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

Good luck Warrior. Be thinking of you.

Sundial

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

Hi Cornish 

Thank you so much, it’s comforting to belong somewhere where everyone is in the same kind of boat or have been in it and got out!  It’s hard to explain but it feels like nothing has changed but everything has changed if that makes sense. 

Im so sorry to hear about your partner and wish him well very soon. Its another hurdle isn’t it and I hope all will be ok for him and for you too xx 

I had the planning and tattoos today but they are delaying RT because the end of my SNB scar looks a bit unhealed so I’ve got antibiotics for that. They will start it in 2 weeks and I can’t wait for it to be over and done with :)

That’s really good to know that you are back at work! Seems such a long way off for me yet and so many decisions to make after this.

thank you xx

Oh Sandra , reading about your reviews cheered me up no end :) :) :)

fingers crossed you win in the draw!! Xx

Hi jbains 

Hope you are well and are keeping warm xx

Good luck today Warrior!

Ooo new job potential well.....all the luck in the world wished for u today....go on girl... knock tha socks off :-)

Good luck today Warriorqueen x 

Lovely for u t take time for us jbains :-) 

Its pretty mild here at the min... long may it last. 

You rest up after the long flight then.... you enjoy every min. U deserve a good time so make sure u have one. I have hol envy :-) 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 :-) ️

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 :-) ️