Hi Susan I too was diagnosed at 62 in 2006 and thought it was the end of the world I had op,chemo,rads but since then I have been to Turkey twice,had a wonderful holiday in Ireland and enjoyed my 8[soon 9]grandchildren.I have check up with oncologist on 27th and had 2 year mammo in November[NED].It feels so desperate at the beginning but once treatment starts you feel you are going forward and it is easier to cope.Your other health problems must make it all so much worse but try to gather up your strength and you will soon be on your travels:)
Love Valxx
Thanks for your support Val, I have 4 grandchildren (2 of each) they are all wonderful little people & I enjoy them so much. I guess everyone is right by saying that once the treatment starts it is easier to cope, right now its just so scary, but I should find out tomorrow when they will do the surgery & I will try & look ahead to when I will be better & can get on with my life again! Enjoy your 8, almost 9, grandchildren Val
Love Susanxx
Hi, Susan
So sorry you’ve had to join the club nobody wants to join. Somebody said that to me on here when I joined and I’ve used it a few times since - and how right it is!
Well, it’s no walk in the park having cancer but do you know what, I had a COMMON COLD before Christmas, phoned my GP, whinged and said it was 10 times worse than having cancer!!
Your treatment will be starting soon and then you’ll feel much better. And as for having a mastectomy, well, I’m so glad I had mine because I met some fantastic ladies in hospital and three of us meet up regularly for lunch and laughs. One was in for lymph node removal, the other for investigation re kidneys.
Carry on enjoying life and your grandchildren - they’re priceless.
Lived in Calgary, Alberta, so know where you’re coming from with the temperature! Fabulous country.
Good luck to us all.
Maureen xx
Susan, Welcome to the club with the crap joining qualifications.You’ll find loads of help and support on this site (as well as laughter and fun).You’ve obviously come through a lot already,so will probably deal with BC too.My mum has had everything but ber-beri and still travels abroad with her friends and goes to local dances.She’s 72 and still acts like she’s a youngster.Being ill isn’t easy,but most of us manage to deal with it in our own specia way.Good Luck!
Hi Susan
Wishing you a good sleep tonight. It’s nerve wracking going in for the results, but take a book (one you actually think you’ll enjoy - so far I’ve started and given away 3 of them! Must choose better…), a packet of sweeties, and a bottle of water, just in case there’s a wee bit of wait. Breathe away the worries, breathe in the good. That sounds as silly as I thought it would! 
Doesn’t mean it won’t work. 
Hi Susan
I would just like to echo all the positive thoughts that everyone else is sending you. I’m post op and half way through my chemo now and have found really wonderful support on this site.
Wishing you all the very best, we are all rooting for you.
On my latest trip to India (Nov-Dec 08) I went with a friend who is 75 years young, and she and I went on sleepers from Calcutta (also known as Kolkata) up to Darjeeling. shouldn’t be called sleepers as I got no sleep at all. while we were in India, we found out Mumbai was under seige from gunmen, but being in Calcutta we were away from it.
Although I have made more effort to seize the day, I was pretty glad to get home and not have to worry about making my way in a foreign place, also I was glad when i’d finished the antimalarials
Mole
Thanks so much to you all. I can’t believe the caring and support I have received from so many fantastic women who are busy with their own lives but are willing to reach out and offer help and support to a stranger. I had to let my brother know today (he lives in Leicester) but I e-mailed his sons first to find out if he was up to knowing that his sister in Canada was going to have surgery…he phoned me within the hour & even though he is 75 & doesn’t really know that much about it, he told me he would be there for me & we would stay in touch weekly.
Hi Sue
God 20 below now that’s cold, we panicked when the temp went down to 1 below last week!!! I am worried about telling my aunt she is 79 & the only relative of that generation left we are very close… It looks like we will be having our ops about the same time, I have blood tests nex wed & then hopefully I will have a date shortly after that. So scary as until you go under the knife you don’t really know, hopefully mine will be a little lump just needing to get out in the fresh air!!! & not have let any nasty little bits behind!!! Let me know how it goes. x
Hi Sue
Last year at this time I was looking forward to a few planned holidays, early retirement and more time with my 16 grandchildren. I was diagnosed in May and someone pressed the pause button! Like you I was in shock and spent days and weeks crying. It seemed like a long dark road.
Since then I’ve had surgery, undergone 8 chemos and now only 3 rads to go before I finish. I already have 3 trips booked this year and am looking forward to spending more time with the grandchildren who I’ve not had the energy for the past year. As the treatment goes on I’ve learned to take one step at a time and I’ve not cried for months.
You will get your life back, although it does seem a long road at the beginning.
And Canada - we did the coast to coast on Via Rail a few years ago, with a couple of weeks in Jasper, Banff & Lake Louise. What a wonderful country. We plan to to do it again very soon.
Takre care and let us know how you get on.
Mal