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

Thank you Cornish will keep you all posted how it’s going!  X 

Wow amazing. I did 10,000 steps the other day and I was knackered!!

Keep it up and keep us up to date.

I work in a supermarket on shopfloor so walk a lot which is helping! Today I have done 19,161 steps which is over 6 miles! 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

Lol dragonfly...know the feeling ;-)

how you doing? Am I right in thinking you have an appointment soon? Oooo nd everything lol 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

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

Hey Sandra. I'm good hun. And other half is doing ok given that it's only 3 weeks post diagnosis.

Hope you are well x

So glad all is as well as it can be, especially more so in the early days as we both know form our own experiences they can b the worst emotionally. 

Thinking of you all me dear :-) ️