Sharon, I am so sorry and pray that everything will turn out alright. I hope your friend can understand alittle bit better if you ask for assistance but it sounds as though you will need to ask. Sorry for that too. Stay strong. We’re here.
Prayers to Europe for peace during this time of such hatred and unstable times. Stay safe and God bless.
Sue
Sharon darling, deep breaths. We got through the last year together and we will get through the next many years. It will probably turn out to be an infection but whatever it is you got it early and it’s being attended to very quickly.I relate completely to how you feel, I was there a couple of weeks ago. Please don’t panic . You know your friends on here are offering 100% support.
Love Rose xxx
Hi Sharon. Yep, I have a friend like that, well actually I don’t think ‘friend’ is a very good term for her. She says she’s found my diagnosis ‘hard to cope with’, poor thing! Only been in touch twice in the last year and one of those was to tell me that she felt depressed, sorry I wasn’t very sympathetic. Anyway, I’m so sorry to hear you’ve got some pesky lymph nodes playing up. They are only doing their job, battling some sort of infection I would say. Mine were the same before I was admitted to hospital recently and they are still sore. Starting my rads again on Monday so just need to get through another 12 without going down with anything else. Might start wearing a face mask, lol. I have to say that my skin held up very well during the last 13 zaps so hoping it will stay like that for the next 12. The consultant seems to have been correct, 25 lower dose sessions causes less problems than 15 bigger ones, famous last words! Xx Francine
Thanks for all the support lovely ladies, it’s so comforting to know you’re all here no matter how difficult it gets.
I’m doing OK and not getting myself too worked up, although noticing every little twinge now and assuming it’s real rather than my mind playing tricks but, either way, I should know more soon enough. Saw a different consultant this time and liked him immensely; hope I get him again on Monday. His nurse calls him the Hairy Egyptian and he was a lot like a big cuddly teddy bear which is great, because I think I might be in need of a hug.
Keep on keeping on Francine, only another 2.5 weeks to go and it’ll all be history and you can get on with being full-on fabulous again.
Thanks again lovely ladies.
xx
Sharon
Oh Cheryl I’m so so sorry to hear what a rough time you’ve been having and such awful news about the MS/stroke mis-diagnosis. My heart goes out to you and I’m sending you gentle hugs right now and through all the days ahead.
Not sure there is anything I can say or do to help, but you know I’m here if and when you want to talk/scream/cry and I’ll happily jump on a train to come give you a hug in person anytime you need one.
Take good care of yourself
xx
Sharon
Cheryl, sending so much love. Give me a yell if you need to rant at any time. Such dreadful news xxx
And Judi- sorry but you are now my 3rd sister so you are stuck with me! Xx
Hi Cheryl. Don’t know what I can say to make you feel better but just wanted to send you a BIG hug. You have had such a bad time and now the MS. at least now it’s diagnosed they can treat you properly. All I can say is that life is **bleep** and horrid things seem to happen to the nicest people. Xx Francine
Just want to let you all know I am thinking of you. All our different experiences make us truly special and I also want to say that without being able to come here amongst phenomenal ladies I for one would have felt a little lost. Sharons friend obviously doesn’t realise just how special Sharon is, but we have that honour. It’s normal for us to panic over absolutely anything and some days are worse than others, so let’s carry on with our wonderful support. Hugs to all xxxxxx
Phew!
Hi lovely ladies, so relieved that the tests today don’t suggest any form of secondaries. The Consultant I saw today said the lymph nodes were probably just swollen from a sinus infection I had a few weeks ago and, although the ultrasound showed a lump in my ‘good’ boob which they biopsied, it doesn’t look as if it will be cancerous so I’m not worried about that. Even if it is, at least it would be treatable. Got a huge grin on my face as I type this :womanvery-happy:
Really hope we’re not going to have to go through this every year as none of us are having a great time are we! Stupid cancer.
Just want to send every one of you a big THANK YOU hug for the virtual handholding throughout this latest little episode, can’t tell you how grateful I am to be part of your gang.
xx
Sharon
Well said, Pandorra!
Sharon, how did you get on today? xx
Typing at the same time…
Phew ! I suppose there will come a time when we don’t assume any pain or twinge is related to BC. It’ll be a while yet though xx
Ladies, you are so right: the courage of you all when faced with set backs is just incredible.
For those who have still to have their mammograms, something I wish I’d done was to take a painkiller an hour or so beforehand as having the treated one squished was a whole lot more painful than I remember from last year. Which makes sense really but I just hadn’t thought about it.
Isn’t it amazing what a difference a year can make! This time last year I was having a meltdown over having a core biopsy with the benefit of local anaesthetic and today I had one without local anaesthetic and didn’t bat an eyelid. And I am completely calm, in fact cheerful, about the possibility of another WLE and rads if it turns out to be a problem. I’ll still feel faint/actually faint every time I have to have a blood test mind, but hey, that’s progress right? :womanlol:
Love to you all.
Well done Sharon, you are so right with your thinking. No matter what we may have to go through, we really are that little bit stronger and wise because we have experienced the dreaded C! I was thinking about the pain when I have my mammo, so will take your advice re paracetamol. Hope all will be good but as you say, we would just get on with it.
Put your feet up and maybe a glass of wine, or good old tea. Again, hugs and love to you all xxxxxxxxxx
Gosh, lots of mammos coming up. Mine won’t be till January as I have to wait til a year after my 2nd surgery. Looking forward to all the all-clears coming in and hoping to join the party later. DON’T EAT ALL THE CAKE!!! Xx
Fab news Sharon. Can’t believe it’s nearly a year since I found you lovely ladies what a journey we’ve all been on and some of us are still on it, lol. Don’t know what I would have done without you all, keeping me sane, or sort of! Restarted my rads today and the nuggets have added an extra day! So still another 12 sessions to go, finish on 02 Dec. They’ve rescheduled my session on 30 Nov so I can get to the carols, not missing that for anything. Xx. Francine
Hi all its good to hear that others are due there mamogram this week like me.Im having mine on wed 18th nov and the thought is terrifying.It doesn`t seem a year since BC was found on a routine mamagram.It was a good idea to take a pain killer before it I will try that .Good luck to all of you having it this week lets hope we all get good news Hugs Sandra
Just a reminder of how amazing we are. Not only have we faced and overcome most people’s ultimate nightmare when we were diagnosed last year but we have survived with intact sense of humour and most of our sanity. Hurrah for the Marchers!!!
Hope it all goes well tomorrow, Cheryl. And once again you are finding positives in the grim. I LOVE your spirit!
A year tomorrow since I got the official diagnosis. Is that reason to celebrate? At the very least a good reason for cake, I think. A whole year since I got mixed up with you lovely lot of people. Thank you once again for helping me through the madness of the last 12 months.
Love to all
Rose xxx
Good luck for today Cheryl. Rose, definitely a day for cakes, make mine a cream donut please! Love to everyone else. Today is no 16 of my 26 zaps, they’ve added an extra one the buggers! Skin holding up well so far but could be famous last words! Me and the Aqueous Cream are having a love affair and we meet up twice a day!