Babsx2's blog

Happy New Year!!

2010-12-31T19:39:19Z

Happy New Year to all on this site. Please God let it bring health and happiness to everyone!!

Best wishes

Babs

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bowel cancer

2010-11-30T09:29:59Z

Feeling very tearful today, my bestest auntie has gone in for op on bowel. She was wonderful when i was recovering from my mastectomy, coming all the way from Worcester, down to Cornwall to look after me. We have always been very close, more like sisters than neice and aunt.

Thank goodness our school is closed today due to snow and ice, explaining to five year olds why you have water on your face is tricky!

Sending her all our love and best wishes for a speedy recovery!

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thinning hair

2010-01-08T14:27:06Z

When I was diagnosed with breast cancer , July 2006, my main fear was whether or not I would have to have chemo. I was terrified about the nausea that some people experience and the thought of losing my hair was terrible. I was so relieved when, after my mastectomy, all I needed was Tamoxifen for however long the doctors deem necessary. I had reconstruction which went extremely well with no problems and I felt extremely lucky and guilty at the same time, knowing what some people have had to go through.

I'm posting now because, although I have had such am easy time, hot flushes and some weight gain being the worst, my hair has been steadily thinning over the past few years (this is supposed to be a side effect of Tamoxifen).

Writing this I'm feeling like I'm saying 'Me..Me...Me , others have had to got through so much more, but at the same time it is beginning to affect my self esteem. Have changed my hair style to try and hide where you can see my scalp and when I last went to the hairdressers I moaned to the girl cutting my hair and she more or less said that I should be grateful I'm not bald and I agree with her.

To anyone who happens to read this, please don't think too badly of me, gonna post this quickly before I change my mind.