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After what was probably the longest nights' sleep I've had in three months, I was feeling pretty chipper this morning. The sun was out, Basil the cat was basking on the wood chips and the birds were tweeting in the holly tree. I decided it was time to open the shed for business.
Opening the door I'd forgotten how much material was sitting there. Huge piles of it looking at me, wanting to be made into something. Last weekend, I'd hidden in the shed for a couple of hours to cut up fabric ready...
Hi all,
This is my first post - ever, anywhere!!
I've had four out of my six chemotherapy treatments for breast cancer. It looks like they will suggest radiotherapy before surgery to try to reduce the tumor further. Somehow, its the radiotherapy that gives me the most anxiety, more so than chemo and surgery. I guess I don't understand how it works and how it will affect my body. And if I'm honest it feels a bit scarey and brutal to blast rays at my body.
Has anyone who has had radiotherapy...
Morning everyone just though I'd share a bit more of my journey so far.
Not only do you have to deal with your feelings regarding your cancer but you have to deal with everyone else's feelings about your cancer. I was conscious when entering a room that the atmosphere went from high to low in 1 second. All heads would tilt and the pity would be seen from their eyes. Some people would come up and ask you how you are but not wanting to know the truth that you had an awful day and others would...
As its nearly Halloween I thought I'd share a nice gory tale. I wouldn't read on if you've got a vivid imagination and get queasy.
This past week hasn't been a ball. The only balls were the ones formed in each of the tumour wounds. As I had to see nursey for my pathology results this week, I thought I'd mention the swelling suture lines. After being poked and prodded by a doctor, I was told they were seromas and would just need time to settle. I was told to massage the wound with cream...
Hi again hope I am not boring you with my journey but I have actually found this very therapeutic which I am shocked about because I use to hate writing but anyway on to the next phase the radiation blaster - as I called it but my mum kept saying radium no matter how many times you corrected her. It became the running joke with text messages between friends over my 3 weeks how is the radium going!
Along with my planning date I got a radiotherapy evening invite to come along and see what goes on....
The first step was a sentinel node biopsy. I had 3 lymph nodes removed, the cancer showed in the first, had started in the second, but wasn't in the third. Then it was decided that we would do things a little different, and next I was to have chemotherapy. This was done to buy a little time so I could have genetic testing done. I have had 6 sessions of chemo and have had FEC drugs. I also made the decision to use the cold cap/scalp cooler to try and save my hair. I feel that my age may have given...
So, I have chosen to write a blog, as things were going really well until this week...
Back to the beginning
May/June
My partner (Nic) and I had just moved house, after getting engaged at the start of the year. Things were going well, but I had the itch, everywhere. This itch would keep me up all night and I could not sit still in the evenings constantly needing to get-up take a stroll, undress and ITCH. It made me incredibly irritable and complete unable to function, taking me to the brink of exhaustion...
After my surgery I was really lucky regard pain. Although I did ask the anesthetist to give me enough to knock me out until everything was over!
I was told to take 2 weeks off work to recover from the surgery, although because I was feeling fine it was driving me nuts stuck in the house since the lovely 2" cut under my arm would not let me drive (this was the only pain at this point and I also think my boob fell out with me cause it was causing no pain). I will no longer joke about being a lady...
How many of us have said these words. i have decided I hate roller coasters!
The roller coaster started when I was brought in to the cold bland very small room to be told that I had breast cancer. The roller coaster did not start right away it was as if it was nearly empty of fuel so it kept jolting me forward in small movements.
It was not until I had to go for an MRI that the coaster started to move up the hill while anticipating the unknown at the top. The downward fall happened when I was told...
