Lulu, thats fab news on the job! you will be brilliant and so understanding, they choose the right person!
Al, hair looks great, its growing fast!
Rach and Sue, my hair is also going wavy!! going to have a trim up as its looking a bit unruly!
Rach, glad to hear your phased return is going well, Al i think its just mad teachers who go in full time!! Ive been full time since Christmas and now doesnt really seem like I was away although after 2 parents evenings and a trip out i was tired this weekend!
Love to everyone else, especially those who are on the road to normality!!
lots of love debs xxx
and cheers for the congrats girlies the commute is much better depending on the time of day it could be as little as 15mins in the car… but think ill get the bus and do a bit of walking to try and get my fitness level back up again.
katie with regard the insurance if you arent covered for BC then it means if you have a problem related to it that you may not have developed then you wouldnt be able to claim or if you had complications or became unwell and had to cancel due to BC then you also could not claim… however when i went away to new york 2 weeks ago i didnt have BC cover as i didnt envisage any problems and had just had a whole load of investigations ~ bone scan, xrays and MRI so was happy not to be covered but i did have to let them know of the change in circumstances… so def let them know as if you with-hold it could invalidate your whole insurance.
i used getmy who were very cheap… they did cover my BC when i originally took out the policy and paid out when i had to cancel when i developed the new primary… but they also couldnt cover me for BC any longer… think i need to be 2 years post treatment for it to be included.
if you werent going so far afield its less of a problem if you go to europe as you canb get your EU card which covers you for hospital treatment abroad but obviously doesnt cover things like cancellation.
Well its a year ago today that I got diagnosed with breast cancer and I truly thought my world had caved in around me, I was devastated,I had so many fears and I just felt that that was it, curtains,I had just been told that I was to loose my breast, have 4 grueling months of chemo, 3 weeks off rads, 1 year of Herceptin and 5 yrs on tamoxifen and i was s**tting myself.The only thing that got me up in the morning was the fact that I had 2 wonderful sons.Id planned my funeral, arranged who was having what and re-wrote my will.I had entered this very long deep dark tunnel and felt so alone and couldnt ever imagine ever seeing the light again.
BUT THEN…
I found this wonderful site and realized I wasnt alone and all that I was feeling wss normal.I joined a wonderful thread where ladies were all going through the same as me,It was like a weight had been lifted, we all went through the chemo together, the rads, going onto Herceptin and regaining our lives again.
I have laughed and cried many times on here and without it I wouldnt have got through it as well as i have the support you all have given me has been invaluable, so I just wanted to say a very big THANK-YOU to all you lovely ladies on here for holding my hand through this scarey journey, im now fully basking in sunshine again.well as much as I can living here in North Wales LOL
Ah sally thats a lovely message…i’m glad it’s sunny again for you. It will be so insperational to others just starting out on this cra**y deisease mate. Will raise a glass tonight for you mate take care
Oh yer whos the georgous bird at the top of the page?? looks like our Ali …but with hair…go girl u look wicked xxx
Hello all
Well what a to do!
Bad news at the mo - have found a thickening mobile lump just under my Mx scar - GP can feel it to so I’m back off to see the lovely breast surgeon asap.
God I’m fed up lol (massive understatement)
I know its probably scar tisse or protein deposits due to the lymphoedema - I KNOW it Ok - (just who am I kidding) I am one month shy of the yr anniversairy of the dx - so I am feeling pretty paranoid.
Pauline - you look good on FB lol
Jackie - good to see you on FB too - I covered my holidays for BC using pink - simply because as a GP nurse I do loads of insurance qestionnaires for patients claiming things like holiday compensation and or critical illness - the insurance companies are bloody slippery and will try to wiggle out of paying e.g. patient with angina (not covered) has a fall and fractures hip - insurance will not pay ot cos fall may have been caused by the uninsured condition ( it wasn’t he fell down wobbly steps) but they would not meet him half way.
