One Life Live It

  • Results!

    I know the MDT meeting was Thursday lunchtime and a strong chance they would be discussing my results.  My impatience kicked in at 4pm when I sent a polite enquiring text to the oncologist.  She rang almost immediately, promising a proper a...
  • Surgery +5

    Well, dare I say it, that wasn't so bad. In fact I feel a bit of a fraud as I am sure I could easily have worked this week. Within 24hours of surgery I was up and about, not feeling tired or sick or groggy and just using paracetamol to keep the pain ...
  • Surgery!

    I felt amazingly relaxed this morning as I hung around at home passing time until I had to leave for the hospital as I was scheduled into afternoon surgery.  My first visit of the day was to the breast clinic, to drop in a magseed - basically a ...
  • Phesgo Injection

    With chemo complete I now move onto the next stage, 12 cycles of Phesgo, given by subcutaneous (I had to look that up in Mr Google) injection.  Isn't it funny, in former times I'd have said I had to look it up in the dictionary, now I re...
  • Chemo nail damage

    I finished my 6th and final round of chemo 3 weeks ago and I noticed in the last 2 cycles my finger nails were tender, feeling bruised, like I managed to shut both hands in a door.  Today I removed the UV nail varnish that was meant to keep them...