It's that time of year again, seems like no time since my last mammogram and I am back with the consultant poking and prodding me and declaring “he's seen a lot worse” with regards to my breast lymphoedema!
Then the mammogram, which some ...
Exactly 2 years ago today I noticed a lump and since then life hasn't ever been quite the same. Yes, I am through the regime of successful treatment and now just on regular preventative meds, but it's definitely not the same as it was b...
People were surprised (and concerned) last week when I mentioned at work I needed to adjust some meeting due to my treatment and I realised that most people don't realise the cancer treatment can be something to live with long term. After I...
I've said it before, but I will say it again. No one talks about hair regrowth and quite honestly, for me it's an ongoing reminder, well as much of a reminder as the daily tablets, 6 monthly Zometa and annual check ups, but anyway….bac...
The examination with the breast surgeon took about 15 mins, the mammogram even less. Half an hour later a call, your mammogram is clear, and I exhaled the breath I hadn't realised I was holding. The annual check brings everything very much t...
