Breast cancer is all very dark and rubbish but I've found going through treatment that there are some funny moments which spark up the day.
It's all just so bizarre and as someone said in some other threads - you just have to laugh.
Anyone want to share some of the funny bits?
For me:
When I went to the follow up appointment after surgery, the surgeon took a look at the big fat scar on my side and said "very nice!". I had to laugh - only a surgeon could say that!
Sitting on the chemo ward I got a bit chilly. Asked the nurse politey if she might have a blanket and she walked off to get me one, rolling her eyes and muttering "do I have a blanket - honestly!" with a smile
My wire insertion made me laugh. I had to lay on bed with breast hanging through hole while they jacked it up like a car and worked underneath the table. When I'm anxious I sing in my head, well usually I do but judging by their smiles and looks I think I sang out loud during the wire insertion!!!
When I had my radiotherapy planning they decided I needed a mould made as I had G cup breasts that need to stay in place during radiotherapy. I quite enjoyed the making of the mould. They put warm, wet bandages over my chest to make the mould. Quite a pleasant feeling! Then onto the mould - it was clear plastic and huge!!! They offered it to me after I'd finished rads and I said I could use if for a fish pond in the garden!!!
One of my funniest moments was the breast mri, where they position all these blocks under you to get you in the right place and your boobs are swinging out through the holes in the table. They’d spent ages getting me in position, then said, as I’m lying face down, right! You just need to scoot up a few inches, can you jiggle up a bit. I then started to try and jiggle myself up a bit which was like some demented worm, arms still pinned to me sides by these foam blocks, boobs free swinging, which was a sight to behold I’m sure and I just couldn’t stop giggling at the craziness off it all. Then just as I got a grip there was a discussion about what radio station I wanted to listen to, we decided, the machine went on, couldn’t hear a thing, more giggling, once I’d started I just couldn’t stop!!
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