Had my surgery at East Surrey - they were fantastic - could not fault any of my care although did have to wait for results and more surgery but that is the normal really. I did enquire about going privatlely again same surgeon and he could only do it a week earlier so decided to save the money (have no insurance) and have a spending spree at the end of this.
My chemo and rads are at guildford - again fantastic except it is a 2 hour round trip without waiting for treatments, but never mind - as long as the b… are sorted I do not care.
You will have really dark days and that is ok - we are all here to support you. You will also have good days and I can honestly say my good days outway my bad days.
My school friend mums have been absolutley fantastic- and I do not feel I am being stared at - were a bandana as hated my wig. I also work and they too have been excellent (only p/t). This is when you really find out who your friends are. My family live along way away and although they have also been excellent it is my school and work friends that have come up trumps.
Hope you are feeling a little better and hopefully tomorrow will be good news - will be thinking of u.
Just caught up with this other thread of yours. I am so sorry to hear that you are having a bad day today but we all have them honestly and you will get through it. Just come on here and rant and rave, as that is what it is for, and we will all try to help you, in any way we can really. As Anne says my good days well outweigh the bad ones, but maybe because you have not started your surgery and treatment it is harder. I remember i was terrible before I started my chemo and was very emotional pretty much all the time, but once I started my chemo which was about 2 weeks after dx, I became more stronger and positive.
Hang in there and things will get better (if you know what I mean).
Thank you girls for your support, it means so much to me in these early days. Your are right Dawn its the waiting around that I am finding hard plus tired from little man waking at 2-4am…argghhhhhhhh sleep baby sleep.
Anne- I had my daughter at East Surrey so know it pretty well. I am glad you had great care. Did you have to wait this 4 week wait? This is what is bothering me especially when I hear others having sugery done 2 weeks after dx. I sat and worked out from the start to the actual dx weeks last night and it is exactly 12 weeks from my first appointment at hospital, through my many tests and I waited 41/2 weeks to have that b****** lump removed, now another 4 weeks wait and another 2 weeks ontop of that for results takes me into mid feb. Yet I hear that PRH and Brighton ( who like to be seen as one unit for breast care) have a really good name for themselves for BC care. !!!I always thought time was of the essence with regards to this.Do you get the wigs as part of the NHS?? My daughter wants to cme and choose mine if my hair falls out. She started crying last night saying she wants mummy’s hair to stay. I tried to explain that it MIGHT but if it doesn’t then how great to go and choose another hairstyle and that eventually my hair would grow back. Its the bits and bobs that she has heard me talk about to hubby or my mum bless her.
Yes Anne with regards to friends we will wait and see. My MIL who is Australian rings me alot. She has come up trumps in showing her support and care towards me as she has been a pretty cold fish in all the years we have been married, you know that sort of typical MIL who you hear comedians chat about !!but she rings and chats and is telling me how much she is thinking about me…wow hubby and I both nearly fell of the sofa with that but I am so pleased and thankful for her turnaround. I know she finds it hard as all hubbys family are out there and we are here and I think she would love to help.
Well the day has started my family are awake so lets gets on…Thanks again all of you I am feeling ok today.
Take care girls chat soon
Love n hugsssssssss to you
P xxxxx