But not a very patient one!
I've at least got a diagnosis, it's invasive ductal cancer grade 2, but still small, oestrogen receptive but looks as if I might get away with the lymph nodes....and maybe not too much treatment afterwards?
Complex plan, but to begin with, a sentinel node (plus another one or so) removal as day surgery, (a nuclear medicine visit first to get 'the jab' for them to trace) then a gap while that, plus the HER result come back, then because of my previous surgeries for cysts and the fact one resulted in a massive haematoma, therefore scar tissue, I will have a complete mastectomy with an implant. That will be immediately after Easter.
By finding out as much as possible beforehand, the surgeon hopes to prevent too many operations. Obviously I will then need Tamoxifen or similar, so will appreciate helpful advice about that.
But I'd be interested on anyone's 'take' on her plan. I feel reassured that she took time with me, and the BC nurse afterwards spent a good while too.
Hugs xxx
A beautiful morning, washing almost ready to get put out. Just hope this is a foretaste of the weather for next weekend as we are all (the whole family) off to Acton Scot in Shropshire, in our various vans and tents.....So looking forward to it!
Hugs xxx
Moomy
A good walk today, almost 4 miles, hubs wheeled, round a small lake (many of the lakes are used as balancing lakes against floods) and spotted this delivery ‘pod’ called a Starship, on our way home! I’ve been seeing them for years around Milton Keynes but they are now branching out and covering outlying areas! Stupid site has loaded it on its side!
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Moomy
But another (probably the last one) of our volunteer demonstrators came for his inspection of the new stockade and to get his H&S directions. It might be a touch difficult for him as he has lost his co-worker and is left to potentially struggle with colour blindness! (And the Bombe drums we use are a fairly close colour to each other!) He’s a clever chap so will get by. He also picked up a face shield which (in addition to the Perspex panels around the Bombe) we all now have, courtesy of one of the engineers who has a 3-D printer
We did quite a bit of talking about old documents which were brought in, and they are now safely tucked away in a locked storage cupboard. That was from one of the Trustees who sadly died just after we moved, and was the trust secretary but also a tremendous researcher. We all do miss him, he was so clever but could explain complex stuff in a way any of us could understand. And that was cancer too, a rare endocrine cancer. Curse it!
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Moomy
Hi moomy,
I struggle to get down on my knees now but can't blame it on the Letrozole (though don't think it helps) as I couldn't before I started it !. Arthritis in my case - and I can't take any of the anti inflammatory drugs due to severe allergy. So take Glucosamine and Cod liver oil to help and have done for many years.These things are sent to try us !!
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