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. 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
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.
Lee, you look absolutely gorgeous and honestly really suit the hair being short, tho if youre anything like me you'll be desperate for it to grow even quicker and longer lol. Keep us updated re your op, and enjoy married life babe, im hoping to go back to work in a couple of weeks all going well at hosp appt. Take care Col x
Hi Tony, Thanks, but yeah youre right, wouldnt choose this hair cut through choice lol, but hey ho at least im here and getting on with my life best I can, even if I have become a worrier re my health, its weird how before I just took my health for granted and never worried lol, anyway hope youre doing well xx
was so pleased to hear from you when i checked yesterday. im sorry you are not well of course but was scared it was because of your scan. it sounds awful what you are having to go through. really hope you are starting to feel better now. is this all from the infection?? i know you had problems with your lungs before. just hope you will get well soon. missed you!
i over did it at the weekend n couldnt move very well yesterday. had a very lazy day! thinking of you.
Awwww,you lot you make my eyes leak !!!thank you for all you kind wishes. Wentto the hospital today as arm is still the same and I have cellulitis.Another antibiotic added to the 2 already on and appt at the lymphoedema clinic Fri.Probably brought on by the rascal growing in the lymph glands so hopefully the chemo will kick in soon and all will be well again !!!
Personally I found rads to be a breeze,no side effects at all. 5 weeks of finding a parking space was the worse part. It is normal to be tired out,especially as you are back in work.Plenty of good food and rest.Shents is the girl to follow,if you can read her blog,she is inspirational for everyone.
thank you Rose you are a special lady,my trouble is I still find it difficult to believe I have cancer or had??? I was given the choice of chemo but doc said it would only give me an extra 5% chance of long term survival.As my chances of long term survival are supposed to be good ? I oppted out.I do feel in limbo at the moment and a few hours at work takes my mind off things ,I'm sending you lots of positive healing thoughts and I think of you often...keep your chin up hunny xxxNettyxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Glad things are getting sorted for you Rose. I hope the antibiotics kick in asap to give you a bit of relief.
Re the blog - Thanks for your recent comment. Hope I gave you a laugh! I've posted a couple of things on there in the last couple of days that should hopefully give people a little bit of a smile if they need one - The Presidents's Speech and a clip of an Indian Pole Dancing man! Enjoy! - www.letyerhairdown.blogspot.com
still not on much which makes me realise how poorly you are! not that you sounded great anyway. wishing you well n sending all my love n strength to you. will always be here for you n think of you lots. you are such a lovely person, a real lady! you get well soon.
i was told the other day that my nerve pain n muscle pain may never go away. i might not ever get back to how i was. but i still think myself lucky. lucky to be here, have my family, have my friends, n have you lot, that are soo much part of my life!
unfortunately, some of us have not been so lucky. nina had to have her knee op, n just the thought of it makes me cringe. bon jovi aka donna has just had her op to remove cancer from her ovaries, a hysterectomy. both are recovering. then we have louise, suffering from headaches n dizziness, she has a scan which shows cells in her brain. this life can be so unfair!! shes half way through radio now n is suffering with major headaches n is very low. as you all can imagine. i cant however, imagine having radio on your brain! cant imagine how it feels for her. cant imagine how she copes with 4 children especially when she just set a date for her wedding. she asked if i would let you know, its just been hard to write this when you care so much n are at the end of treatment. i feel guilty not telling you before cos your thoughts, prayers n good wishes would comfort her a lot.
you all have so much heart n seem to know what to say, at just the right time. n im sure you will now.
a friend of mine sent me a card today. it read,
i like to think that everyone in life is a duck, bobbing around on the surface looking serene, but underneath their legs are going like mad trying to keep up with what gets in their way. i think of you as a swan, gracious in your battle, yet still paddling. keep those legs moving mate and you'll get to calmer waters.
Lol Lisa I laughed out loud at this, especially as at the moment Ive got an ipad for sale on ebay, just hope people dont think its the same as yours lol x
Lol Lisa I laughed out loud at this, especially as at the moment Ive got an ipad for sale on ebay, just hope people dont think its the same as yours lol x
