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

Happy Birthday to you and to your dad xx

wishing you both a lovely happy day xxx 

Jbaibs

Happy Burthday to you and your  dad. It would have been my dads birthday today. He would have been 100 years old. It’s my 65th on the 28th. A lot of the best people were born in January. Lol.

Sundial

Yayyyyyyy.... great news ... bet ya buzzing :-)

well done u. A virtual clink of the champagne glass raised To u me dear x

Oooo hols.... u doing anything in particular or is just not being at work enough lol x

Ah jbains we are tat sisters :-)

hope u are getting plenty of rest ready to kick ya heels up today to celebrate yrs nd ya dads bday.... happybday to u both ️ X

Hi dragonfly. Sorry for the late response ( up showered nd out house for 8 am nd just back in about 30 mins ago).

It is very early days for you so u are like most of us in that we all had days like you had yesterday. Our minds tail chasing to nowhere. 

On Tuesday if they plan to not do mammogram/ultrasound ask when they are going to be checking if there is any shrinkage. At the min you are a bit in no mans land so hardly surprising you are filling in the gaps yourself.

When I went for my post op results I was still in the waiting room 3 hrs past my appt time and still not seen. I was sitting there thinking.... it’s bad news so they are keeping me till the end so they have more time to explain things etc........no.... it was good news...clear margins and lymph nodes. They were simply running 3hrs behind. My mind was racing filling in the gaps with scary thoughts.

i know it’s hard lass.... but please try to not second guess and thinking ahead. In reality it will be what it is- in the meanwhile you have us. We know exactly what u are going through because we have gone through it too. You are not alone in any of this. 

Hope today has been a bit better for you. Thinking of u lass ️X

Hope you enjoyed yr family day.... my fave type of day :-) ️X

Sundial I think I have repetitive strain from my knitting lol. 

When I flex my hand I get a sharp pain nd tingling in my ring finger :-( 

not suprised really cos been knitting for England lol. Usually I make my own patterns up but did a jumper where I actually followed a pattern..... I knew it wasn’t gonna look right but finished nd stitched it up anyway nd yup what a plight lol. So unpicked neck and added rows to lift neckline. Unpicked and pulled out both sleeves... then knit back up to my own pattern....stitched it all back up and yes it looks brill. This prob did not help the rsi. 

No knitting for the last 3 days nd hand def feels on the mend. Long may your strong tendons reign ;-) x

Evening peeps 

thinking of u dizzel ️

Bad :- none yay

good :- I lovvvve a bargain called into garden centre ( they do fabulous Xmas displays) everything in sale. Oh my.... got £40 worth for £7 .... get in :-) 

got a bit of repetitive strain ( due to going a bit manic with my knitting vibe). So....channeling my creativity. For 1st time ever I’m gonna have a shot at an Easter tree. Gonna use my Xmas twig tree. Need some decs for it so I’m all over Pinterest for ideas. Plenty of time for me to have a go at making.....erm..... stuff !?!

hope it’s been a goodin peeps x

Hi Sandra

i get a pain in my left elbow if I knit too much. Sometimes lasts for weeks then just goes away. Also right middle finger bends and won’t straighten. Tendon problems to do with my diabetes but I plod on. I tend to adapt patterns for my knits!  Long may we continue,

Sundial

Hi Sandra

i get a pain in my left elbow if I knit too much. Sometimes lasts for weeks then just goes away. Also right middle finger bends and won’t straighten. Tendon problems to do with my diabetes but I plod on. I tend to adapt patterns for my knits!  Long may we continue,

Sundial