Hi everyone, Hope all those that are undergoing treATMENT ARE OK AND THE “OLDIES” ARE WELL TOO. WE ARE MEETING UP ON mONDAY 16TH AT 6.30ISH AT mILLER AND cARTER FOR THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO COME.
lOVE SHARON XXXXXXXXXXX
Hi all, seems like moons ago since I posted on here. I haven’t gone through many posts, but have spottede some newbies. I just want to say good luck and keep going!
All good with me, hair growing like wildfire, my hairdresser thinks I wash it in Baby Bio. Very curly and less grey than before, so pleased about that.
Work is going well, back in on Wed after 6 lovely weeks off, reasy to do battle with the new batch of Y11/12/13’s.
Back to see Nev in November and Prof Paul S in February for a mammo.
I do think of you all even if I don’t post and wish you all well.
Daisy x x xx
Just to let people know the next “In the Pink” party is here again on 16th October to raise money for HRHCC. If people would like to donate services or raffle/auction prizes or want tickets please pm me and I can organise this.Hope you are all well. Sharon2 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
PM’d you Sharon
Hi girls just to let you know we are meeting on wednesday at 6.30 at the fox and raven if you would like to attend.
See you soon sharon2
Guess we won’t make the support group now it is wed?
Lily
Hi Ladies… my timing is really bad again. I had chemo number 9 (last one) on Friday and not feeling great - next time hopefully.
Marguerite
Hooray for finishing chemo. Hope you soon feel better. Maybe you can come to in the pink take care xxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi,
well done Margeurite, hope the tail end of it disappears soon and hope to catch up some time
Lily x
Hi Essex Girls
just thought I’d make contact again after not using the forum for a while - i live in Colchester.
I had a mx in april & have just finished six courses of FECT - leaving me free to pick up my life again, whatever that means?!
hope things are going well for you all
xx
Hi Nat,
hooray well done for battling through that, are you having rads or on to tablets next? It is quite strange dipping your toe back into ‘normal life’ again especially if you were off work throughout treatment. I was off for 10 months so very strange and felt shattered after even part - time hours and that was the physical side, without the emotional side of people rushing up. The main thing is that you have got through all that, the rest just takes time to get used to how things are now. I think being at the end of treatment affects people differently,
take care and hugs
Lily x
Hi Lily
No rads or tablets for me - I don’t need the rads (one bonus) and I’m triple neg so i just get to sit back and wait to see if the cancer returns or not - not sure if I would prefer taking tablets?!
I’d never really thought about the end of treatment - I guess I just assumed that I’d finish & sail off into the sunset…instead of which i feel worse now, physically and mentally, than ever.
I start work again in november, after seven months off, which is going to be very strange - so its good to hear your experiences!
xx
Hi EssexGirls
This is just to say hello and that I would like to join you whenever you next meet up.I’m in the Chelmsford area.
My chemo starts on 1 Oct so I will be ‘out of it’ for a few days afterwards I expect. Let me know when the next meet is! Ta.
Hi,
Nat I think I felt really vulnerable when i first stopped treatment, a bit like I was traveeling fast without a setbelt on. having the tablets helped a bit as I was physically doing somehting but I wasn’t really prepared for the side effects of them and 5 years worth in total to take. We have a triple neg lady in our group. the hardest thing I found when going back was not being able to lie down on the sofa and I found standing up difficult, which was a problem being a teacher. Just try to do little things towards going back like staying awake or make contact with work people to get back in the loop. Good luck.
Beenie hi again and good luck for number one. The first is always scariest but you know I skipped out the first one and the effects did not hit me for a few days. I was never sick or even felt sick and no mouth ulcers. It tended to go for my stomach/bowels. I always ate a big cooked breakfast in the hospital canteen before I went in. It gave me something to look forward to on the way there and lined my stomach to protect it. maybe that stopped the sickness, i don’t know. Drink tons to wash the chemo out asap as some irritate the bladder. First signs of constipation take senna fast as you can get into trouble very quickly. Speaking from experience here! Good luck and I hope you are one of the many who find chemo doable and not quite as terrible as they expected.
love
Lily x
Hi all
after sometime away (sorry)I find myself having to come back because I have just been diagnosed for the third time 
This is a local recurrence which I had removed on 4th Jan and am waiting to see onc to find out what the further treatment is.
Any support is welcome and it would be nice to try and meet up with you soon
Linda
xxx
Hi Linda,
I have replied to you pm. So sorry to hear you have more worries and we will definitely meet up
Love
Lily x
Hi Linda, sorry to say welcome back but it would be lovely to see you again and offer what support we can. I have texted Lily about possibly meeting next week so hopefully we can meet. Take care and my thoughts are with you xxxxxxxxxxxx
Thanks Sharon and Lily
Im feeling ok at the moment but am still sore and the wound is very swollen but apparently normal
It would be great to meet up next week, any evening is good to me
xxxxx
Hi LInda,
Good luck on Thursday if I don’t get to post
Lily x
Thanks Lily,will let you know what happens xxx