Hi Sonia, I was so pleased to hear your good news. What a relief to know that the chemo had done such a good job. I hope the wound heals soon - does that mean you can’t shower just yet. I know what you mean about the gyrations to get in and out of bed. But things are slowly improving. At present the worst thing is the pain on the underside of my ‘bad arm’.
Keep getting better
Love Clare
Hello Clare,
I have the same pain on the underside of my bad arm and my skin there and on my ribs is very sensitive, as if the nerves were trying to build a new path. Moving around is now easier, but I think we will have to get used to do things differently with the “bad arm”.
I am getting nursing care every day until September 9 when I’ll meet my surgeon. The wound is still leaking (and that worries me a bit) so they clean it and redo the bandages. I hope the wound will close soon !
I hope things are improving for you too.
Sonia xx
Hi everyone, hope you are all as well as you can be.
Hi Sonia - I’m starting to feel more human, hope things are improving for you.
love
Clare
Hello Ladies,
I hope you are all doing well and on the way to recovery.
Clare - I saw the surgeon yesterday and she told me that it would be better if I do radiotherapy. I don’t really mind… prevention is better than cure. I am now taking Arimidex (hormone therapy) and will do for the next 5 years :-(. My right arm is still a little stiff but much better. I am going to see the nurse every day to have my wound cleaned, which is supposed to heal in about 1 month. I can’t wait for that !
Best wishes to you and everyone
Sonia
xx
Morning everyone,
Hello Sonia - good to hear from you and that you are improving. No hormone therapy for me as my bc is negative for all 3 receptors. So hopefully when I’ve finished with radiotherapy that will be me done. Then it will be back to work, which strangely I’m sort of looking forward to.
Best wishes to you and all the ladies.
Clare X
Hello all (in case anyone is still reading),
Clare,
I think I found out why no one is writing here anymore. They were supposed to meet in person in London during the month of August. They must have found another way of communicating.
I will start radiotherapy in October probably. Are you having it now ? How is it going for you ?
I answered to your request for my e-mail a while ago. Did you receive it ?
Thanks for the tips on rads and best wishes.
Sonia xx
Hi Sonia - the weather has been lovely here the last few days and it has lifted my spirits. You are sounding better to-day also. Oh dear I didn’t receive an e:mail from you, did you send it to my personal e:mail or to the Breast Cancer Care site? I’ve had a few computer problems so it might have gone astray then. Would you like to try again?
I will be having 15 sessions of radiotherapy starting in the middle of October - there’s a slight delay as we are going to a family wedding at the beginning of october and my onc said it would be OK to delay a little.
Best Wishes
Clare
Hi Clare,
I sent you a private message through this site. I hope it works.
The weather is gorgeous here too. In fact, better then it has been since June. We had a rainy and cold beginning of summer.
According to the surgeon, I will probably have 25 sessions of radiotherapy, but it is still to be determined with the radio-oncologist at the end of september. My wound should be healed by October so you and I might go through this at the same time.
Sonia xxx
Hi girls,
I am guilty of not posting that often on this thread. I finished chemo at the end of July and I think there was a group of finished around the same time, which is why it may be quiet around here.
I am now on herceptin and letrozole, hopefully between them they will keep things at bay.
Best wishes,
Snoogle
x
Hello all,
Snoogle - It is good to hear from you and I’m glad you are done with chemo.
I am now taking Arimidex and will do for the next 5 years. It is really weird to think that I have to take a pill every day for 5 years. I just hope that side effects won’t last that long, although I don’t feel any for now (on my 4th day) !
I still come back here from time to time just to see how everyone is doing, but I think I will also visit the Arimidex forum…
Take care and best wishes,
Sonia xxxx
Hi Sonia,
Yeah, I am also taking the letrozole everyday and have the injection every three months of zoladex.
Hope you don’t get any side effects on the Arimidex (some chance!)
I am having loads of hot flushes (my Yoga teacher calls them Power Surges!) and times also when I feel really cold. At least my hair is growing back since finishing chemo.
Take care,
Snoogle
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