omg, time has passed and it doesnt rain, but it pours., not only was i diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, where the medication fu me up, My chrohns diseased flared up badl, and then I got heart failure ie atrial fibluation, fluttery heart, and fluid filled lungs. I am very slowly improving, but feeling very depressed, husband cant understand why im not gwetting better, and want to sleep all the time, and not eat.
stay tuned…
so I havnt filled in the details of the surgery yet, I may or may not do a catch up ( memory is fading, bit like you forget the worst of giving birth - for me anyway.)
I am cancer free, it has been cut out and gone, according to surgeon.
today, I still have a dressing on my boob, the scar has not completely gone, there is a huge black scab? that needs to fall off, if it was a normal scab on my knee for instance i would…
I have to say, right from the beginning I have been feeling very upbeat. I do have people who i do not know well giving me encouraging messages, and the low diagnosis has probably helped, coupled with the attitude of the surgeon, ( oh yes we can deal with this, what sort of replacement do you want) I have considered naming my new boob, and may do a poll. Sandra dee/ Sandy, Barbie, and Dolly have come to mind. haha. I…
Hello, so many people have posted and blogged about their cancer on here. Many have huge problems, that seem far more serious than mine. Its a little depressing, and I feel a bit of a fraud to be honest.
I wasn't going to bother, but then I considered that there may be people out there in the same boat as me, looking for something a little less daunting, so here is my (rough ) diary and journey, if it helps or encourages…
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