hi angels12 hi tina 45
glad im not the only one who feels like this. im no where near the same person i use to be and cant accept that at 26 when my life is still just starting that this nasty disease has invaded my body and taken over…i just want my life back.
have you started your treatment??
Hi bluesmurf! I had a radical mx with ld flap recon in feb and had my first fec of six on the 8th April. Most of my hair fell out on Thursday and I had a portacath fitted yesterday, it’s tough but reading the post here I know I am not alone in this! I hope you can find support here, too! Xxtina
hello all just feel like a little vent just done 4 ec now 4 tax to go no hair no eyebrows no eye lashes had a hick man line put in two week ago ive had some much pain with it and when i went to see onc to get blood from it it dont work they cant get blood form it went for a xray so dont know wots going to happen now im hopeing they dont take in out and put a new one in it hurts like f**k feeling more angry and along in this i feel my love ones are sick of hearing my worrys and i feel bad for puting all this on them i start my tax this fri cant stop worrying about that as well would like to hear from anyone on tax 
having a bad day
Hi billie,
So sorry you’re having such a bad day. Thought you might want to hear from somebody who’s been there and come out the other side just to give you hope. I had not a single hair left on my body after FEC. At the end of my treatment (3FEC 3TAX Mastecomy & node removal + rads) I had no hair, one boob and couldn’t wear a bra or prosthesis because the other side was so painful and swollen after the rads. I had shit nails and skin and was mentally as low as I could go. That was in December last year. I’m now back at work with a lovely thick head of dark hair which amazingly has no grey (I’m 49).
Please believe me that your friends and family will never get tired of supporting you. One thing I learned from the cancer s**t is how to really appreciate them. It’s a total b*****d and will take a big bite out of your life for a while but you’ll get there. Jan xx
hi billie
sorry you have had such a shit time, this cancer is fing awful and keeps kicking you down, i am sure your family aren’t really sick of you, but i know that you will be feeling that cos i am too! I am trying to organise some counselling for myself as i just need someone to offload to without upsetting everyoen! Is there counselling near you that you could access?
Take care, at the least the shit days make you really appreciate the good days. I have had a shittish day, had my first tax today after 3 sessions of fec, and had an allergic reaction! scary, room full of doctors and nurses within moments! They just stopped the drip, gave me piriton then started the drip really slowly again and it went in fine. Scary shite tho!
Take care
Vickie