12th January 2008
Incase you have just been browsing and found this and don't know who I am, my name is Vic Dashwood. I am 43 years old (or young) and I was diagnosed with lung cancer a few weeks ago.
I decided to start a blog for all those speacial people in my life who want to know how I am doing. It's hard for me to speak for long periods of time as I am very tired and get short of breath so I figured this would be easier on all of us.
An update for all my concerned family, friends and colleagues.
Today I am starting my blog so I can let you all know whats going on and to express my sincere thanks to you all for being there and letting me know you all care.
Today sees me at home, one week on from my wedding day on a beautiful day with sunshine and a lovely blue sky.
Its been a long week. On Monday myself, my wife and my brother Rod went to Addenbrookes to have all my tests to see if I would be fit enough to start my chemo.
As we got into the car after another huge wind breaking cough I felt another excrutiating pain in my ribs. THe ride to Addenbrookes seemed to take forever. When we got there I struggled to the outpatients dept to wait for the tests.
Once I was called up they tried totake my blood but the pain was so much I had to get some pain releif (in the form of oramorph my new best friend) and be taken in wheelchair to the x ray dept. Finally feeling some relief I got to see Dr Yassa Abba my consultant who told me my tumour had changed slightly. Apparently nothing about my condition is "normal" (just like me) I'm the wrong age, it didn't present in the usual way, it's not doing normal things. The tumour is more aggresive.
Dr Abba decided I should stay in hospital for pain releif and a rest I hadn't slept for ages at that point. So reluctantly but sensibly I stayed in. What a way to spend your honeymoon, the oncology ward at Addenbrookes hospital!
So the first night was spent being topped up again and again with morphine til at 6.00am I finally was pain free and exhausted. I slept til 11.00 until my lovely wife Susan and Rod came to visit. We had a good day even though I was very tired and slep on and off most of the day. I started my chemo at around 6.30pm.
Incase you have just been browsing and found this and don't know who I am, my name is Vic Dashwood. I am 43 years old (or young) and I was diagnosed with lung cancer a few weeks ago.
I decided to start a blog for all those speacial people in my life who want to know how I am doing. It's hard for me to speak for long periods of time as I am very tired and get short of breath so I figured this would be easier on all of us.
An update for all my concerned family, friends and colleagues.
Today I am starting my blog so I can let you all know whats going on and to express my sincere thanks to you all for being there and letting me know you all care.
Today sees me at home, one week on from my wedding day on a beautiful day with sunshine and a lovely blue sky.
Its been a long week. On Monday myself, my wife and my brother Rod went to Addenbrookes to have all my tests to see if I would be fit enough to start my chemo.
As we got into the car after another huge wind breaking cough I felt another excrutiating pain in my ribs. THe ride to Addenbrookes seemed to take forever. When we got there I struggled to the outpatients dept to wait for the tests.
Once I was called up they tried totake my blood but the pain was so much I had to get some pain releif (in the form of oramorph my new best friend) and be taken in wheelchair to the x ray dept. Finally feeling some relief I got to see Dr Yassa Abba my consultant who told me my tumour had changed slightly. Apparently nothing about my condition is "normal" (just like me) I'm the wrong age, it didn't present in the usual way, it's not doing normal things. The tumour is more aggresive.
Dr Abba decided I should stay in hospital for pain releif and a rest I hadn't slept for ages at that point. So reluctantly but sensibly I stayed in. What a way to spend your honeymoon, the oncology ward at Addenbrookes hospital!
So the first night was spent being topped up again and again with morphine til at 6.00am I finally was pain free and exhausted. I slept til 11.00 until my lovely wife Susan and Rod came to visit. We had a good day even though I was very tired and slep on and off most of the day. I started my chemo at around 6.30pm.
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