But Seriously: The Cancer Podcast
Health & Fitness:Medicine
Louise is an artist, administrator and writer from Norwich in the UK. She was originally diagnosed with a rare form of appendix cancer in 2014 and again in 2017. She is currently recovering from her second surgery.
0:00:00 How the cancer was discovered
0:05:19 Louise lands at Basingstoke Hospital
0:10:12 Treatment: Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) & hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC)
0:14:15 The immediate impact on Louise and her loved ones
0:20:21 Urgency for treatment
0:25:05 Time to let it all in
0:32:19 Cancer awareness
0:40:58 Cancer clichés
0:45:30 Mindset going into surgery
0:50:30 Chemo baths
1:02:50 Finding your way back up
1:08:48 Long-term effects of treatment
1:22:00 How the body communicates with us
1:26:50 Your reality anchor
1:35:41 Removal of the mucinous carcinoma
1:39:40 The power of laughter
1:41:09 Supporting those grieving our diagnosis
1:48:22 The mother of all surgeries
1:52:52 Caregivers
2:01:25 Calling doctors by their first name
2:08:05 Followup scan
2:17:40 Life “extending” surgery
2:22:05 We are not our bodies
2:28:00 Living the only life we have
www.PseudomyxomaSurvivor.org
https://mypmpexperience.wordpress.com
- recorded October 2, 2020
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