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

  • That was a chilly night. Need to see if it’s affected any of our plants.....

    hugs xxx

    Moomy

  • I’ve had to put fleece cover on some of younger plants did it on Sunday night . Very cold here . Went from Summer to winter overnight . So put fleece on when sun still warming plants at 6pm to trap heat in . Hope your plants ok 

    margaret x

    One step at a time and ...Breathe !
    xoxox
    Margaret
  • All seems ok apart from the tops of two young plants which were literally blown to bits by the windy conditions here yesterday and the afternoon before. 
    Hugs xxx

    Moomy

  • Those two plants have been replaced, we had some spares! There's really nothing else that can be done in the garden! I watered this afternoon, too, all the pots and the new plants just put in. We had been daring and put in a few runner bean seedlings and they too were fine. 

    So today I've had a fairly lazy day but pottering about sometimes makes you ache anyway! We had a delivery of a heavy item (a small generator for longer trips in the van!) and I got that all unpacked so hubs didn't have to lift much, then got my flour delivery ( thank you Chrissie from Sugarsmiths) so thats gone on the windowsill in quarantine (can't be too careful!) 

    Birthday is coming up, so some of the deliveries are a mystery to me! We normally all try to get together on family birthdays (hubs' 70th a few years back had us all having a wonderful day in London, doing lots of wheelchair friendly stuff including Cutty Sark which we all really enjoyed)) so this will be a bit strange. But I bet the kids have pulled out all the stops, and a card arrived today in the post too.....

    Hugs xxx

    Moomy

  • Oh my!!!!! 

    Our local pharmacy and the visiting nurse have got super-efficient! I only ordered repeats on Monday and they've just been delivered! 

    Did my yoga outside to birdsong, then jogged/marched on the spot even before I had my porridge and fruit! Feeling virtuous! Yesterdays Sainsbury and flour deliveries have got me thinking, perhaps I should be a bit adventurous with dinners......

    Hugs xxx

    Moomy

  • I popped a remark about outdoors yoga onto our private fb group and was awarded a badge! Ahhhhh! 
    actually it was a quiet moment between traffic going off to work (if there were any!) and the emerging shoppers/joggers/cyclists/neighbours making noises and the birdsong was amazing, plus the flitting to and fro gathering food/nest materials and so on; it was just lovely!

    Hugs xxx

    Moomy

  • Today I got a good load of washing done and dry, had a really healthy lunch and wrote some poetry, after all that yoga and jogging/marching on the spot. 

    Hugs xxx

    Moomy

  • I thought I’d had a lazy day today; but thinking back, I did get onto hands and knees and scrubbed the kitchen floor! It’s textured vinyl so is happy to get a wipe over but every so often a proper scrub really brings it up and makes you realise how grubby it has got! 

    Hugs xxx

    Moomy

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    Former Member in reply to moomy

    Thoroughly cleaned cooker and double ovens, took ages but I think I'm a perfectionist. Sitting down with a nice cup of tea and a chocolate cup cake, think I deserve it lol. What can I find to do tomorrow?

    Linda x

  • Hi!I am currently knocked out by the birdsong too...I wonder if they are louder at the moment?have been trying to find out if they are,and why....so intriguing!

    one day I went out and just took a video of the silence and birdsong....I loved it.It was beautiful.

    just before the lockdown our

    communal gardener planted two roses outside my window.I have been watering them regularly,(am not a gardener),but am so pleased they are starting to show little buds!!

    Am loving nature through lockdown And having my walk almost every day...x