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What a way to celebrate the beginning of Summer!  After a long 7 day wait, received my scan results yesterday and its all good.  The drugs are continuing to do their job and there has been no further progression.  The one lymph node infected in my neck has not reduced or grown and there are no signs of cancer anywhere else.  The two hour wait at the hospital was worth the wait!!!!!

Now all I have to do is continue to take…

Had a long day at hospital today with consultant at 11:15am , scan at 12 noon and then herceptin at 2hp:00pm. Given a week off chemo due to toe infections some will see consultant next week to get scan results , its going to be a long seven days!

Had scan results yesterday and good news!  There are now less lymph nodes infected with cancer cells and those that are still there are shrinking. 

My lovely consultant is very pleased with me and I will continue to take Capcitamine (or however you spell it!) for another 4 cycles and continuing on Herceptin.  Not too many side effects, just very dry and sore hands and feet and the inevitable fatigue.

Feeling much more…

Hi, I just wanted to share my experience of the "look good feel better" charity for those that have not heard of it. Following a really depressing weekend where my hair started to fall out and the decision to shave the remaining hair off, I received a phone call from the cancer support desk at my hospital to ask if I wanted to change the date of my "look good feel better" session originally booked for 10th March to today…

I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer on 3rd November and since then life has become a rollercoaster of hospital appointments and information. I have had a masectomy and received my results on the 4th December when I was told it was grade 3 cancer and that 18 out of the 20 lymph nodes removed contained cancer cells. I was advised I will need Chemo Therapy, radiotherapy and then Herceptin. The Chemo is to be the TAC regime…