Getting on with things

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hello well its been a goodish week i had my ct scan on the wed and i got the all clear- well the cancer hasn't spread out of my pelvis area so it was good news. i start chemo on monday but i am a tad confused as when she called yesterday we had a talk about side effects etc but she would go into it more on monday. i asked her roughly what time i'd expect to be home i thought about lunch and she said it'll be two full days of treatments so it will be evening/night before i am able to go home, to start with she said it would last 16hrs i thought ok but she said its going to be reapeted on the tuesday. i am so confused, maybe i have picked her up wrong guess i'll just wait till monday now. i have the joy of talking to the kids tonight it has to be done. i have not been in a lot of pain this week which is great and i got pills for my bleeding which has been fab, i also got the swine flu jab on tuesday the kids and hubby got it too, just sore  arms nothing to major to report with it as i know some people have had a bad time with it.

The only other thing is i feel bloody great,  I have had alot on this week that has taken away the thoughts and feelings about the "c"

is it normal to feel great and feel so strong at a time like this i seem to be the only person around me coping and acting normal. i havent surfed the net, i've talked openly about it and explained i feel ready i just want to get my life back as for a while there it was everywhere i looked, i know tomorrow it will more than likely hit me or monday when i drop the kids off early at the school breakfast club and my youngest 2 off at nursery. prob be pooing my pants on the way to the hospital and break when it starts but surely its a good thing to be strong just now

hope all is well today

Sarah x x

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  • FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Hi Sarah....i dont think anything is "normal" with cancer...everyone is different...but i know what you mean...i felt the same way...i felt great...just wanting to get on with it...i was calm n ready for the surgery n the chemo...my family n friends couldnt believe how relaxed i was..but i thought...its happening ..lets just deal with it the best way we can...im having my 5th cycle of chemo out of 6 next friday n i can see the finishing line....hopefully new year new start...i hope your positive attitude will get you through it all...i do have days when im weepy n angsty...but they dont happen very often...thank god...stay as calm n focused as you are...Good luck Sarah....

    Love Sharon xxx

  • FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Hiya Sarah,  i love your attitude to this "carry on" we re having, i feel the same, good luck and keep up this lovely positivity!!!!

    Love n Strength

    Jill

    x

  • Agree 100% with Sharon, its the only way i knew how to deal with cancer, get on with it as its happening. If you have any blue moments just remember, its a journey and can be a roller coaster of a ride, but there is a light at the end of the tunnel, just always remember that.

    Keep that attitude including being open and your journey will be the easier for it, but don't be dissapointed when you have days you feel tired its the norm, listen to your body and don't fight to much.

    Good luck and stay focused  .. John

  • FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Glad the CT was clear Sarah. As everyone else said how you are feeling is normal, you will have highs and lows. Its great to open about your feelings with eveyone if you can even your children, well as much as they will understand. Its a weight lifted off your shoulders and a great way to allow all the support in you will need.

    Good luck for Monday, thinking of you as always

    Love Chrissi xxx