AWAKE.........

Night night Fruit Loops, sleep well and stay safe, plenty of sleepy fairy dust for all who wish

hugs xxx

A windy walk this afternoon, I suppose it blows away any lingering cobwebs!

Cowslip, pretty sure it wasn’t wild but nice to see

hugs xxx

Night night Fruit Loops, sleep well and stay safe, plenty of sleepy fairy dust for all who wish

 hugs xxx

It's either windy or wet but still the flowers bloom for us. Glad to see everything coming back to life. Me too after hiding from the elements. 

Night night Fruit Loops, sleep well and stay safe, plenty of sleepy fairy dust for all who wish

 hugs xxx

Hello dear fruit loops. How are we all doing?

 Northerner are you at the caravan?

 moomy where are we with scans and the treatment plan and how are you feeling about it all?

 Lacomtekp how is the mini break going?

 WhatHappened how is Mom and all the pets especially Charlie Girl?

 LondonLass have you started any of these new treatments yet and is it doable for you? How is Bella

 Mag123 what happened at the tribunal, you were brave to do it xxx

 Flossie25 is it you with the big garden, when will the rain stop and we can get out with the tools

 Violetsniff how is your love life? Any more brief encounter's xxx

 seaspirit44 how are you and your son? 

 Sabrina22 any exciting outings? 

 Grogg I haven't forgotten you and need news from Wales 

My news is that I'm working Friday Saturday Sun (it's only 4 hour clinic's so not taxing). Currently on the sofa with Ted resting. Will try and find a photo that doesn't fall foul of the authorities xxx

Goodness, Snowys Mum I think you've remembered everyone, or almost? I'm never any good at that....for me......(sorry its a long read) 

I've had a CT with contrast which showed something on my liver, but they think its benign, but are taking no chances so tomorrow I've an MRI with contrast just to be sure. Then a nuclear bone scan next Thursday (at a different hospital) and if all are ok then they will book an op. The idea is to remove implant and capsule, also chase sentinel nodes to ensure no spread there (nothing seen thus far). Of course, since there's no breast tissue they can't find them by injecting as they did first time round. They've sent off sample for oncotyping, and the HER2 status still isn't back. I gather that this all began in the lower skin layer and has spread downward to the capsule. Wish I'd spotted it before! However, I just thought it was the scar tissue tightening a bit more, till I realised that there was indeed a lump. 

How am I feeling? a bit shell-shocked and scared, but thinking i need to have everything thrown at it this time to be free of it all. I was really rather scared, and seeing how fast they are progressing also makes me feel nervous, but the surgeons both put us at ease and both exude confidence, so I hope it will be ok. I am wondering whether the fact they slipped up with the original surgery (I had it repeated 30 hours later due to bleeds) and also felt the skin scrape was enough, at the time of that op, means they are really pulling out the stops now. Maybe also that they are treating a retired staff member might help? Who knows? Its interesting that my relationship with both surgeons (original plus the head-hunted one) meant they are happy to phone me, and indeed did so virtually straight after the MDT meeting to let me know about the CT scan and the booking of MRI. They are certainly wasting no time!

I'm really wondering if I should perhaps have asked for and continued with hormone treatment? Also I'm of the opinion that severe stress has a part to play in all this, the stress of caring for hubs during his decreasing mobility over several years, plus the more intense caring over his last 10 months with his kidney cancer, also dealing with a really slow (and, frankly, very inefficient) renal department in the local hospital. And then learning that our son also has a blood cancer? Unbelievable. 

How are you? and Ted? and everyone else too? 

Hugs xxx (yes I said it was a long post!)

Hi Helen (Snowys Mum ) I am not starting new drugs until end of June. Due to a couple of little holidays. 
currently sitting in our holiday house in Dawlish, not far from home but a change of scenery

Did see the Pain clinic yesterday so will be upping one of my meds and if that doesn’t help he suggested an infusion of lidocaine! So there are options! 

Bella is doing well. 91/2 years old but still thinks she’s 2, especially at the Beach!

How are things with you? Would be lovely to meet up again and have a good catch up! 

Sending lots of Love your way. Sal xxxx

 Snowys Mum that tagging impressive !  Not much news from wet Wales but thought you'd like to see my recent lunch with my sewing class girls - I say girls we're all retired.  Can you guess what we made   I'm in brown dress

Fab, Grogg ! My, you ARE clever! 

Night night Fruit Loops, sleep well and stay safe (especially if you’re in any Storm Katherine area) plenty of sleepy fairy dust for all who wish

 hugs xxx