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

 

  • The bad - my ecg was abnormal again when the nurse came on Monday.

    The good- my oncologist rang me herself to tell me to take 2 tablets instead of 3 and she would see me in 3 weeks.

  • Thank you it’s next Thursday another week to wait x ️

  • Gosh that must seem long although on countdown now - less than a week,

  • Will be three weeks. Really struggling with it at moment think more so then when I had my breast cancer scare last year. X 

  • Have you tried asking the GP if they have the results. I was in such a state about the result of my ct scan that I went to the GP to get something to calm me down and she could tell me it was clear. Other than that I just lived a day or hour at a time. Three weeks does seem a long time if it is anything serious so maybe it isn’t. Xx

  • Morning ladies. Sigh....waiting for any kind of results is hard. It's not easy trying to keep busy but I meditate alot and it has helped me throughout my life with everything. 

    My week has been difficult physically so have come to the conclusion that I'm just not able to commute anymore. Central London is where the money is in sense of wages but will have to accept I can't do it. So back to looking at local nhs corporate roles as other jobs locally aren't worth my while. Always lessons in life.

    I'm still struggling with digestive issues and tamoxifen is cause again. Been doing alot of reading up on studies and trials done.  Have onco gynae appt in couple of weeks and apparently he is country's expert on gynae/tamoxifen, etc so have a lot of questions for him. Poor chap! Has anyone's vision gotten very blurry and feel brain not functioning well? I'm so tired all the time and my periods had stopped but started again every 6 weeks since June last year. I've been on tamoxifen for 2 years. Best thing is I'm losing weight but not in a healthy way. PMS symptoms are unbearable now before period and meds given are doing nothing. Hot flushes have intensified which is ok as it's all part of it even tho dr told me last year my symptoms shouldn't get any worse and very unusual to get periods again. Ok.....but ???. They put you in a box and if they can't figure it out it's ignored til next appt. Loads of posts online about all these issues women are having all over the world who are on tamoxifen. Sorry to rant but I'm not enjoying life. Feeling fed up and just want a week to go by feeling ok for more than a day or two. Sigh......i know, am alive and all that and I will bounce back. This is my monthly rant on here which is only place I let it all out. Sorry ladies.

  • Hi everyone, sorry for not reading your posts, but I'm now with my boyfriend and don't know what to do ...

    He's very week, skin and bones, so week he almost don't move, almost can't get up or do any kind of effort. He is also eating too little, a bowl of cereal, a soup and maybe a piece of bread in the all day. Doctors asked if he wanted to be hospitalised but he said no yesterday.

    I don't know if we should force him, and get him hospitalised to get more comfortable, and have nutrients injected in his vains or wtv, or if we should respect his wishes and let him do whatever he wants. I'm just not sure if he's ok to decide anything but probably he doesn't have much time.

    I feel so guilty that I can only be with him on weekends. It seems that he misses me a lot and that he feels better with my presence...

    Thank you... 

  • I’m dipping into this forum after another break and sorry to hear of the latest round of challenges for you all, [@lonelygirl][@Jbains][@Beachbabe]‍ 

    I have no words of wisdom I’m afraid, except that we are all in this together. It’s rubbish at times eh?

    I’m struggling at the moment I’ll admit...

    Chemo is done but I had my first zolodronic acid infusion which was honestly worse than any chemo and landed me in hospital again with a fever my chemo nurse had never heard of and shakes like my elderly neighbour with Parkinsons.

    Alongside this my dad has gone into hospital for his heart bypass surgery following a heart attack after coming to help me out after my surgery. Thankfully he seems ok after the surgery. I start radiotherapy on Monday so I can’t really go and see my dad while he’s recovering. So feeling a bit stressed. Waah!

     

  • Lige is hard at times but it is what it is. Chemo and radiation are tough and this journey is tough but we got.this. We are all in it together and it will get better. So all you ladies going thru treatment and a rough time- you got this. It will get better.x