Hello my name is Heather I have just been diagnosed with brest cancer last week for the first time (and last I hope) Both my sisters have had cancer,one died seven month ago Im a bit scared of what to expect with the chemo. Can anyone tell me how soon after the treatment do you start to feel ill? How soon do you lose your hair?
Thank you Caley, and Jean. So pleased I found you before I go! How are you doing? Have you put your experiences on Paula's site yet? How are you doing emotionally, Caley? - I wonder if I'll miss my boobs - I've had them a long time! I'm hoping Marian is doing OK .
I'll spend some time reading through the posts I've missed and catch up with everyone's news,
Hi all - well i didnt fall asleep at TANGO FIRE show - its was very good but the hot flushes came and was dying to wip my wig off.
Emlou im keeping my fingers crossed for your mums results this week.
Caley glad you found the page ok, the chest scan sounds painful with a sore arm you done it now at least thats out of the way - when do you get your results for that scan? Thinking of you today as you will be having your bone scan.
Wendy lucky you having a weekend away hope you relaxed and had a great time. Your op is tomorrow - are you going in today in prep for it? Good Luck hun and hope you have a speedy recovery. -)
Hi Jean are you off to have your 5th blast today - hope all goes to plan, are you still tired, i am tired all time at moment like you say i think its a build up of lots of chemos taking their toll and with you havin to travel quite a way for radio each day will be tiring. Hope you feeling ok x stef
Paula you are keeping busy as usual - glad to see your havin fun and are ok but remember dont over do it and look after yourself!!! Hope all goes to plan with ya chemo this week. paul is back in work after a wks hol (painting) so its nice to have the house to myself. ps. the painting is still not finished just the walls to do now phew. Its cool and cloudy in Manchester today. Paula where is your sister up to with her treatment? x stef
Ok, I'm going to reserve judgement until I get used to the new layout but 1st impressions are that there's lots of good bits but misses some of the easier layout of the old forum, wait and see I guess.
Well, Vicky's 5th Tax was on Friday was postponed due to anaemia and she had 2 units of blood on Saturday to remedy that. Treatment is now this coming Friday as long as her bloods come back ok.
Hi Stef - lovely to hear from you! No, I don't go till 7am tomorrow morning! Then a manic hour before I go to theatre at 8am. Tonight I go to our community hospital for a clexane jab.
Glad you didn't fall asleep at the show - I was dressing up over the weekend and used a wig from a party shop - so itchy and hot! So I can imagine a bit of what it's like for you.I hope you are not thinking of finishing off the painting?! It is nice to have the house to yourself, I agree. Now we are both retired Pete and I sometimes get in each other's space! I'm so pleased though he'll be here with me when I get home.
Jean and Caley, hope your treatment isn't too bad - it's one more step to getting over this disease!
Haven't read yet what you are up to Paula - I can only guess! I will put something about the DIEP flap on your site when I can, so perhaps we can start a thread for that.
Have a good day everyone. I'm sure I won't resist popping in to say goodnight tonight - then I'll be quiet for a while!
Wendy, fingers and toes crossed for you tomorrow, just imagine them lovely new boobs when it is all over, you'll be back in them bikini's in no time lol I will put a new thread on the sitew Wendy when you are ready to share your experience.
Stuart sorry to hear about Vicki, hopefully she will be back on track this week and one week nearer to the end of chemo.
Steff, you stayed awake! Peace and quiet for you this week now Paul is back at work, I've always worked with James so don't get much peace myself lol Only two to go now Steff, you and I should finish around the same time, can't wait to PARTY!!!!!!
My sister is now over her op and was offered tablets for 5 years or chemo for 20 weeks. As much as she was desperate to go down the tablet route she has chosen chemo, too many people have told her horror stories of people being cleared without chemo and a few years later they are back where they started, so with our family history she decided to be safer than sorry.
Jean, is it no 5 today? They are going so quickly, will be there myself soon, fingers crossed.
