The good and the bad

Hi peeps

I have recently been diagnosed with breast cancer. Taking the excellent advice on this website I pretty much started by taking it one day at a time. This does indeed help. 

I thought to share the good and the bad and would love to hear anyone else's should they wish to share.

Today I had both a good and a bad moment. I received 2 letters in the post.

The first was from the hosp confirming my op date (my bad moment) cos my stomach dropped and I had that now familiar feeling of anxiousness take hold for a moment but shook it off cos I know it is needed. 

The good - my 2nd letter - as if... a tax rebate - boom  . Not half put a much needed smile on my face . Reckon a my treat family meal is in order.

Eeee it's the little things ain't it. 

Take care peeps 

Sandra x ️X

 

  • Ahhh I’m sooo pleased hun.

    a good day all in all...  we all love to hear about them :-)

    When I was due my tats Rileyroo mentioned some places do ultraviolet tats ( so just visible under ultraviolet lights). I did ask at my hosp but they didn’t do them - might still b worth the ask. Think you can also have temporary tats done... again not at my hosp. My hosp did offer free tat removal ( Rileyroos hosp didn’t... but she managed to find somewhere that offered the service). 

    all that being said I decided to just leave mine nd live with them ( I have 5 - they are like someone has put small dots on me with a pen. X

     

  • Ooh I will ask about the ultra violet ones. If they dont i will adk if they do the removal or not.

    Things continue to move forward.

  • Hi Subdial here. Sandra told  me you ve been talking about me so thought I’d come and introdice myself. Endometrial cancer diagnosed on Friday 13 th old April and hysterectomy on 14th May. No smash and grab fortunately. That was good. Doc said everything apart from womb looked ok so that was good. Wait TIL next Thursday for histology results so good and bad. Better than good,  I get waited on hand and foot by hubby and a daily costa latte bought by him.

    So all in all good day at the moment.

  • Ooh I wasn't aware of the ultraviolet ones. Like you, I've just learned to live with it and the one on the centre has disappeared.

    Great news about work and your cover- we are very lucky to not have these worries.

    You guys are all doing so amazing. Live, love and laugh to the extreme. My motto since i was 14 years old.

    Well I'm going to Shawn Mendes concert with my daughter. ....secretly I can't wait!!! He has Ana amazing voice and is a good looking boy. Concert is next year so something to look forward to. Going to a gala dinner on sat - bit wary of anything that shows my arms or too revealing. Might just wear a long sleeve rollneck!!

    It's so cold today - am sitting on sofa in blanket as it's non- working day. Thank God as am exhausted after 2 days at work! Get to watch Ellen show - hurray!!

    Enjoy your evening ladies.x

  • Oooh sounds like you have a very eclectic taste in your social life and why not! 

    I have an anniversary party to go to saturday. Am not sure how I'm going to stay awake but am gonna give it a great go. It's my second mum and dads 50th (best mate from childhoods mum and dad). She is also a 7 year bc survivor.

    I am making a vow to do more socially and travel more when this is over. I've realised that life is too short and  not guaranteed to be a long one, so no waiting for retirement to do things any more!

  • Hi peeps ... great news pastie.. firm not angry ... sticking to the facts ... you go girl ... one less worry ...

    Just a thought ... all this stuff they do to us .. radioactive dye... which turned my wee fluorescent for a while .. the dye that may turn us green in the op .... chemo... titanium ... iodine seeds in a closed thick box ... radiation ... bet we'd all light up a dark room ... and the gigger counters would have a field day ... if we all lined up in a field we'd have plains landing .. hmmmm 

    Just my funny thought for the day ... well made me smile lol  

  • Hi sundial. I am so pleased to hear the good news from your scans. Here's hoping for an equally good result on your path reports.

    Absolutely the time to be spoilt and the coffee run sounds like nothing is too small for him to-do for you. For now you rest up and take each day as it comes. My surgery knocked me for six but others have been up and at em from the off. You never can tell. 

    Nice to meet the virtual you and if love to hear how you get on next week if you are happy to share x

  • Lol yes Chrissie kept it focussed on what they are gonna do for me not what hoops I have to jump for them...as I don't have to jump any! Worries reduced.

    Laughing at the geiger counter planes landing comments. At the risk of starting a political debate....if Donald trump realised the amount of nuclear power was in cancer patients I'm sure he would want to find a way to harvest it or use us all to be a human shield.....or to build the controversial Mexican wall! 

     

  • Well ladies let’s carry on the good news!! It was benign!! I am in the clear! Got to have yearly mammograms and any lumps or change go straight back. Feeling relieved and a bit numb definitely been an emotional rollercoaster. I thank you all so much for all your advise and support. I will keep my eye on you all to know how your doing and in case you run off with any toy boys! Big hugs to you all x
  • Yeayyyyyyyy. Oh I am sooo pleased for u beach :-)

    another good exactly what we love to hear ️

    You get to go back to “normal” so chuffed at how you handled it “all”. 

    Well done u nd eeeekkk go you ️ :-) x