Turning the Corner ?????

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FormerMember

21 Nov 2009

Hi there all,

Been a while since i blogged but to be quite honest with you havent felt like it and dont know about you but i ve gone off the site since it changed, i prefer the old one, but hey time for change i suppose!

Well im so pleased with myself, been to tesco s to meet a friend for coffee something which i havent done since diagnosis wow!!!! On with the face and lips and off i went, felt great, walking into tesco s i thought "Im back" lol. Think my purse thought so too cos i bought dress, cardigan and jumper! well i had to treat myself didnt i? Joking apart its been a couple of weeks now since i ve realised i want to go out and get back to normal, my side effects in my mouth are far from gone but am managing them dont seem to be having as much mucus and swallowing more easily, throat still sore to swallow but hey its only been 7 weeks since tough treatment!!!!!! I think my energy levels are up, those shakes im putting down my peg must be a wonder treatment!!! To be honest i do forget to take them cos im never hungry but i keep getting swiftly reminded by the kids lol!!! I know i have a long way to go and probs i l still have "off" days but todays good. I reckon if my tongue wasnt so injured by the treatment i would be eating normally, i go back on the 30th November for check up think im gonna ask them if there is anything apart from mouthwashes, i want something longer lasting. Im weaning myself off the oromorph only 10ml s now before bed none in the day so thats good cos that makes you drowsy!

Another thing to boost me was yesterday my 17 year old passed her driving test, she soooooo wanted to pass and she got her wishes, she can now go to work independently, no more buses in the cold weather, since my illness its been hard for her, she s got a car so the worlds her oyster now lol only thing i do worry a bit when she s out but you cant have everything.

Anyway thats my update for now hope everyone else is as content and if not remember there are good days and bad and with good friends and family we can cope even if it doesnt seem like it at the time, this devastating disease definitely makes you a better person, i said to my friend today "i know ive changed, i feel a nicer person "lol hard to understand i know but now im more laid back and think there are more important things in life, good health being at the front of the queue, im alive with my family and thats the best tonic in the world.

Love n Hugs to you all

Jill

FormerMember over 15 years ago

hi jill ,great to hear your doing well,i told you ,you could do it ,the tastedoes come back,and you willgradually feel stronger,you keep up the hard work jill it pays off,they cant keep me off the dance floor now,,,take care&best wishes gerard
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FormerMember over 15 years ago

Thanks Gerarddean for that, its my tongue, there are what looks like large ulcers along both sides, apparently its the radiotherapy that does that, i reckon if they were gone i could eat! Im swallowing loads better tho now, how long for tastebuds do you reckon?

Jill

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FormerMember over 15 years ago

hi jill ,

so good to see you back .....i'm not on this site much these days either,i didnt really like it at first but you kinda get used to it .....

i think for me anyway its about wanting to feel as normal as i possibly can post treatment and trying not to be reminded constantly about the cancer....i still feel far from my old self but like you have turned the corner and feel i've become a better person for it too =) .....its so very true what you say about being more laid back and there being more important things in life.it makes you enjoy the simple things and not to take things for granted .

i just feel very very lucky as i'm sure you do hun.....

i'm so pleased you are slowly rebuilding your life ,meeting your girly friends for coffee and shopping again, woooooo the best therapy ever is spoiling yourself and those you love lol......

i hope your appointment on the 30th brings you nothing but good news .i've got my follow up scan the 1st dec to see if the radiotherapy has killed all them evil little cells ......so i'll be praying for both of us !!!!

take care i hope you continue to improve with every day

big hugs trudy xxxxxxx
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FormerMember over 15 years ago

Aw thank you Trudy lovely to hear from you, good luck to you too for the lst, day after me. Know what you mean about not wanting to be reminded i suppose thats one of the reasons i havent been on that much, i think at first it was all new but you have to move on a bit dont you??????

Love to you and your family

Jill

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FormerMember over 15 years ago

thanks jill.....thats it ,its a wonderful, wonderful site full of wonderful ppl who understand exactly how you are feeling and can give you tips and advice because they've been thro or are going thro it themselves but sometimes you need to take a step back and try gain some normality......i think aswell its partly because i've lost a lot of friends since the sites changed dont know if its because they cant get back into there account or have been put of with the changes made . its so big now its kinda lost that personal touch .....

anyway the very best of luck again for the 30th hun i'll e raying and keeping everything crossed for you ,please let me know how you get on

love trudy xxxxxxx
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