KateG's blog

Look away now if you do not wish to delve in to the female 'nether regions' or read anatomical descriptions! Okay, for those of you who can take it, I will tell you my tale. A year ago I was prescribed Letrozole (brand name - Femara) for breast cancer. It did its job, shrank the tumour so much that the surgery I subsequently underwent was far less radical than had been originally planned.But.... what this drug does is…

I have been away for a week and when I returned the site had changed! Some, much wittier person than I, had previously remarked when the chat room changed that they had found themselves in the "Twiglet Zone". So... I shamelessly 'borrowed' this fabulous tag. It is amazing how much one can miss in a week out of the "What Now?" loop. I have been catching up on various forums and blogs and come across yet another 'Impostor…

GOOD NEWS - There is an alternative to normal spray or wipe on insect repellents. I had 18 out of 20 lymph nodes removed from under my arm after breast cancer surgery and the medics were/are emphasizing the need for extra care needed for my skin in the upper left quadrant of my body because of the risk of infection. I have been especially careful about avoiding insect bites because midges, especially, by-pass several…