Sally - what lovely posting (I planned my funeral too - music - alan parson project when I’m old and wise - hope to raise a smile with that one)
off to get my legs waxed - cant go to the breast clinic with furry bits lol
up ur viva babes xxxxxx
Hello, just to say, in January a year to the day of first diagnosis I was being checked for another lump which was indeed scar tissue - I get what you say about knowing its probably ok but until its checked we dont know eh? Am about to go through the process again with my younger sister (42) who is waiting for her appointment so all the anxieties are back. Here’s to yours being nothing as well xx
Rachel, lovely to chat to you gertie, just like cp all over again with you coughing along lol…PMA RACHEL…UP YER VIVA TO BLOODY CANCER…rach remember i am with you in the morning and i’m lending you my guardian angel…but i want her back tomorrow…caus you will have done with her then…everythings crossed babe, luv you xxx
Debs, you cheered me up so much last night, im thinking of you both babe… oh had to smile at a football program last night when they were talkin about headlines !!!
Well i know of so many people going through sh*t at the min, it finally broke my heart to hear from our nutty welsh lass…the sun has got to start shining soon…
Extra special big breast buddie hugs to all of you going through sh*t at the min (((((((((((hug))))))))))))
sally thats such a lovely post… im so glad you have come to light at the end of the tunnel.
rach sorry to hear you have to get something else checked… i know me too after being discharged from rads onc on monday shes referring me for an ultrasound but neither of us think its anything to worry about but she says she wants to be sure… its in my right side (the 4yr old side) and was during an exercise class at the YWF that i felt it pulling and then on sunday night noticed there was a lump… so at least its getting checked… fingers crossed you are just gonna be joining me in the fatty necrosis brigade!
deb sorry your having to go through this all again with your sister.
as you know i got my new job and now im planning on going back to my old job for a few weeks on a phased return to work my notice… i have a meeting with my line manager, HR and union rep next tuesday with a view to restarting 1/2 day tues and thurs the first week.
anyway im sending huge cyberhugs to everybody especially rach and deb… thinking of you both.
Hi girls, just got a call from my sister and the hospital have called and we are going up on Thursday morning - I am thinking why so quick - she only went to GP last night, but of course its a good thing right that she is being seen so quick, so why am i in a panic?? Will let you know how it goes - we find out on the day, as I did, so not long to fret on it now. thanks for listening, XDebbieX
bloody hell whats happening, its almost like, there all ticking along, so lets put a spanner in the works again
rach, im there with you tomoz and pray that everything is ok
debs, i too hope that you get good news on thursday
lulu hope all goes ok with you to
ali your hair looks fab,
well my poor little boy has to go for yet another blood test, it will be his fifth as it has come back and his white count and netriphils are low, and as he hasent had any infection, they dont no why, she seems to think it could be something bacterial, but i cannot help but worry,
i do hope that everyone gets the right results this week
julie x
Will we ever stop feeling like this. Rachel i’m in your pocket tomorrow with you and you too Lulu.
I am so paronoid at the mo and keep feeling my other boob all the time and keep thinking i feel little pea size lumps but can’t compare with the other one as that’s full oy lympodeama but sure it’s ok and just in my head!!!
Well done on the job Lulu. You will make a fab BC nurse.
Debbie, hope your sister is ok fingers crossed.
Sally XXX
To everyone else that i have met through this fab site hope you are all ok (pixie you’re very quite)
Thought my trip nx week to Istanbul (just me and hubby) was off as b***** BA had cancelled it. Thankfully hubby got on the phone and got us on the nx one a few hours later.
Thinking about everyone today who are having test and scans,Im sorry im so terrible at remembering whos having what but youre all in my thoughts never-the-less.
I agree that will there ever be a day when we dont have to worry.
whoop whoop - good news - Lovely surgeon is 99% certain it is post radiation inflammation of a fatty lump - had USS - and he suggests I keep an eye my lump and if it changes I’m to see him but he thinks it will go down as my lymphoedmea gets treated.
You know what tho’ girls - I feel exhausted now - i thought i would be elated but i just feel soooooooo tired
To those of you in pocket, socks (knickers lol) thank you i knew you were there xxxxxxxx
Pauline your angel is flying back to you right now xxxx
thanks girls but TBH im not really worried i think its probably been there all along but just cos i did exercises its pulled a bit and thats when i felt it.