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The good and the bad

Sandra123
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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

 

  • Offline in reply to Sandra123

    Morning peeps 

    early post before head t wake up lil ones.

    shout out to our dizzel who starts her chemo today sending hugs hun.

    shout out to our warrior who has her 1st radiotherapy mark up meeting today - hope it not too long a meeting... hugs me dear x

  • Offline in reply to Sandra123

    Dizzel- hope everything goes ok.

    Warrior shout out that battle cry and press on.

    Good

    One day closer to Tuesday. Infection looking ok. Out to see my sister again today. Lattes all round.

    Bad

    Usual but even less grumpy than yesterday. Lol

    Sundial

  • Offline in reply to Sundial

    It will b here before u know it.. do what you’re doing meeting family enjoying yr Costa nd yr relaxing pass time- knitting:-)

    enjoy your day :-) x

  • Offline in reply to Sandra123

    Afternoon peeps 

    Just wondering cornish nd warrior how many tats were u given for yr RT.  Rileyroo had 2 but I had 5 ...another one of those foibles of treatment I don’t get :-) ... yup just wondering:-) x

  • Offline in reply to Warriorqueen

    Hope all went well :-) have u got your schedule nd start date?

    I was given 4 at my mark up - one each on the side of my upper body ( so need a mirror to see them) and 2 vertical on my breastplate between my breasts. Then on my 1st actual session they put a 5th one centre of my upper breast in line with my armpit. The tan lines ( which I still have) from my RT are perfectly in line with each of my tats. 

    I did ask at the time why some got more than others they waffled tbh basically saying they are to assist in the accurate line up of our bodies to ensure maximum coverage of the intended site - that’s pretty much what I as a layman would have said if asked lol. 

    Matterless either way just wondering how many others got lol. Ta muchly for letting me know me dear x

  • Offline in reply to Warriorqueen

    Fab news warrior. I'm on day 3 now of my radiotherapy. Today it wiped me out and I've just woken from a 2 hour sleep that I could not fight. I also had 3 dots. Sandra I reckon you were just being greedy with 5 lol xx

  • Offline in reply to Cornishpastie

    Just rest up when u need... if u need t sleep then sleep bless.

    lol honestly reckon they were playing noughts nd crosses- just should b grateful someone won at 5 nd it didn’t go to 9 :-) x

     

  • Offline in reply to Sandra123

    Morning peeps 

    Luxuriating in an unexpected Friday lie in... how snuggly, in the fresh bedding put on yesterday...ahhh the decadence of the little things :-)

    bad:- none

    good :- Got lil one later while daughter packs nd get shopping in for their long weekend away at caravan. Then pop t shops nd rest of day busy doing nothing :-)

    Hope our dizzel is ok following her first chemo... thinking of u hun.

    Wor warrior is all set up ready for the start of her final leg - radiotherapy- start slapping that cream on .. never too early.

    little cornishpastie has day 4 of her radiotherapy  - ee just short of a 3rd of the way through! Keep slapping the cream on not 2 times a day but every 2 mins lol. 

    Beach is forging her way forward on getting her life back..still early days since ur op beach so look after yourself. Listen to yr body if body is happy... do everything nd owt u want :-)

    Hows everyone else doing peeps - been a bit quiet from jbains, Rileyroo, Chrissie, jolamine, Nikki, Lilian, dizzel  ooooo nd everyone :-)

    have as good a day as u can peeps x

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