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
Scan was a bit of a fiasco !!!All plugged in and ready to go,lay down and about 10 seconds later had to sit up because I cant breathe laying on my back.tried again but no go so i asked if I could lay on my stomach as i can breathe OK then .10 mins later after numerous phone calls they said it would be Ok,They are so helpful and did everything they could,so I had the scan laying on my tum and they found out that the computer flips the images the right way which no-one knew so it was a learning curve all round !!!Dont get results till oncologist appt next week
Glad you are having help with the pain,you have had such a time I hope it does the trick and life gets easier .
Oh Colly,walks in the sun,How lovely that sounds I had to laugh about the magnet,i had a mental picture of all the trolleys in Tesco attached to someones crotch and following them round like a crocodile
I,m so glad you are at the far end of that tunnel now,All good things to you darling.
Thank you,I can see i am going to be a little addicted to this page!(didn't think anythinkwould replace my facebook. I am feeling very good and positive if not a little tired.
My hair is coming back however very dark ( nd and bits of grey!)My friends recon its always been that colour its just always been coloured.I will be going back to a blonde in the summer. Im still wearing the wig but wont be long now (it keeps the head warm as good as any hat too:)
I am Going to try the olive oil that a few have mentioned and the anti-dandruff shampoo.
I must say that when I read about the magnet it sounded like the answer to my prayers! however I did google it and there was an article in the daily mail where a professor said that he believed the reason it might work is that it could maybe raise female hormone levels. I have to take letrozole for 5 years to reduce oestrogen which is apparently what my cancer (Lobular breast) feeds on. Having read that I intend to ask my GP or breast nurse if they know anything about it. I was taking HRT before the breast cancer and it was great no hot flushes or any other symptoms of the menopause. They are all back now big time!! As I didn't come into any other 'catagory' of women most likely to get it - age having children - breast fed - didn't drink - wasn't overweight - my medical team seems to think it quite likely it was the HRT.
I don't want to worry anyone using the magnet but think it wise to check with your doctors first
Glad to here all your storys. love the fa**y magnet storys lots of mental pics.
welcome Jackie iam bit behind you have another 7 radios then done .This place is fantastic help but we also have the odd laugh we may not know each other but this lot have become great mates!1
so lovely to see everyone back with their tales, i missed the chat! Interesting about the magnet, i wonder if it means i can push the trolley hands free??!! The chemo arm aches so a change is as good as a rest.
i've been having sort of 'hot flushes' but they were always described to me as rising from within and lasting from one to ten minnutes. i seem to get very hot - head sweats which is yuck and find it hard to settle at night with the heat. I have been keeping as active as possible - not cut down on tea thou or the cigs but i am definately going to give them up. I have set myself a target to quit, but not til after my birthday on 5th as i want to enjoy completely with champers and no cravings! this is my mile stone before radio starts.
My daughter and her kiddies moved out this week into their own place at last, and although I am looking forward to some quality US time i am missing them terribly. you never switch off from being a mum and it gave me a role again. Never mind, have taken up knitting and sewing again - just need a sewing machine! hand stitching takes so long. No complaints thou, I am pretty good for two weeks out of three and the other week we dont mention as i am rough rough rough, but compared to some of you mine has been easy.
congratulations on finishing treatment! glad you like this page. the shampoo i mentioned is for thickening your hair. a lady put up a post about it a while back n swears by it. its a few pages back called hair thickening if you want to read it. let us know how youre getting on.
Thank you for the advice on that recommended shampoo I am going to try and get some for my daughter , she's massaging her scalp now with Olive Oil as another person recomended
hi lonie i've just joined i've also been diagnosed with breast cancer i've finished my chemo and i'm now on rad which i'm finding really difficult i'm having more bad days than good at the moment but trying to stay positive x
hi not feeling great today. well thats not true cos i havent felt great for a long time but you learn to cope dont you. im less happy basically cos my husband got in a bit of a mood n am bothered about how much it affects me.
i know he is the one i spend nearly all my time with, n that he has been through so much but when he gets moody it has such an affect on me. n he doesnt even have to do anything bad. but i go from coping to annoyed to thinking about how flipping bad i really do feel. i have pain every single day n struggle sometimes to rise above it, but i do most of the time. some days are worse than others. i get up n joke about a bit do things when i can. i try to be n actlike a mother to my 3 kids. i try to be a wife n act like one. i try to be an owner of a dog n act like one. but every single day i hurt n still try to act like im ok. friends family ask how i am n im ok. but when my husband gets in a mardy mood i slowly lose that ability to rise above it all.
when i was going through chemo, i had no energy for anything. to walk into the next room would kill me. for my little one to just cuddle me was painful. if he leant on my legs or anything id be in so much pain. boys would try n talk to me n i would get annoyed cos of noise n confusion. id try to talk but would muddle my words n they would take mick a bit, n i would get annoyed cos of how much energy it took. or the pain i was in. to clean my teeth was a twice daily torture n to eat...
since then things have improved in every way. but i still have a lot of pain n a year after surgery its hard to cope with. my treatment has finished but i have so much to still put up with. my cancer should be gone but things still hurt. im having to take medication to combat chemo problems which stop me from driving being 'with it' n being able to cope with it all. i cant take more of the med i need cos of how it makes me feel. i cant wait for pain management app!
when i have a drink i can get in a better mood. it can give me energy that i dont normally feel. it can allow me to think about my kids in all their torment of feelings etc. it can give me energy n the mind to think about what i should be doing or feeling. it can make me feel human n normal ish again. but if my husband does my head in, i cant bounce back. i should be on the mend now n however much i try, i dont feel like ive just beaten cancer.
im sorry, some might not be used to me talking like this n i dont want you worrying. sometimes life is just hard..!! bloody hard n its not my husbands fault if hes mardy. but at the same time, its not mine either! any advise on how to deal with it is much appreciated.
