It seems I'm a patient now!

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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

  • And I don’t ache too much this morning either.....

    my normal Saturday coming up, demonstrating Enigma and the Bombe which helped break the settings. I know we have at least two visitors as a friend who runs a B&B texted last night to make sure, he has a couple who want to come!

    Hugs xxx

    Moomy

  • Those visitors came, and I had a message from our friend who said I had treated them like VIP’s, such a great feed back. 
    I did an extra job on the Bombe drums too, the duties of a technician are gradually growing! 

    hugs xxx

    Moomy

  • It was lovely to see our son for a few minutes today.

    i did my walk/jog, managed to run one complete minute at a reasonable pace during the session, but I think I need to repeat week one a fair few times before properly progressing as I’m not managing the whole 8 minutes run each time! (But then I am ancient, lol!) 

    photo of sculpture partway....

    hugs xxx

    Moomy

  • Morning all!

    engineering day today, so we are up early ready to get going as soon as the rush hour eases.....I have engineering stuff to do anyway, without the engineers giving me any more!

    hugs xxx

    Moomy

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    Former Member in reply to moomy

    As revenge....

    Best way to irritate an engineer is to give them an OS map folded up the wrong way Hugging

    If anyone uses them these days.... ?

    G n' J

  • Hahaha, George! (I love OS maps!) 
    JoyJoyJoy

    Moomy

  • Sadly I suspect 74 year old knees aren’t keen on beginning to jog/run, right knee has been playing up a bit and it’s doing so more often. 
    think it may be back to fast walking but I will still keep that up 3 times a week. Plus yoga of course, and I’m careful of knees doing that.

    ah well, it was a good plan to try to gain a bit more bond density and a bit more blood vessel elasticity. Perhaps the fast walking will do that?

    night night hugs xxx

    Moomy

  • So fast walking, almost 3 miles today; took hubs’ sharps box in then visited the Sugar Craft shop for help. I’m making a big cake for a Bombe event in March so wanted advice, got lots of advice and help, plus encouragement! I’ve got around half the ingredients so a shop soon will sort the rest. The shop has boards and boxes in plenty of different sizes so I should manage! It won’t be light as it will be a 12 inch round fruit cake! I promise photos....

    hugs xxx

    Moomy

  • Got my shopping list organised, I’ve actually got around half of the ingredients. Think I may need to swallow shopping pride and go to the cheapest source for the rest, perhaps Tesco (I hate that store) or much better, Lidl (which I like!) 

    today it’s lunchtime choir but as we’ve only got one car I have to drop hubs at the museum first as he has a meeting, then pick him up later. 

    hugs xxx

    Moomy

  • And my knee is a bit less painful today though it’s stirred up since I got up.

    hugs xxx

    Moomy