Hi. It looks like this discussion thread has been going a long time and i hope i will be able to join the community here. I was diagnosed with breast cancer just after xmas and have had a mastectomy last week. I have a secondary tumor in my hip and possibly in my head so will have to face chemo and radiotherapy although I dont know the details as yet. I would love to make friends on here who i can both support and find support from on this journey. I have 2 grown up children and they have surprised me recently as to how supportive they can be. It certainly is a case of role reversal in my house. Chassis x x

Hi. It looks like this discussion thread has been going a long time and i hope i will be able to join the community here. I was diagnosed with breast cancer just after xmas and have had a mastectomy last week. I have a secondary tumor in my hip and possibly in my head so will have to face chemo and radiotherapy although I dont know the details as yet. I would love to make friends on here who i can both support and find support from on this journey. I have 2 grown up children and they have surprised me recently as to how supportive they can be. It certainly is a case of role reversal in my house. Chassis x x

Dear Chassis

Welcome to the site.I have secondary cancer in the bones.and am on lots of lovely drugs which according to the last scan were working.I am glad you have family support,your children sound lovely.I forgot to say you might find the inspire site useful as there are a lot of women on there who have had advanced breast cancer for years.

hi Chassis

welcome sorry u have had to join us but rest assured u will get lots of support we all have different experiences but u can come here and say anything ,rant cry be happy be sad anything u need .when i first joined (i was dignosed in july ) the messages and support i got really helped me thru and continue as we all go thru our treatments fears and worries.lots of love and hugs nina xxxxxxxxx

p.s reading all the different experiences really heps cos it can be a lonley disease at times xxxxxx

Hi chassis you are certainly in the right place for love and support. I have secondaries in spine pelvis and liver and am undergoing oral chemo at moment. However I haven't had surgery. I hope you are doing ok and this the place to keep you motivated wether on your good or bad days. Much love Lou

Hi Chassis welcome aboard, sorry its not under different circumastances, Ive been coming on here since may and chatted to some lovely women and men (tony and phil). have a read atr all out posts and if you have any questions, just ask, we're all an inspiration to one another. Col xx

hi chassis

nice to meet you n hope we can all help you through this horrible time. this thread has amazed me how its taken off, so glad i wrote that 1st message. its also quite amazing how to just talk n listen to others helps so many people. it really has turned into a cyber family. i hope you get the same feeling n we can help you to be that little bit less afraid of whats to come.

love leonie xxx

Leonie

I for one am so glad you started this post..... It helped me so much

I think its all about people fighting the common enemy.... in this case Breast cancer

You're right.. we are a family... and we will always help each other with what is to  come.

Like I said on the post above... Nobody has to cope with anything alone

so thank you for starting this amazing (and long) post

Love always

Caz xxxx

hi caz

was the best thing i did during my illness.

so glad you had good news for a change. you so deserve it hun. you sound happier, are you coping with the break up? i hope you are finding things easier now.

lots of love leonie xxxxx

Hi Chassis

Welcome to the place no-one wants to be.Hope you are coping with the mastectomy and glad to see you have support at home.I had mastectomy 4 years ago and have recurrance in the lymph glands in my neck and chest .I have been on chemo for 2 years to contain it and like you have 2 grown up children and 3 grandchildren ,so plenty of reasons to fight on.Hope you have a good medical team looking after you.What part of the world do you live in?We are a well scattered lot on here.

Stay strong.

Rose xxx

Good afternoon all. A little light relief. My journey to the London Marathon for Breakthrough Breast Cancer continues with yet more pain!

www.runningdrums.blogspot.com

I was struggling with the break up for quite a while... but this latest scare made me rethink things

If two different types of breast cancer at the same time can't keep me down...... well no cheating man is going to either.

there is a song out in the charts, my daughter told me about it.... I play it at least 5 times a day and it helps me

It's by Jessie James.... and it's called "I look so good (without you)"

It's brilliant

I have even gone and had a lovely choppy haircut and coloured my hair red

The confidence on the outside will soon lead to confidence on the inside

But I refuse to be a victim any more

Like my picture says..... You're looking at a survivor

Love always

Caz xxxxxxxx