My Activity Tracking
28
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My target 50 kms
Walk 50K in September
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My Updates
A change of plan....
Thursday 4th SepDue to a new first line treatment for bladder cancer being approved for use by the NHS 6 DAYS before my chemo was due to start, I'll not be receiving the standard chemotherapy as had been planned. My consultant rushed to stop me starting (in his words: 'I don't usually run in hospital corridors, but this time I did, to make sure you didn't get a single drop of chemotherapy') if I had, I wouldn't be eligible for the new treatment which is twice as effective. The delays getting my chemo booked (partly a delay due to me choosing to return to my local hospital so I was close to home for chemo), have worked in my favour. My whole cancer journey has felt like Sliding Doors.... 'What ifs' that, up until now, have worked in my favour.
As the treatment is so new to the NHS (and many consultants didn't think it would get approval due to the cost), I will probably start it in Oxford, where one of the professors was involved in the trials, then come back to Royal Berks when they are set up to offer it (another occasion on my journey where it's a case of who your consultant trained/worked with previously determining what treatment you can get, and when or where you get it). In the meantime, I will have an intensive course of radiotherapy at Royal Berks.
Not starting chemo now means I'm probably on course to complete 50kms in September... with the aim of getting as many steps in as possible before starting radiotherapy.
It's hospitals like the Royal Marsden that help discover these new treatments that can improve outcomes (although I don't know how involved they were in the trials for this particular drug combination). This new treatment is the first significant advance in treating bladder cancer in over 30 years so, if I had to get the diagnosis that I have, now was probably a good time to get it.
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On 5th March this year my whole world changed...
Monday 18th AugThank you to my Sponsors
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Homer Campbell
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Della
Sending love Tina. Good luck with your walk, and your treatment and recovery. You’ll be in my thoughts.
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Ruth Shipman
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Tony Campbell
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Simon
I am so, so sorry to hear that Tina. Wishing you a full recovery and thoughts through this difficult time.
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Tina Campbell
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A Wilsher
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Jane Rayson
What an amazing thing to do!
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Yvette Campbell
With you the way love mum xx
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Nic Lewis
Best of luck Tina (sorry this is late 😊)
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Kate King
Best of luck. Hope you smash this and cancer x
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John Finnieston
Wishing you the very best Tina!
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Jan Barnes
You’re a star! Keep your light shining with every step you take!
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Alison James
Wishing you strength Tina on your journey of treatment and recovery, Best wishes, AJ
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Ab
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Emma And James Satchwill
Get well soon Tina.