My wound is healing well I think, the packing stinks a bit as apparently it is seaweed the y stuff it with, yuk. My God, I am bald, missing a boob and stink like the Atlantic ocean, can I get anymore attractive lol They are bringing my chemo's forward a day a week so I will have only missed a week in the end which is good, only 4 to go YIPPEE!!!!
Chelle, how are you, not seen you around.
Lorraine, hope your o.k after chemo, 1 left now and not long till you will be sunning yourself (with me hid in your suitcase)
Have a good day everyone and keep smiling girls!!!! xxxxxxx
Nice to see so many of us have found our way here!
Radio no 5 today for me. Started taking Arimidex this morning and my first physiotherapy appt has been arranged for Sep 30th. So it is all go.
Stef so glad you enjoyed your night out and managed to stay awake! Enjoy your food for the next 10 days before they zap you again
Stuart, hope Vicki is ok now and that she gets her chemo this week.
Lorraine........last one this week. Hope all goes well for you too.
Paula you really are a tonic. You keep us all going, considering what you have been through these past couple of weeks. Every time I smell a sea breeze I will think of you!
Wendy, try and have a restful day in preparation for tomorrow. Will be thnking of you.
Chelle WHERE ARE YOU? Is it radiotherapy for you this week?
Haven't been on for a while and lucky to of found the site again dont think much,it's been a year since my journey started, and will be having my first yearly mammogam in oct.so on edge again,my hair has grown back well dark and curly lol ,when i had light brown straight long hair dont think i will be growing it long again as people are saying short hair suit me.
Jean Chelle good to see you have finished chemo,hope the rad is being kind to you.
marmarlade hope you and your sister are well
hello to all the new ladies and everyone else hope treatment is going well .
i wll try and get on here more often, if i can find it again lol
Hi Wendy, be thinking of you tomorrow, Are you having recon at same time. At first I found it hard not having my boob, mainly because I knew it wasn't there, anyone who doesn't know me would never know though. I found it hard to get softie right, but now I have safety pins and a £1 coin to keep it in place. I was devestated when told I have to have mastectomy, but its amazing how quick you adjust! It was the right op for me and I just keep telling myself at least the cancer has gone and when my treatment is over I'll get nice new boob. I was also suprised as the actual wound wasn't that painful, drain was uncomfortable, but I pretty much got by on parecetemol. I still have no feeling in armpit and funny arm from shoulder to elbow, more frustrating than anything. Make sure you rest after op and don't over do things, thats been hardest bit for me, relying on poeple!! Good luck, lots of hugs and love Caley xxxxxxxxxxx
I was diagnosed with BC in the Autumn of 2008. I had surgery on 3rd December floowed by FEC Chemo on 22nd January.
My Chemo went excedingly well. Absolutly NO promblems other than Hair Loss.
My final Chemo was on May 9th followed by Radiotherapy. I am now on Femera for 5 years !
My hair is growing very well, although it has come through Grey. An unwanted surprise as I have never coloured my hair and it was certainly not grey apart from the odd few hairs here and there.
I am so sorry to hear of the deaths of your two sisters. Can I ask how old they were ? You don't say how advanced your cancer is. Fortunately mine was discovered at a very early stage so I hope I am going to be lucky .
I have an appointment with my Oncologist next Monday and I am keeping my fingers crossed the news is good.
Wendy, everything crossed for your op tomorrow. I'm sure everything will be fine.
Caley, glad you hear from you again. Keep up with the exercises and your arm should feel more normal soon. Although I must say that I have to repeat the exercises every once in awhile, because my arm will tighten up a bit if I don't, and that's after 18 months.
Stef, hi glad you made it here, and also that Paul is working again. That must be a relief.
Jean, a third done already. The next 10 will fly by. Hope the physio helps your arm.
Paula, nice to hear you up and bouncy. I think your username should probably be tigger!
Another moan about this new site. Before, I could scroll up whilst writing a post to check on what people had said, and thus make sure what I was saying was relevant to what had gone before. That is impossible now, so I suppose I'm going to have to take notes as I read, unless anyone's found a way round this?
Sorry if I've missed anyone. As I said, without taking notes now it's hard to remember what's gone before.
