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July 12th seems like many years away now - looking back down a long dark tunnel. I have no idea how I got through that time and am still physically in one piece. I think the initial body blow of my dearest man's passing has subsided. What I am left with is a series of muddled up thoughts that invade my head and occupy my every single waking minute. And of course I'm left with virtually no energy either.
I'm functioning on one level quite well, I'm interacting with people and do feel more...
Today is my first day without radiotherapy, it feels such s relief not to be getting ready to trip of to the hospital although I do feel a bit lost without all those people around.
The main thing that's changed is the increased mucous/ thick saliva that's being produced. There's a lot in my mouth, but I also seem to be coughing up very thick phlegm. I rinsing with salt water and alternating that with capholsol. I have a pint glass with me all the time as my spitting pot and a giant heap of toilet...
Having such an emotional day today, feel such a loon, had a bit of a panic attack in supermarket, not liking being out and about on my own, living in a small town where everyone knows your business makes me feel as though they are all lookng at me wondering if I have had my op yet, all in my head im sure, hopefully be better tomorrow :, anyone else have episodes like that?
My life changed on 10th July after a few mamograms and biopsys to be diagnosed with Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) and to be told the only way I could move on from this was to have a right breast mastectomy. I thought my world had ended, I know it could have been a lot worse, if I have a mastectomy I should not need any further treatment unless there is anything found during my operation that they are not expecting. Since then I have had an MRI, a CT, a Bone Scan and apart from further lumps in...
