Jane why were you not onco tested …it may be areas and hospital trusts maybe …my surgeon said our hospital did it to check for chance of recurrence
Aww Lincoln is fab x
You all rock. I can’t do lots of name checks as I’ve just done them on the January chemo thread and I’m running out of time (& energy).
Anxiety: it’s been my lifelong problem. I learnt to get on top of it in my late 40s but wasted so much time and energy before then. I still get it, but actually talk to it when it comes along. (I know I sound unstable!) Almost a ‘hello, you’re back’ relationship. Since I initially thought I had advanced ovarian cancer (long, dull story so I won’t tell it) I assumed I’d be dead by spring. That tested my anxiety busting techniques pretty hard. Anyway I don’t want to think I’ve got it cracked but I have found that recognising it, helps.
I slept with the light on until I was 45 because of it. And guess what, research shows that may contribute to …,breast cancer.
CT was fine. Weird but fine. I have an appointment for Jan 23rd pre-chemo 2. But I don’t want to wait that long for the results so I’m going to try and wangle them earlier.
I was sort of told by my radiologist too. Turns out she lives in Devon-where we were for years, and we knew some people in common. Anyway as she biopsied the second lump on the right breast, she said that it didn’t look like it would be anything. (She was right). What about the left one, I asked cautiously. “Well, they’ve got great surgeons here” she said. “Sorry.” I was quite glad because it meant I wa prepared. But unlike some of you I only had a week between then and my next appointment.
Ok off to have a long bath. Wig appointment tomorrow.
Love to all
Ali x
Oh gosh, missed loads. Lincoln is gorgeous. I’m the worst travel sick person in the world. On the tube even. Can’t sit on a dlr going backwards and have been sick sailing on a lake. But nothing with this so far.
I’m not really wigging it, brightly coloured scarves with padding underneath most of the time. But it’s free and therefore I’m having one and I may need it for some serious work things. I’m wondering about platinum blonde (I’m a reddish brunette!)
I’m quite girly - though obviously in accessories rather than fluttering eyelashes. I have lots of amazing earrings, and in my mid like crisis last year I had five piercings in one ear. These are going to get me through.
Ali x
Oh Ali, I’m so sorry that you have to go through chemo. I have also been watching videos of how to do my eyebrows and how to stick eyelashes on when you don’t have any of your own. Whether I bother or not doesn’t matter, it’s just to give me confidence right now.
I forgot to add, I have 4 piercings in one ear and 3 in the other. I also have tattoo’s, one on the inside of my arm that looks like it says surf something, but it really says f**k cancer in Armenian.
I never got travel sick until I sat sideways in an ambulance blue lighting, transporting a pre-term labouring woman to another hospital and threw up in her vomit bowl! How embarassing! I walked out that ambulance like something from Bridget Jones’ Diary. They don’t send me now!
Silverlady
I think you need to loan out Lincoln for when we have a wobble/ I need a cuddle day. I want to adopt him x
Good morning lovely ladies,
And what a beautiful morning it is. I’ve had a call from the Vets and we can go and pick Lincoln up at 1pm as he is putting his foot on the floor. They wanted to give him oral antibiotics & painkillers and even though they wrapped it in ham and chicken, the little bugger wouldn’t eat them, Hopefully, he’ll take them from me. This is the longest me and him have ever been apart. So happy.
Scotty - good luck today, I wish I could loan Lincoln to you - he gives fantastic cuddles and makes you laugh a lot.
Jane - please do put up a picture of your pooch, I’d love to see him/her.
Alex - hahaha, I get sick in ambulances, although luckily I don’t go in them very often. When my hubby was being taken to hospital, I was in the back with him and had to ask for the sick bowl. I managed not to be sick thankfully. ??
Helena - I’m glad you’re feeling better, I hope you had a good nights sleep.
Emily - I hope you have a good day at work today - and you must put up a picture of Yoda.
I hope everyone has a good day today.
Hugs
Susan
Meet my little pooch who keeps me on the straight and narrow! This is sasha. Jane x
Awwwww I have a Sasha too! I’ll try and upload one x
I have cats, love dogs too and all yours are gorgeous. We had a chinchilla before, Ellie. She was really gorgeous. I’ll try to post a pic of the moggies after this.
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Ali x
Thank you, They are very funny and affectionate, as well as being beautiful.
It was was really cold last night and by 3am they had both crept under the duvet. I had twin ‘hot water bottles’.
Ali x
I just love this site and I love you ladies.
The pictures of our babies are absolutely fab.
Looking at all the pictures has made my smile even bigger today
Edited to add: LMFAO - Alex, so funny.
Well I’ve received my outpatient letter today for my appointment on Tuesday 10th at 2.30pm for biopsy results even though they’ve already told me it’s BC on ultrasound. I know I’ll be a nervous wreck in that waiting room - any tips of what to say when you walk in to the consultants room? I just feel like walking in with my palm In the air saying “I know it’s BC” because I don’t want him to sit there and say “well it’s bad news blah blah” when I already know deep down. Feeling a bit weird today, my son goes back to Uni tomorrow so is away again for a while. I just hope I feel calmer after Tues… will I? ?
First chemo done. Back home and hubby has the kettle on. All plain sailing. I cannot recommend getting a PICC line put in highly enough. You honestly don’t feel a thing. My, some would say bordering on neurotic/ expecting a nuclear war, contents of chemo bag went largely untouched. Did use sucky sweets and listen to music on ipad. Tried to watch film (Lady in the Van - one of my faves) but couldn’t really concentrate. When it came to the drugs bit I just put scarf over my head and looked away. Staff are amazing. Also habe Emend anti-sickness and have district nurse coming on Saturday to show us how to do the injection into the tummy (G-CSF I think) which I have for 7 days, standard at my hospital - helps white blood count. More f@@@ing needles!! Feeling a bit spaced out but not nearly as bad as I thought I would. Last tip. I did my best Nigella and made myself lots of veggie stuff to freeze beforehand. I’ve just gone to getg a soup out and the tubs all look the same o a bit of a lucky dip! Make sure you label first!! Emma x oh and have to bake cake now. Son is 18 tomorrow!!
Alex - I walked in and the consultant said to me, you already know it BC, this is the grade blah, blah. But all I was interested in, was whether it was in my node as it had shown as enlarged on the scan. Once he said it wasn’t there I was over the moon. I had already told him I wanted chemo & rads, so when he sai d I would have to have them as it was aggressive, I wasn’t surprised.
It’s strange how one relief can make all the bad stuff go away for a few days.
Scotty - well done, excellent news. I’ve read that the sickness pill Emend is the best. I hope you have a good rest of the day.
Great news, Emma. It’s interesting how much things vary across the country. No white blood cell enhancing injections for me, unless it drops, and no Emend unless the cheap drugs don’t work. I’m not complaining, just wondering about the processes that reach different conclusions. (Sorry, I’m an economist so it’s a particular mindset). Anyway great that you’re feeling so good.
Alex, I know that it’s been horrible, but I think others are right when they say at least you have an advantage of forewarning. Write down the things you need to know. These might include:
What type of BC?
What grade?
What is the hormone status (ER +/-)?
Do they know if it’s HER +/-?
Do they have an indication of stage?
My surgeon was really poor at giving out information and I forgot some things. Yours might be great, but it’s worth having a notebook with the things you want to know.
Off to to look at wigs in a bit, catch up later.
Ali x