Hi Cornishpastie,

Congratulations! Club foot used to mean copious operations into adulthood and result in poor aesthetics and functionality. Fortunately, protocols on treating club foot have changed. The baby’s feet and legs are put into a stookie early on. This corrects the foot while the bones are still soft and malleable and does away with the need for any operations. The end results are also far more effective.

I’m sure that your daughter is upset just now – we all want our children to be perfect – and, he still can be. Irrespective of this, I’m sure that you will love him just as much as your other 3 grandchildren regardless.

I hope that his scan next week can put all of your minds at ease.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

Thank you all for your messages of support for my daughter and her baby. Jolamine that info is really helpful as my daughter is terrified he will need numerous surgeries. 

Dizzle I'm sorry to hear you haven't had the all clear just yet. You've come a very very long way since your diagnosis and come through days you clearly didn't think you could cope with. You are one tough lady. I love that jbains gave about the tail of the elephant. Stay focused on the end goal hun you got this x

Hi dizzel 

so sorry not the news u wanted. radiotherapy was a potential on the cards... it’s just come t b. Like everything else I’m sure u will dust yrself down, look the world in the eye, grit yr teeth nd run at it with force. Have they said how many sessions u will have yet? Tbh for me the actual radiotherapy felt more of a chore than anything else. 

Last leg of treatment lass...knowing u - u won’t just do it ... u will do it with style. 

Big tight hugs. Embrace the month of no treatment doing all things u want nd love. ️

Thanks Sandra and to everyone's else's well wishes.

It's every day for 3 weeks which is rubbish but needs must. But it only takes so much kicking down before you stay down doesn't it but like you say....I shall grit my teeth and keep on fighting x

Morning peeps 

bad :- can’t believe I’m listing this as a bad but.... no painting today ( just want it finished sigh).

good :-  I’m down for a day helping at lil ones school ( I should b painting lol) - at least got 1st coat on yesterday...actually wasn’t too bad t do :-)

Me nd daughter we’re talking about a spa break..text me last night t say she has booked us a wk away- her treat....get in! Reckon it says something about me that I’m  happy t accept a break away treat but not for them t pay for a decorator t come in nd do the stairs lol. 

Have as good a day as u can peeps x

I know what u mean lass... but.....dig deep and gather that strength for the last leg. 

The 3 wks is what many of us on here have had ( a few had more)...it’s surprising how quickly it seems t go! Some get tired so just b ready to look after yourself. Never too early to start the moisturiser in prep. All the post radiotherapy lasses will let u know what they used. Me.. I used aveeno in the run up/post sessions- nd my hospital actually gave me QV cream t use during the sessions (not all hospitals provide cream free). My boob never got sore or red it just looked a brown tan... can still just see my tan line now 12 mths post finishing radiotherapy. 

U can do this lass ️

HI all

Not posted for a bit.iv had my biopsy results and have HER2+ and the good news is its stage one which has lifted a huge weight.the bad news is I will have to have surgery, chemo and radiotherapy. Havinv mh lymoectomy on 5th dec. Still trying to digest everything and reading everyone experiences is helping.  

Sorry to hear your news dizzle.ir must be so hard to keep finding new strength on this journey but yoy have come so far and no doubt have this!

Congratulations on the arrival of your grandchild cornishpastie and I'm sorry about his diagnosis.

Hope you have fun today Sandra at the school! 

Xx

Afternoon missmz

Brill news on the stage 1 :-)

i know u will b worried about yr op ... just to say when I had mine it was no where near as big a procedure as I had made it out t b in my head. Was in as a day case so home with a cuppa same day. Everyone is different but I only had 2 paracetamol when I got home nd then didn’t need any more pain relief ( tender - didn’t fancy getting knocked but no pain ) next day I was at shops nd pub for food :-) here’s to yr experience being as good as it can b. ️

Hi MissMz,

I am glad to hear that you have caught this early and that it is HER2+. I had a lumpectomy 8 years ago followed by a double mastectomy 7 years ago, so if you have any concerns, I'm happy to try and answer them.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx