Hi pippin and a warm welcome to the thread....there are some lovely people on here  and now we have you too :-)

You have done fabulous me dear...may not feel it but... the hardest bit is under your belt. Just know how u r feeling is totally normal. Look after yourself and rest when u need. No right or wrong way to deal with the blow you have been dealt. Do what is best for u nd yrs. I know it’s hard but try to look on this “wait” time as down time from everything hosp. The cancer is out now...even I can see the light at the end of your tunnel.

letrozole... been on it a yr now. In the beginning I had 2 wks where I felt 90 and ached all over then i woke up one morning nd well u talk... it had gone and I was back to normal. Mind u I did also get really bad night sweats .... again this has dissipated but still have the odd night. I was told I might get side effects but they often clear up in the first few wks so try t work through them ....I did and they did :-) I took my meds at 9pm cos I’d read somewhere it helped- don’t know if it did but still take them late. Everyone is different and some needed to change to another medication so play it by ear and know u have options.

radiotherapy......start slapping that moisturiser on now in prep. Others will hopefully drop by nd tell u their regime...mine I used aveeno in the lead up to RT then my hosp supplied QV cream ( not all hosps do this)...post RT I finished off the QV cream then went back to the aveeno ( your skin will continue to “cook” for a couple of wks post RT). My skin was fine it got a tanned look to it .....remember everyone is different.

so.... good luck for Tuesday. Do things u like or fancy till then. Ask away anything u need ..... lots of been there done thats or I too am at that point to chip in and help. 

U are not alone we are here if u want or need us.....or to just shoot the breeze  :-)

take care lass x

Hi Sandra 

Thank you for your warm welcome and all the encouragement and for sharing your experiences with it all x 

I dont feel quite so alone now, it’s weird that everything else goes on as normal but my life is suddenly taking a different unexpected route. Getting used to this new way of life a little bit but it’s hard to not ‘do’ especially when you are a ‘doer’ but I expect it will come back in time....hope so! 

Thats very reassuring for me that you said the hardest part is under my belt, I didn’t think of it like that and will jolly along to the hospital this afternoon with that thought :) thank you x

The good......sunny day and goldfinches galore in the garden!

the bad...... tummy wobble about hospital this afternoon and scary thoughts of them poking the sore bits

You have had your life side swiped....the whys and the what nows take a fair bit of getting used to. 

I had my marking up for radiotherapy done straight from my oncology appointment. If this is u too don’t wear a new bra the mark up ink can leave stains. Mind you not everyone has the appointments in the same order so don’t read anything into it if you have yours separate :-)

Remember it’s ok to feel bad but you are also allowed to feel good so embrace those moments cos you have looked into the abyss and stepped back.... it’s you who will decide when you are ready to turn away from it and walk away. Have no doubts you can walk away and get back to your life. Good luck for your appointment nd. 

Smile at the fact the cancer is out and enjoy all the small things like the heart lifting birds in your garden. X

The Good- Although cold and windy out walked to mums today as now training for the London moonwalk in May! 

The Bad - Like Sandra really feeling for you dizzle, sending you a massive hugs x 

Lovely u still post beach ️

How far is the walk u r doing? U have done better than me today .... I’ve done nowt lol x

26.2 miles!! It’s for breast cancer, cancer research is behind it! I have talked three friends into doing it with me! Just wanted to give something back for all the support I received! X 

Thank you x

im back all intact :) so that’s another event ticked off the list!

back on Thursday for markings and scan, thanks for the heads up not to wear nice new bra! The doctor showed me the dot, he had one on his hand so I will think of them as beauty spots :D

moisturising as much as possible, he said Aveeno is great too x 

letrozole is to start tonight so here goes with that then.

good.... feeling much more positive and human again, thank you 

bad....none

have a lovely evening everyone x

Thank you x

im back all intact :) so that’s another event ticked off the list!

back on Thursday for markings and scan, thanks for the heads up not to wear nice new bra! The doctor showed me the dot, he had one on his hand so I will think of them as beauty spots :D

moisturising as much as possible, he said Aveeno is great too x 

letrozole is to start tonight so here goes with that then.

good.... feeling much more positive and human again, thank you 

bad....none

have a lovely evening everyone x

Ah well done you. Think you can see the the light at the end too :-)

are u having 15 sessions over 3 wks? I don’t mind my tats ( I’ve got 5 dots...others have less). Others want rid of them ( I get that too). If you want yours removed after ask ... my hosp could help you get sorted to have them removed free of charge so yours might too. Rileyroo can let you know the process if you want to know more about it as she had hers removed.

Try not to get hyped about Thursday.... it doesn’t take long ( mostly laying there while the measure u up) nd a light pin touch ( edited cos look what it auto does t the word pin ***) for the tats.

The sessions themselves ....change into gown, into room,  set up on table, couple of mins treatment, off bed dressed nd out.....where I went always seemed to b running 45 mins to an hour behind bless... hopefully yours will b on time :-) 

so... kick back, relax nd do all things u till Thursday u r nearly there lass :-) x

Morning peeps 

wondering how u r feeling today dizzel ?

bad :- none yay

good :- school run, shops, garden centre, coffee nd read book order of the day..... normality.... bliss :-)

have as good a day as u can peeps x

Morning :)

thank you x yes it’s 15 sessions over 3 weeks.... a lot of tooing and fro ing so fingers crossed the weather doesn’t get too bad for the journeys there and back! I will know on Thursday when it will start :)

I think there’s a light shining a bit more now, thank you so much x

Good.....sunny day, shopping trip for goodies yay

Bad.....none :)

have a lovely day x

Hi pippin nice to have you here even though we all wish circumstances were different. 

I had 15 sessions over 3 weeks radiotherapy and as sandra says you spend more time waiting and getting set up than you fo having the actual treatment. 

Almost there hun. You seem to be quite upbeat and positivity is the key....although we all get down days. Listen to your body through treatment. I experienced extreme fatigue. But I recovered well and went back to work on a phased return the month after I finished radiotherapy. It will be a year in March that I was diagnosed, and had WLE an SNB in April. 

Unfortunately we are doing it all again as my partner was diagnosed with stage 2 prostate cancer the week before Christmas. He is currently having monthly injection for 6 months and will have 20 sessions radiotherapy at the end of April. 

Anyway lol...That's me x

Hi all,

I'm so so really. One moment I'm fine, the next having meltdown . Went to oncologist yesterday. Infection is still there so prolonged my antibiotics. Spent the whole appointment crying at her. I've been told it passes but it's difficult to see at the moment . Still not a word from Jamie. I think that is all definitely done and dusted. No going back now. Heart breaking:-(

Going for my herceptin tomorrow though so getting back on the treatment band wagon xx

Hi Dizzle, glad your getting back on your treatment. Just take each day as it comes. Sending you s big hug xx 

Dizzle

Brave lady. Good for you. We are all proud to call you our friend.

Virtual hand squeeze from me to you.

Sundial

Baby steps Dizzle. Just take it a little at a time. You are what’s important now. 

Ah dizzel good to hear from you. It’s a relief to know you are on meds for the infection and back on treatment ️

Of course u are on the emotional seesaw we all would b. 

Take each day as it comes lass. Remind yourself of how relationships of old do not matter now..... you just need to allow yourself time. We are always here for u. 

Keep posting cos we worry and care ️ Sending my mam hugs x

Hi cornish

just wanted to say been thinking of you all. Hope you nd yours are holding up well. Don’t forget to look after yourself too. 

Shoulder squeeze from me....take care lass x