It seems I'm a patient now!

Who would have thought, moomy, that an anti histamine would help with general aches and panes.  Can you start it again next week?.  Hope it kicks in quickly when you can. And well done with the lawn.  Too wet here at moment. 

Hi AnnJac,

yes, I know! But I began it after reading about its use in the bone pain with G-CSF and it seemed to help with that pain from Alendronic Acid for osteoporosis, I ran out and the pain increased, I bought some more and the pain eased again, so yes I think it helps. I will be able to start again after Monday’s appointment I guess.

hugs xxx

This is JUST how I am feeling lately...sometimes even when I get up from a chair I stiffen up...after a lot of walking...is this mormal?

Violetsniff, normal Letrozole!! Xxx

Sadly, yup, all normal......I sometimes think I’m 90 but I’m ‘only’ 73.....

and today got asked if I operated the Bombe in WW2, too! Argh, do I really look 90 plus? 

BBC (before breast cancer!) I felt around 55, and daughter insisted I behaved like 30, now I really feel I’ve slowed up, hope it reverses when I come off it! 

Hope tonight’s concert goes superbly well, Seaspirit! 

Hugs xxx

You are all so resilient!  I can cope with the stiffness when I get up - stretching helps.  My joint pain isn't too bad - and can usually be helped by flexing and stretching.  But the fatigue . . .  (But I don't sleep well) . . . . Not being able to walk very far without lots of rests.   Not being able to carry the laundry basket upstairs as jt is as much as I can do to get myself up.  These are the things that suck for me!

But it did make me smile asking if you operated The Bombe Moomy - I am sure you don't look or act over 90.  People forget how long ago the war was.  I hope it reverses for us all.

And I hope your concert is really enjoyable seaspirit!  

Yes,I hope your Concert is just fab,....

moomy....oh dear...but I hear you when you say BBC(lol)that you felt like a 30 yr old!

...poor you,you are struggling too.I tend to divide big activities into bite-sized pieces nowadays...makes them much more manageable x

I am always going to call it BBC now,moomy!!xx

I guess I’m lucky in that I’ve found a way of ‘switching off’ to sleep, for me it’s a mental effort to relax my face and head muscles. 

And it’s worked pretty well through the last year or so. Yes, the odd night when it doesn’t, but generally it has helped.

hugs xxx

hi moomy,

I have been off-line for a couple of days, so wondering if you are o.k. now with the lump.

I am posting tonight because for about four weeks I kept feeling a small pea size hard lump on the sternum which joins up the rib cage. I thought it might be a bite but it didn't go away and by this week I had convinced myself it might be a small tumor as I had been overlooked for radiotherapy after a double masectomy, last year ,(with five infected lymph nodes,) and waited 12 weeks instead of the usual 6 for the treatment. 

So I rang the hospital secretary, who spoke  to the oncologist/surgeon, and he sent a message to go in the next day..anytime..without an appointment. A 20 mile journey to the unit, but sent through to see the oncologist immediately. After an examination he said he was pretty sure it was a piece of bone or cartilage and nothing to worry about at present, but to notice if there was any change, I had the impression that he thought I was suffering from anxiety, but he was very pleasant about it. My brother was really  impressed with the quick attention I had received and said "god bless the Health Service..when it works it is the best"

I am sending this to offer some small comfort to anyone worrying. and to hope that they, too, will be proved wrong over their fear. Apparently anxiety can be very sub -conscious, and really cause trouble even though we feel we are handling things o.k.  So another bad moment finished and back to the joint painsand fatigue..but can still now enjoy the Spring weather after all.(I had imagined all sorts of treatment or surgery)and am going to get busy to try not to dwell on the worries we all have now that we aren't having any treatment. 

Good luck to everyone. ..especially anyone waiting for results, and love to you all.

Glad all OK Calador.  Our brains go into such iverdrive don't they.  My radiotherapy has had to be delayed due to post operative healing issues.  I am now 17 weeks post op.  I am hoping that I will get go ahead to give the go ahead when I see surgeon on Wednesday.  So it will be at least 20 weeks before I start mine.  But nothing can be done.  At least i wasn't overlooked which must have been disheartening.

How have you got on with your little break from Letrozole?  Have you noticed any differences?