Missaconitum, do you have a date for surgery yet? Mine is 23 Nov, seems a long way off but I expect it will pass quickly! I’m just starting my ‘good week’ but the difference this time is that there is no more chemo looming at the end of the week. Yippee! Food not quite back to normal but improving. It’s hard to cook for my oh because I can’t really tell whether I’ve put too much or too little spice or salt or whatever.!
Have made a big chocolate cake for my mom’s birthday tomorrow. She’ll be 95. Dad’s the same age and they live on their own with minimal help. Can’t help feeling a bit sad mixed with envy, because it’s unlikely that I’m ever going to make that age. So when they understandably moan about the difficulties they’re facing nowadays in everyday life, I sometimes have to bite my tongue, especially if it’s one of those days when it was all I could do to drag myself out from under the duvet, and I’m only 63, and at that age they’d just retired and started on 25 years of globetrotting holidays!
I know I’m incredibly lucky to still have my parents when many people lose theirs way too young, I’m thinking of you Mishy in particular. But I guess I need to let it out, it’s just another of those BC delights, and I know you guys will understand.
Tatyana, I totally get it, life has always been such a precious gift and for us on this journey even more so than ever. Happy birthday for your mum and hope you enjoy a slice of that chocolate cake too, sound lovely?23 November will be round before you know it and like you said chemo done now for you which is something to ?about you made it through you lovely lady and let’s enjoy this beautiful blue sky and sunshine today, just watching the squirrels in the garden, I put some extra nuts out for them today so they can stick pile for the winter, soft as a brush when it comes to animals and wildlife, I can’t help it, I always have been. ??shi xx
Shi, thanks for your lovely support, it’s so important, as always! Your squirrels are very lucky, they need a bit of help at this time of year. We’re trying to keep up with feeding the birds, but our sparrows are so greedy! They are well worth it, they give us so much joy.xx
???well done carol wonderful news for you. I’m on Oct thread but know tatyana and mishy from May thread, so hope you don’t mind me congratulating you, I am in awe of all the ladies who get through chemo, is Oct startes are only a couple of cycles in and have been so lucky to have the support of the May ladies and tatyana and mishy. I am so happy for you that you have completed the chemo. ???shi xx
Totally Tatanya I understand I also feel like you sometimes when you hear people moaning about their much more trivitthsn our ailments or how they are fed up with their live!!! I just don’t think anyone realises how with this can make you feel sometimes yeah I’m really positive 99% of the time but do still have my bc wobbles
It’s been a lovely day today really enjoyed having a walk out in the sunshine
Staying with my mam tonight ?
Fairy, think we have a her2 on October 2017 thread if you need someone to talk to, failing us try May 217 chemo starters too another great bunch of ladies on that forum too. Hope this helps ??shi xx
Congratulations Carole, really glad you’ve reached the end!
No date yet Tatyana, I’m estimating the start to mid December but guess I’ll find out once I’ve done the final chemo on Tuesday.
I think it’d be hard to go through all this and not have the occasional wobble. I started seeing a counsellor to help with the worst of it and she’s been very helpful. I even started a blog.
I went out in my wig for the first time last night. Needed the confidence boost. Had a bit too much to drink though and have been very hungover today. Oops! I’m definitely a lightweight these days
Great Carole you have reached the end of the chemo train with the last one under your belt ? just get the SE out of the way and you can put it behind you x
Missa not long now for us!! I’m rads after chemo seeing rads doc on 6th Nov so. Probably starting them about a week after this last chemo I can’t wait for it to be over ?
Tatanya are you surgery next what about you Carole and Missa my surgery seems like a lifetime since having it even though it was only In May
Clocks go back tonight so it might be a long night even when not high on steroids I still can’t sleep all night ?
