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Jackie,

It has so brightened up my day to see your entry appear

BT seem to be a good Internet provider so am hoping they are not already supplying you.

Speak soon, with much love

Tony xxxx

Thank you for your welcome, Jackie.  Hope all goes well with your new chemo, and with the final bits of decorating!

Love Hazel xxx

Hello, John, thanks for your welcome.  So sorry to hear about your wife, but think of some of the other ladies on here who have had good results second time around - so don't despair. (They give me great hope, I can tell you.)  I think it can sometimes be much harder for our partners than for us - I know my partner is taking it badly, the more so because he is in poor health himself and can't go with me to appointments etc. and feels he is of no help, though of course he is.  Fortunately his brother very kindly accompanies me to the worst meetings, so I am not without a "prop" at such times, but it's not the same as having my partner with me.

Re. your Mary's recurrence, apparently when another tumour appears anywhere in the body, if it is a breakaway from the original site it will retain the properties of that original site, so the medics can see from tests whether it's a secondary or a new cancer and will plan treatment accordingly.  I learnt this because this is my own current position, and I shall find out this afternoon whether mine is ovarian or secondary from past breast ca., and hopefully have some appropriate treatment started at last!  (Beginning to get a bit jittery now, as I always do before appointments!)

Love to you both, Hazel xxx

Bless you, Eileen, thank you. Will be in touch soon.

Love Hazel xxx

Thanks, John.

Hello all.  Well, the"good" news is that it is not a metastasis from the breast, so my treatment has been planned and will start asap, thank goodness.  It will no doubt be familiar to most of you, as it consists of 3 chemos (paclitaxel & carboplatin), CT to check progress, hysterectomy op, then 3 more chemo s - seems to be standard initial procedure.

I am so relieved to have something underway at last, though I never thought I would be pleased to be having chemo again after the last lot!

On a lighter note, the wig I've bought arrived just as I was leaving for hospital, so I had that to look forward to trying on when I got home.  It isn't too bad, though it might look better once I have no thick hair of my own underneath it, at the moment it looks to me as though my head is too big  ( no comments, thank you!).

Anyway, love to all, let's hope all our treatments do the job, eh?

Hazel xxx

Hi, Eileen.

Yes, I had a call yesterday, and I have to go for pre-assessment on Mon 5th March, then all being well start first session of chemo on Thurs 8th.

What's worrying me today is that I seem to have caught a cold (probably at the hospital!) so I'm hoping it's gone by then in case it affects the tests and delays the start of treatment again.

Blooming typical, isn't it - I haven't had a cold for ages, so I get one now!  I suppose I'm run-down from the cancer, but what a nuisance.

Your new stuff starts on 1st, doesn't it?  Fingers crossed for you! ( Fingers seem to be permanently crossed for everyone lately!)

Love,Hazel xxx