buzzing brain

admin — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:28:20 +0000

I had a brain MRI today. I’d never had one before and it’s a pretty weird experience.

I’m not worried about anything in particular. I just thought it would be a good idea, after hearing an oncologist speak at the Conference For Young Women Affected By Breast Cancer that I attended last February.

It wasn’t nearly as bad as I’d feared. It turns out that I am not at all claustrophobic (and I was so relieved that the technician managed to access a vein for the contrast injection on the first try that nothing after that fazed me at all).

But boy, was it loud. And my neck is still stiff from the brace they used to hold my head steady. It’s been hours since I left the hospital and I feel like I am still vibrating. It felt like a jackhammer being used right beside my head. My teeth were chattering from the vibration.

And I am exhausted (although that my be from waking up every forty-five minutes again to make sure that I didn’t oversleep).

I’m not going to worry too much about the results (although I may change my mind about that in the next few days).

My CT results from last week were good (still no tumours in sight).

And besides, there were several women at the young women’s conference who had recently had surgery for brain metastasis. Every month seems to bring more options for the treatment of cancer.

And it’s nice outside.

I am either going to take a nap now or go pick up dog poo in the back yard.

And then I’ll go for a walk.

Faced with a diagnosis of mesothelioma? Here are 5 ways to cope

admin — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 05:06:46 +0000

If you or a family member has been diagnosed with mesothelioma, one of the hardest things for all players is to treat the symptoms and treatment.

Because mesothelioma takes place before the majority of cancer diagnoses, it makes everything harder. If someone in your family (or you) is sick, please think about these five things when the situation becomes difficult.

# 5: Go ahead, ask questions

If you are diagnosed withcancer, which is one of the most striking things can happen in your life – to ask any questions you can.

# 4: Keep things private property

However, if we are talking about people who work with other friends, no need to tell them everything about what happened. Many people do not know what to do when they are told that information, so there is no problem if you want to keep their relationship as before.

# 3: Do not Be Afraid to ReachOut

You can reach and talk with dozens of organizations, which intend to help cancer patients, with many focused entirely on mesothelioma. Talk with your doctor.

# 2: Nothing Wrong with alternative methods

While you should always discuss with your doctor when it is in fact the treatment of cancer, there are many holistic treatments available to deal with the pain of cancer treatment, as well as stress and anxiety that come with adiagnosis. Although it is not official medical procedures, the idea of a direct treatment of their symptoms of pain is often very powerful – even if it creates a placebo effect – and worth pursuing.

# 1: Get treatment if necessary

While one might think that your family can provide all the support you need, there are certain things that are most useful to discuss with a professional therapist. The same works in reverse, where his family may mean aprofessionals to relieve some stress. There are many available, so do not be afraid to use them.

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