hi im 36 mother of 3 n diagnosed dec 23. ive had 2 ops n 5 of 6 chemo n finding it very hard at mo. feel so peed off n cant get rid of that feeling. would love to chat. x
Hi Everyone don't knw if you have missed me but I have certainly missed all you lot and have noticed a few new recruits. I haven't had a computer since July it had something seriously wrong with it and it has drove me mad not being able to chat!!! I haven't had chance to do a complete read through everything so could some of you bring me up to date with a few things. I'v noticed all your fab photos though you all look stunning and I hope you are all keeping as well as you can I'v missed you all terribly.
A quick up date on me! I had a scan in August after 3 lots of FEC and 3 lots of pacitaxol and gemcitibine. To cut long story short it has shrunk everywhere and since the scan I have had 2 more cycles of chemo and I'm now on tamoxifen.My consultant has said he is pleased with the shrinkage and now the tamoxifen should keep it at bay, hopefully!!!!! Its a bit scary knowing the poison has stopped think it was my comfort blanket!
I've now stopped wearing the bandanas they have started irritating me and give me a bit of a headache. Once i had gone out without it I feel theres no looking back. I have got a little covering of downy hair that the kids love.
My eldest Sophie went off to dance college, Alice started Comp and oliver juniors all on the same day and guess what I was having chemo!! Little Betsy is walking and is never still shes a little monkey!!!!!
I'm looking forward to not having to be up and down to the hospital and to hopefully tryingto lead a fairly normal life. The kids activities are keeping me busy and I'm hoping me and Nigel can get a little bit of us as a couple back, it has impacted on us so much sometimes I get so upset when I think about what has happened to us.I love all my family so much and sometimes I feel that this could have easily destroyed us!!!
Anyway sorry to go on please let me know how you are all doing and thanks for reading. I won't ever let myself be away for that long again.
cant tell you how worried ive been about you lou, im so glad you are ok n finished the awful stuff. was not a nice feeling wondering all about you for so long but what a great feeling to hear from you again. please dont do that to us again. theres always someone that can get a quick message to us. cor im so glad you are back hun.
tony you made me cry aswell! what a lovely comment. im so glad your life is becoming more normal for you n your family. its also comforting to know you feel like us, you are like a god on here. you have such words of wisdom n time for anybody, its good to know you are human, if you know what i mean.
anne, i still have many side affects from treatment. im not sure what is what. doc did tell me that herceptin can stop you from healing properly. i still have sores up my nose that wont heal n herceptin doesnt help. i put them down to immune system but who knows what does what. you'll be fine the further away you get from chemo.
hope you ladies on chemo are doing ok, feel for you so much. sara im so pleased for you, congratulations hun! unfortunately life still goes on, however mental it gets. think you could have a few years left of this if i was anything to go by! chin up ey.
you know i said about the car accident we had when i was pregnant? well i forgot to say the day i got the money through, was the day i found out i had cancer. it was always planned for family holiday, but took 22 months to get it. we now have the accomadation, flights n passports sorted as of tuesday. what happened wed,.....chicken pox at play group! so we have to keep charly off till next week just incase! would be a nightmare if charly gets ill.
rose im glad you are ok n the family are coping n enjoying that new little bundle. things will never be how they were before cancer, but we have a new ,enlightened life now. each day is an achievement in its self. got to be happy, just wish it didnt hurt so much.
im doing ok, i was abit sick early hours of the next day, but really it was nothing much. i felt really tired the first couple of days and emotional. i have a nasty coldsore on my nose at the moment which has got infected, so i am on antbiotics for that. tomorrow i am having a central line fitted as they had problems with the needle going in the back of my hand, im not looking forward to that as i hate needles! i picked up mt wig last week, so that is here for if and when it happens.
Although I had bowel cancer I had a needle fitted too...I really hate needles and the thought terrified me, I almost never had IV chemo because of it but weighed up the odds and weathered through it...I had a PICC line fitted which stung a little but not half as bad as I thought. The worst part was the local anaesthetic which is wiped on with a cloth, that stung a little bit more and made me laugh out loud when the doctor doing it said this may sting a little....
As with most things the thought is worse than the actual event and once it is in there will be no more needle in the back of your hand every cloud aye!
Although I had bowel cancer I had a needle fitted too...I really hate needles and the thought terrified me, I almost never had IV chemo because of it but weighed up the odds and weathered through it...I had a PICC line fitted which stung a little but not half as bad as I thought. The worst part was the local anaesthetic which is wiped on with a cloth, that stung a little bit more and made me laugh out loud when the doctor doing it said this may sting a little....
As with most things the thought is worse than the actual event and once it is in there will be no more needle in the back of your hand every cloud aye!
