Telgirls dance with cance.....day 1

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Well now I know, not the news I wanted but I can't change that so have decided on how to move forward. Since I have all the facts now and know this is not going to be a short run thing I have decided to do this blog bit correctly like Deb's and Andrew (wonderful people with a wicked sense of humour). This in my mind is now my day 1 and the dance and cance is deliberate...not typo error.

Spent all yesterday feeling sorry for myself, crying at the drop of a hat and bloody angry that the doc had not read the script I wanted. instead adlibbing from a pathology report. All I wanted was the night to come and this nightmare to go away. I tossed and turned till 3am and then got up went downstairs and made a drink, sat in the dark and started booing again, my mind was in overdrive going over all the possible outcomes of this (obviously worse cause scenario coming most often), how will I cope with the operation then the chemo, will my 3yr old be frightened of mummy when she has no hair, how the hell do I move forward from this......

Finally fell off to sleep about 6ish just as hubby was going to work, not a lot said but the looks spoke volumes and the squeeze of the arm let me know he was there. Decision time.....i could crawl back under the duvet and spend the next 12 days feeling crap about what lies ahead or I get up flip the bird at cance and get on with it.

I have decided that I am going to get my long hair (which I have painstakingly been growing for the last 10 years cut short so Im not too crushed when it drops out (I did check this out with the mac nurse and she said there is a very high chance of this happening), it will be like a makeover for me, the new me and also it will make it easier to manage (you girls know what I mean).

The sun is shining the washing is on,  the weekend is nearly here and just to make it a little sweeter the clocks go back whoooo.

I cannot thank all of you wonderful people for all your kind words and support over the last few weeks and especially yesterday, my family has grown in a very short space of time and this cyber christmas is going to cost me an arm and a breast...lol (still a bit of humour there). Thank you all for being there and to Skipper for making me roar with laughter about the bell.

take care and have a wonderful day everyone.

love Terri xxx

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  • FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Hi - enjoyed reading your first blog Terri - looking forward to the next one! Have you asked about using the scalp cooler - I used it with very good results - worth asking about and looking into then yur hair will just thin rather than fall out. Take care Jools xxx

  • FormerMember
    FormerMember

    dang you mean the xmas pressies are only going to be cyber ones!!!!

    Hmpfffffffff no more helpful hints from me then ;)

    Onwards and upwards Teri, I only lost the front half of the top of my head of hair due to RT but however much I joked and knew it was coming, I was absolutely devastated when it started coming out after 14days in handfuls.  I then became obsessed with pulling it out (no pain at all) and it was compulsive like bubble wrap, really freaked my hubby out!  However when the stubble started to appear - OH THE JOY!  My kids are older but didn't really bat an eyelid, they just come up and look down on my head and tell me how good its coming back.

    Well this cyber soldier is ready for duty captain......at your command, we will unleash hell on cancer ;)

    Much love & strength

    Debs xx

  • FormerMember
    FormerMember

    I'll be here to boogie with you terri xoxKarenxox

  • FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Hello Hun

    just caught up with your blogs. Ive been wondering how you were doing and kept thinking of you yesterday ( we chatted earlier in the week)

    Sorry its not the news you wanted but you sound very determined and up beat again which is good.

    Take it a stage at a time and make sure you leave plenty of time for you..you need lots of me time to get through this.

    Big hugs (((((((((((hug)))))))))))))

    love suzy sue xxx

  • Hi Terri

    Good on you for bouncing back today.

    Was told on my first appt after the tests that I was to have a mastectomy. Was gobsmacked to say the least.

    Looked in the mirror after the op and was amazed how neat the surgery was. Came out of hospital with bra stuffed with softie.

    No one can tell and only my partner has seen me without my bra. He said I was still beautiful.

    I look at the troops now coming back  from the war without their limbs. Feel very lucky that the reconstruction can replace what I lost.  

    Upwards and onwards as you say.

    Love

    Sue x x x