First day of the rest of my life

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Diagnosed yesterday. I could see from the breast nurses face that it was not going to be all good news. Woke up this morning and my first thought was “god I do have cancer after all” But feel strangely energised. I had not realised how numb I have been over the last couple of weeks and the long list of jobs I have ignored, so its going to be a busy day!!!

–book to get my eyebrows tattooed, I lost them cos of thyroid deficeincey and they need touching up. the sent me a reminder last week and i have done nothing about it

–book to get my hair cut, its down over my eyes, its in my diary to book for a trim but I ignored that entry for some reason

–sort my holiday train tickets out, now I know when my op is i can firm up the family holiday

—pot up the bedding plants, i have got hundreds outgrowing their roots that i seem to have ignored, at least I have kept them watered, why did i not pot them on—wierd way ones mind works.

—get some good drum practice in, next weeks gig will be the last for some time and I want to be on top form. I have been going to the studio but more pottered around than get any serious work done

—book to see my accupunture bloke, I sent him an email yesterday and he replied this morning saying there is lots he can do to help me prepare for surgery so that i heal quicker, and of course if the worse comes to the worse and I need more treatment he said he can help with the side effect.

----email friends. Have decided a good well worded email is the best way to tell people, it is after all a good sort of cancer I have (so far as the docs know at the moment) A bit blunt, but better than phone calls, then they can see all the facts and absorb it before responding.

—tell my band at rehearsal tonight, poor lambs what do young lads know about breast cancer and how to react, its going to be a shock for them no matter how much I bang on about the probable outcome. I might not mention the big C word, just say I have a cyst that needs to come out. I dont like not being truthfull but that might be better unless they start asking the right questions.

Gosh I am going to be busy. Back in the saddle!! Onward and upward. Etc,etc.

This is the first day of the rest of my life, so lets get on with it.

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Why the last drumming for a while? Life DOES go on, and depending on what your treatment plan is you may find you’ve still got enough energy to keep doing what you enjoy. I know drumming is pretty energetic, but no reason for you to write it off.

Sounds like a busy day - onwards and upwards!

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HI there, love your name by the way - enjoy your busy day, it is a new reality but in the end so so much is just exactly the same! best wishes Nicola

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breast nurse is cross with me for drumming so soon after biobsies. And gave me a big lecture. I go on holiday in a week or so and have op after i get back, she has said I cannot drum for 2 or 4 weeks after that(depending on type of op they need to do) afterwords, so that takes me to near end of July.

i will be able to practice at that point, but in all seriousness i cannot book any gigs till I know what is found during the op and what treatment I need. I just hope my band hang around for me and dont decide its too long to wait without work and get another drummer, at my age and ability bands are hard to find and I love these lads to bits.

heres a link

youtube.com/watch?v=ul8IH4DFPys

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Sorry to hear about your diagnosis was hoping it wouldn’t be BC.

Just looked at the youtube link - amazing! I think your name of oldandlumpy isn’t appropriate at all. Rock chick or something like that would be better!

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I agree, you should change your name to youngandfunky. Really enjoyed the youtube link. x

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thanks, its a great band and I love playing in it—not bad for a pensioner is it??

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Wow! You must have gorgeous arms with all that working out… and definitely YoungAndFunky as your username - you KNOW that’s what people will be calling you from now on!

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Great band!
I’m admiring your energy. I’m sitting on the sofa thinking about my list of things to do and not actually doing ant of it.
Polly x

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no, I do not have great arms, I have bingo wings like the rest of the women in our family, realy sad cos most of the good clothes have short sleeves and I have to cover up

OAL

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Yep great band - and good on you for getting going on things after shock of diagnosis; you will make the most of this situation, I can tell.
Hope tonight’s session with “the lads” goes well
Fran

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OldandLumpy!! Defo change your name - YoungndTrendy, LoudndEnergetic, CoolndFab?

I am sorry you have joined the BC crew! Im sure it will take a while to settle in and give your self time to think through it all!

Hope the session has gone well with ‘the lads’. The clip has made my evening - FAB misic. Wish I was London based!!

Sadie xx