Hi Sandra,

Welcome to Cancer Chat. I am sorry to hear about your recent diagnosis.You are doing well by trying to cope one day at a time.The first letter you received today wasn't so bad.. It is going to remove the cancer in your breast and give you the chance to live a normal life once all this treatment is over, so the sooner you start the sooner you'll be finished with it all. The second was a definite bonus.

What surgery are you going to have - a lumpectomy or a mastectomy?

I have had 2 bouts of primary breast cancer. The first was diagnosed 7 years ago and the second the following year. Have you got a treatment plan in place post-surgery?

Please stay in touch. Remember, there is always someone here whenever you feel like talking.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

Hi Jolamine.

Thanks for the reply. 

I have 2 small lumps in my R breast (no one can feel them nor is there any outward change to be seen nor pain. Caught on routine screening).

They are grade 1 and grade  2 both invasive cancers. On MRI my lymph nodes look clear.

I am having a lumpectomy on the 21st as a day case. They are hoping to make 1 incision to get to both but will re assess on day. They are also taking 2 sentinel nodes for biopsy just in case. 

After the op all things being equal I am to have radiotherapy mon to fri for 3 wks.

Wow how matter of fact does it all sound in the written word when it is so not.

7yrs post diagnosis - I tip my hat to you Jolamine. When we are first diagnosed it's like our lives ended in that moment. This is so not true "living with Cancer" never a truer word.

take care Jolamine 

Sandra x

No bad for me today yeahhh:-)

the good:- had a great day with the granddaughter while other lil one at school...harder shift than work mind;-)

Love the gadgets in daughters house. Alexa switch table lamp off, Alexa- switch kettle on. Alexa turn heating up to 22. Alexa play grans playlist ( music). Luckily school drop offs nd pick ups are  just under 4 mile walk or might not be able t justify the cake nd biscuits I’ve demolished:-)))

have as good a day as u can peeps x

Once these tablets start to work I should feel better and not tired all the time mind I'm struggling yo keep awake x

Cake needs no justification!

Lol true but... will b like a house end if don’t even get up yt put kettle on ha ha.

todays bad... 2 yr old granddaughter diagnosed with  cold urticaria:-) basically if she is warm but touches anything cold ( ie bare feet on tiles or wood floors) she comes out is huge hives ( nearly her full feet going up her legs). Gets them on her face even if warm but a breeze etc. So now on daily doses of antihistamines. Her sister got it around this age too luckily she grew out of it by 4 yrs so hoping lil one will too. Can b very debilitating hoping the antihistamines control it. 

The good...cold but sun shining. Playing the patient for lil one ( she has her drs coat nd bag nd checking me over:-) stories next ( with cuddles) love family time:-)

have as good a day as u can peeps x

Daughter had that, started at eightand lasted until she was thirteen. 

Aw bless. It’s awful  just come on in the last couple of days. It’s quite unusual- dr brought others in to see it nd took photos. 

Tbh if she is like her sister it won’t bother her too much but it looks really bad. Her toes nd fingers are nearly doubling  in size if comes up on them:-(

really hoping she grows out of it ( apparently it’s unusual for them to grow out of it though so fingers crossed). X

Hi Sandra... bless her ... my nieces lil one just got scarlet fever ...all these little ones poorly over the Easter brake ... bet they still manage a choc egg or two ... let's hope yr lil one grows out of it too ... sounds really painfull .. at least she can have lots of "nanny time"  

Like your good and not so good theme ... you've got a really lovely thread going here ...

Nikki... keep holding on ... and sleeping can be your bodies way of telling you to slow down so enjoy the rest ... and may all your dreams be nice ones .... chrisie

Hi there Cornishpasty  ... not looked on here for awhile. . ... as knew Sandra and jolomine was looking after you all ... but just wanted to say will be thinking of you over the next few weeks ... i know its a lot of highs and lows ... its not a bad thing to have a few tears sometimes ... we all get them days .. but you got the boxing gloves on, ready to take him all the way down this journey of ours ... I've got to have a few little lumps out under scar around same time ... we can do this xx

It really does help ... it's like standing up to the bully .... I'm really proud of you ... you go girl ...

Will pop back every so often for updates ... big hug Chrissie

Hi Nikki,

I just wondered if your iron tablets are beginning to kick in yet?

Regards,

Jolamine xx

Thanks Chris:-)

bless hope yr lil one is feeling better soon too. Scarlet fever is doing the rounds here too at nursery nd school as is chicken pox. It’s awful when they r poorly isn’t it.

no bad today:-)

good:- it’s Easter weekend... happy Easter everyone. Hope that you enjoy it as best u can.

Family meet nd eat later... fish nd chips... good times x

Thanks Chris:-)

bless hope yr lil one is feeling better soon too. Scarlet fever is doing the rounds here too at nursery nd school as is chicken pox. It’s awful when they r poorly isn’t it.

no bad today:-)

good:- it’s Easter weekend... happy Easter everyone. Hope that you enjoy it as best u can.

Family meet nd eat later... fish nd chips... good times x

Morning peeps 

no bad today:-)

good:- Been swimming. Done shops. Cakes baked. Nd it’s only just after 11 am :-) heading t Toby Carvery for lunch the maybe a nana nap cos babysitting tonight :-) x

Earl Grey tea rooms in York waiting for brekkie, full english. Special treat then home to finish decorating! Ying and Yang!

Oh how fabulous - go u girl. You enjoy every min u deserve it :-) x