Thanks ladies. So relieved to get last chemo done finally. Two weeks later than it would have been without hospital admissions etc. I start rads in 3 weeks on 20 November all being well from side effects. I had mx and ANC and reconstruction in May and then had implant removed in July as rejected in chemo. It’s a mess right now that has to be sorted next year. I started all this in February so feeling a long time now.
Hope you have a good Sunday with minimal side effects. My mouth and taste buds are still wrong and I guess will be disgusting in a day or two and back on Nystan.
I agree with earlier comments when people moan about being fed up, having a cold, feeling tired and just think they don’t think about the effect their comments are having. That we just want to feel normal and know we are going to live. xx
Carole, good luck with the Se’s, hope it’s not too bad this time. At least you know it’s the last time. I’m now 2; weeks after last one,and mouth is very nearly back to normal. Got to start watching what I eat, now I’ve got my appetite back I’ll be gaining weight if I’m not careful!
Mishy, yes I’m surgery next.probably no rads as I had them before on the same side, but the plan is to do a scan after surgery and see where we are. Not looking forward to that!
I think we all wish it was like it was in that TV ad a few years ago, when the woman is given the"all clear." But for most of us it’s not that simple, is it?
I think next and you are having rads about same time obviously I’m a week behind you Carole but at least we can enjoy Xmas without treatment x
Totally agree tatanya I don’t think it will ever leave me completely it will always be there it’s been such an awful thing to go through in such a short time I hate when people moan about nothing they haven’t got a clue ??
Morning ladies. I’m back to the reality of living on a building site and a pile of appointments waiting for me.
It was great to get away and spend time with family and friends. If it wasn’t for the SEs I could of almost forgotten what I’m going through. My tast buds are returning, so I think it’s up up up from here on in.
Congratulations on getting your last chemo out of the way Carole. I’ve got my ct scan on Friday. Wish there was no need, but bc isn’t that straight forward.
Pre rads appointment on Thursday. Hoping they schedule me in quickly.
How is everyone else doing? X
I have my previous rads app next Monday so hopefully it won’t be too long after chemo my onc says it’s usually 4 weeks after last chemo do I reckon I’ll be done hopefully just before Xmas
Glad your taste buds are returning Angela you will probably nearly at the other side of this last one are you?
Carole just get through this last one and your done too
Tatanya not ongoing for you aswell and Kimi
I think it just leaves me and Missa who is tomorrow and me Wed
It seems to have gone by really fast now we are almost over
I’ve got decorating to look forward too aftewa and really looking forward to it out with old and all that☺️
Morning all, beautiful morning here but cold cold cold. My taste buds are almost back to normal except I still don’t fancy wine or chocolate much. Could it be my body telling me to avoid things that are not good for me?
No not really, cos it’s not telling me to avoid chips!
No hair anywhere yet. Hands and feet maybe a bit less sore, definitely no worse anyway, which is great. Even managed a 15 minutes walk yesterday. Little achievements seem quite big!
Missaconitum, good luck with your final chemo. Mishy, Carole, hope the se’s are soon gone. Angela, hope yours are well and truly gone soon.
Hope I haven’t forgotten anyone but good luck all and enjoy the sunshine ???
Thanks for the well wishes ladies. Really glad tomorrow is the last chemo!
Been enjoying an early anniversary lunch and pink champagne today since I won’t be able to taste anything tomorrow.
Hope you’re all doing okay
Got an appointment to see the surgeon on the 7th November so surgery should be a matter of weeks.
Hi everyone I had my last chemo 2 weeks ago tomorrow but I’m still feeling rough. My taste , acid reflux and nausea are the worst they have been. Anyone else ? I had 6 FEC, started tamoxifen today also,
Hi Missaconitum, glad to hear you had a celebration! I was told they have to wait at least 4 weeks from your last chemo before surgery, in my case it’s six weeks as it turns out.
I have an appointment with the BC nurse next Mon to discuss what’s in store. When I saw the surgeon he only gave me minimal info, I think they leave that side of it to the nurses. But at least they’ll give you a date!
