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

 

  • Welcome to my club WQ! How's the pain in ribs? I do hope you're taking it easy and not using that arm too much.

    They have children in need on the one show and showed a story of a girl who had cancer - sobbed my eyes out!

    Hope all you ladies going thru treatment are doing ok as well as everyone else.

    Booked my tx to Canada for Jan- I share my bday with my dad and it's his 90th so am lkg fwd to that. Not to seeing any of my sister's who are still being awful to me and weren't there for me last year. I'm spending time with my friends as well who I grew up with and they are so excited and taken time off from work. My sister said she isn't taking any time off work......

    Priorities are clear but my dad I'd my main focus. What the heck do you get a 90 yr old who is a very simple person and has never been materialistic at all or sentimental? 

    Just found out someone I used to work with has triple negative cancer - upset me alot. She's been given a bad prognosis. Damn this bas**** cancer!

  • Pain in ribs has gone, but hopefully scan will really put my mind at rest.

     

    WQ xx

  • Jbains...why don't you give your Dad a great Picture of you in a lovely Frame??? I think he would love this.

    Petra

  • Sad news about your ex colleague Jbains. My heart sinks a little each time I hear such news. I find it strange how these stories seem to coalesce after my own diagnosis. I’m one of 3 mums in the same class at our infant school currently going through it. We were remarking surely that’s it for our class, only to realise that statistically, with 30 children in the class, we haven’t yet reached that threshold. It’s a sobering thought just how many people are struck down and often with few outward signs or warning.

  • Ladies morning! Thank you for the suggestions but think I'm almost there. Got 2 crystal whisky tumblers engraved in nice box and a silver locket keyring from my kids with their pic in it. I shall pick up some good whisky from duty free when I go. Any other suggestions are still welcome!

    I feel so bereft when I hear of anyone who gets the bast*** disease. I honestly don't know what to say to her so we talk about everything but her cancer. I am going with her to her appt tmrw with same consultant as me so I think we'll talk about it all then. I leave it to her to open up when she wants.

    Stats are 1 in 3 will get cancer isnt it? What is it about the world today that's making this happen? It does make me wonder.

    People on the trains are so rude! I mean I'm always careful about my bag, etc or keeping phone conversations quiet and to a minimum. I really am not concerned about your life and activities!!! Sorry - just had to get that off my chest!

    Have a good day. I'm still on look out for mega rich toy boy so I don't have to work!!

  • Morning all, thought I'd join the good and the bad, reading your posts has rrally helped me try and stay positive this week

     

    The good..I'm sat in lanzarote with the below view

     

    The bad..it's 7 sleeps away until my nxt appt [[ ]]

  • Morning peeps 

    wow missmz... looks fab ( give me a min cos need t put my envy hat on ;-) not sure where u are up to in treatment but .... soonest done soonest mended.... try to relax as best u can ️

    Hope everyone is as good as they can b.

    bad :- bliddy staircase lol

    good :- bliddy staircase still not fully stripped but getting there ... sigh. From what I can tell the walls look ok cos wanting to have a paint finish rather than wallpaper.

    oh well finish coffee nd change to get back t the grind x

  • Got my scan Monday. Gonna be radioactive girl for 24 hours. Don't think this injection turns your pee blue though lol.

    Let's hope they don't find any nasty aliens in dem bones! 

    WQ xx

  • Morning ladies. Sun is shining and it's crisp so a good day.

    WQ shall keep all crossed for you. I actually didn't feel too different with injection. It was leading up to scan and waiting for results which made me very anxious. 

    Sigh....missmz that looks amazing. I miss the rocky mountains. I grew up in Calgary, Alberta and you could see the mountains if you looked out to downtown Calgary. It was an hour's drive away to get to mountains. Think i need some retail therapy - feeling very down today.

    Hope you all enjoy your day as best you can.x

  • Morning peeps 

    bless wq hope doesn’t take too long for results- we all know the waiting  the worst... thinking of u nd got everything crossed.

    jbains u get on line nd do a shop that makes a postman cry ;-) is it anything in particular or as is often can b the case ...nothing nd everything. Either way ...chin up lass we are here if u need us ️

    Bad :- I ache from head t foot nd then some. Up nd down ladders workout is the culprit :-)

    good :- The... staircase.... is ...stripped. That’s right 3 layers of utter c**p done..... I could cry with relief. Next step is to scub all the walls to get rid of last remaining wallpaper paste. Not today tho....today I sit on the top stair with a cup of coffee nd bask in the glory of the win ;-)

    have as good a day as u can peeps x