One Life Live It

  • And back to work

    I took 5 weeks off post surgery, the first time since maternity leave (and that was certainly not a holiday either) that I have had such a long time off and I've just had my first week back and I am absolutely knackered! Alarm clock wakening was ...
  • Dentists

    Why do dentists stick something into your mouth and then immediately ask you a question? Every time….. I had my pre-bisphosphonate dentist check up today.  Apparently the bisphosphonate can do something to the jaw bone that makes some den...
  • 25 days since surgery

    25 days since surgery and I can finally say that the wound is really beginning to heal. It's taken much longer than I thought, although to be fair, I didn't give it a lot of thought. In my usual style, I just got on with it, with a little bit of info...
  • Seroma = Delay

    I have developed a seroma, which for the uneducated out there (like me last week) is a fluid build up around the wound, so basically a large swelling, which is tender and uncomfortable and explains why I am only able to sleep on my back right now. Ap...
  • The cancer has gone…..what's next?

    Having met with both my breast surgeon and oncologist this week, I now have a good (ish) understanding of what's going on. First up, there were no active cancer cells in my breast by the time I had surgery, all that was left was scar tissue. Even...