not alone. My husband with bipolar ii was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in March this year. He had surgery, came home, was readmitted to hospital as he got an infection. He is now home and I am struggling to get a routine going.
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Emelia8Senior Contributor
Thank you @Former-Member 🙏💓
Yes I have my surgery Tuesday, and Mr Emelia has his regular oncology review and snan results at same time. He is very anxious this time. Hopefully unfounded.
How are you and Mr Darcy?
Emelia 🌷
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Unknown userMember
Mr D also gets his progress scan results on Tuesday @Emelia8 . There is a little bit of scanxiety here too.
Mr D also had a routine ECG for psych meds, it is possible that one of the chemo meds has bumped up one of the parameters over a threshold.
I think we could both do with a bit of this (which is not happening spontaneously at our place ☹️).
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RMGSenior Contributor
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Let us know how you get on @RMG
Not good news at my end ....
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
ohhh @Former-Member 
sitting with you and with you too @RMG
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
@Former-Memberare you ok
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Sophie1Senior Contributor
@Former-Member Sending big hugs 🤗
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RMGSenior Contributor
@Former-Member so sorry to hear you received bad news.
Mr RMG was luckier. Endoscopy came up all clear with just a tiny bit of scarring. He still has pain and is going for renal ultrasound tomorrow.
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Emelia8Senior Contributor
@Former-Member 😔💔 Really sorry to hear that you did not receive any good news from your appointment yesterday for Mr Darcy. How are you and Mr Darcy dealing with the news? Please enlist the support of professionals around you if you feel it will help either of you. One thing I know from both Mr Emelia's and my own cancer diagnosis, is that there is a lot of support out there, if you choose to use it.
Given your bad news, I feel bad saying that Mr Emelia had a 'status quo' result with his oncologist yesterday. He remains in remission, and will only need his next lot of monitoring scans in 6 months time. 👍
Hi also to @RMG @Sophie1 @Shaz51 @Anastasia
Emelia 🌸
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Unknown userMember
@Emelia8 please don't feel bad in posting good news, in fact I am hoping in due course that we will be hearing positive news in relation to your own situation.
Yes, we do have supports in place, myself more than Mr Darcy as he has been pushing some people away. At his next appointment I will ask for the practical aspects of what next. At this stage there will be no more chemo.
One thing I have not found (and have asked around to no avail) is any information for carers and their loved ones with MI. I have found some information for health professionals but it is only semi-helpful.
The plan at this stage is to focus on things that bring a bit of joy and see if we can put a couple of things in place that will help me cope better down the track.
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