Carrot Tops Blog:

  • Not too positive today: Letrozole side efffects: Feel like a Zombie!

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    FormerMember

    Monday 15th November 2010:  Had to be dragged out of bed as so so tired, bones really painful and feeling sick. Been like this over the weekend. Fed up and really cannot be bothered anymore, just want to sleep, sleep, sleep. Such a struggle getting. Fed up with swallowing problems also, just want to switch off and be left alone under my cosy blanket! So lethargic, don't want to eat, jus give me cool juice or…

  • Genetics:Family History.... Step families and full blood families: Doing something positive!

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    FormerMember

    When I was first diagnosed with breast cancer in April 2010; I had no history of any family member having this. So the treatment programme of FEC Chemotherapy to reduce the 9 x 7.5 tumour was to go ahead, followed by surgery (full mastectomy on the left breast) then radiotherapy, followed by reconstruction.

    As we informed the family, still no history. Then out of the blue I was informed that there were 3 of my aunts…

  • Radiotherapy Simulater, Femara, (Letrazole) and update.

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    FormerMember

    Thursday 28th October 2010: I have been feeling pretty crap over the last few days, been to doctor got urine sample, swab taken re catheter infection? Was up last night being sick and doctor took a series of bloods this morning as I am extremely pale, feeling feverish etc. The hubby and me had to go onto a further appointment of which took up all my strength to get there. When I got into Radiotherapy dept, …

  • A so so day, neither up or down, just plodding!

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    FormerMember

    Monday 25th October 2010:  Woke up with sore head again, feeling sick and still greeny discharge down below, phoned Doctor to get urine bottle for sample as think I have a infection, also asked further if he received letter regarding me starting on the Letrazole. Doctor phoned me back, yes letter received, but he said no actual date on letter for me to start the letrozole, letter stated that it is planned for…

  • More reality checks; seems so surreal.

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    FormerMember

    Thursday 21st October 2010: Woke up severe headache, really stiff and sore and did not want to get up but cuddled back into hot water bottle again for another hour or so, so hubby left me to do just that after he brought me up a bit of toast with butter and cup of coffee. Got up about 1pm as we needed to get to hospital for meeting re radiotherapy.   Healing doing ok, got swabs for buttock and left breast areas…