Good luck Anadan, we are all what’s on the other side with endless love and support 
Xxx
Good luck Otter in the madhouse!
Hope you find the new starts competent and fun. If it’s rubbish you don’t have to stay all day ?
Go in, have a cup of tea and it will nearly be time to come home. Good luck xxx
Otter, Carole, enjoy your first day back at work xx
Thank you ladies for your support ??
Have a good day every one ?
You have a good day too???
Thinking of you anadan as I take the train in, the other side is good, waiting for you there
Good luck otter too fingers crossed for a good day.
Love hot commuter trains ? xx
Carole and otter good luck - the first day is always going to be the worst… but you can always message us for support 24/7 … we are your support line!
Anadan - we will be waiting for you in recovery, you’ve got this! You are such a strong lady who’s dealt with so much already… you just don’t how strong you really are!
Love and hugs to all
Xx
Good luck Carole to you and your foob. Is it still swollen? Mine has become my little side kick! Go knock em dead ???
Thanks Bythesea, still swollen but I think getting better, but told that it will take time and that I’m expecting too much for 6 weeks.
Have a good day too x
Well done Otter, just do the same tomorrow and it will nearly be Friday x?
Lesley hope LGFB course hasn’t been a disappointment and you look fabulous ?
Hope you’ve survived your day too Carole ?
Hello everyone, I have been away for a few days recuperating post-surgery and there is much to catch up on. I too am back at work (amazing to think that three weeks ago I was under anaesthetic having a bilateral Mx/node clearance) and managing well. I hope other returns have gone well.
Anadan, thinking of you and hoping by now you are sitting up with tea and toast. Remember we are all here to listen when you want to talk.
I am struggling with a seroma, but otherwise doing well and am pleased with mobility and energy levels. I really was itching to get back to doing something by last week. The seroma makes me indignant - it is a bit much to have a double Mx and end up with a breast-sized accumulation under your arm pit! It may be going down now, although that could be wishful thinking…
Lovely to hear everyone else’s news and wishing you all well, as ever. x
Finally on my train home was intending to leave sooner but trying to sort my rads out, hopefully being measured up Friday. Not sure when treatment will start.
It was good being back even if it will only be for a short while everyone was really lovely, lots of hugging ?
Hope you are feeling less stressed now Otter, and anadan hope all is good too ???
Bythesea - loving the photo, you look so wrapped up whilst we’ve been enjoying the ☉. Is that snow behind you ?
Otter - I’ve been thinking about you all today. Phew!!! Day 1 done, well done ?
Carole - I just want to send you & your family a huge hug ?, hang in there. I can’t even begin to imagine how you all feel but know that we are all here by your side & I think you need those gold hot pants!! Hope today went well for you too
Anadan hugs for you too, hope all went well ?, perhaps a photo of the new pj bottoms ? It’s ok on our side, we’ll be waiting for you
Lesley - I can’t imagine why you would be in the naughty corner ?
Sending love & hugs to all - wishing you all a good rest of the week xxx
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Going back to theatre, ladies 
internal bleeding
Sorry to hear that Anadan - sending you lots of love and hugs. Wishing you well xxx ???
Anadan, I am so sorry - you deserve so much better. I hope you have been well-looked after and when you wake up and read this message you know how much you are loved by the November team. When you’re ready, let us know how you’re doing, but in the meantime, know we’re thinking of you.
I have just posted in the surgery thread about my lessons learned over the last few days with my seroma. As I mentioned yesterday, I returned to work and all seemed well apart from the enormous fluid monster that had taken up residence on my chest and under my arm.
Over the bank holiday weekend, I noticed hardening, increased swelling, growing heat, redness and discomfort. I minimised and denied the symptoms, partly because, as you all know, I hate needles and didn’t want a large one inserted into my post-surgical chest. Last night, it was impossible to ignore and realising that the risk of sepsis was worse than the potential needle, I rang the hospital who got me antibiotics straight away from an out of hours GP and asked me to come in this morning for surgical review.
I am just back and here to tell you that I am an idiot. Partly for ignoring the growing monster seroma with bonus infection and partly for being so scared of the aspiration/draining.1250 ml of yucky fluid later, I am a new woman, clutching my Flucloxacillin and grateful to the patient, gentle and skilled surgeons who would have been entitled to say ‘what is wrong with you woman?’ but instead let me hold their hands during a painless procedure which I undoubtedly needed as the infection was spreading and the scar was under strain.
When will I learn? Do I get the prize for the biggest wuss/fool in the November team?
How is everyone else doing? Tell me your news! xx
Oh ladies what are we like, we seem to have more misfortune now that chemo is over.
Firstly anadan big hugs and lots of love I hope all is well soon. Take care and let us know how you are when you are good and ready.
And Annakarenina you are no wuss or fool, so pleased you have been sorted out and that you are feeling better already.
I still have swelling that needs time to settle down, but no redness or heat. And tomorrow I’ll have another pair of eyes to look at it as I have my rads planning appointment, don’t have a start date but hoping it will be sooner than later.
On my way home from work so that’s me done on the commuter front for this week and tomorrow will be logging in at home and I don’t work Friday’s anyway, so lovely short week.
Here’s hoping we have no more blips on our treatment, recovery plans ???
AK, definitely not a wuss, but as otter says we all try to soldier on and hope things will clear up on their own … we all need to push the button a bit earlier.
My early start isn’t hurting too much at the mo … but just checked into my hotel - a well known brand - to find the linen on my bed was not clean … a one night stay that had obviously just been made up again. Fortunately the staff were brilliant l, very apologetic and changed me to another room … but it’s really unsettled me … I’ve still got open wounds (covered with dressings) and I don’t want some strangers lergy in them!! Strong email to customer services on the cards!!
Anadan, hope you are ok, let us know when you can.
Love to all
Xx
Eeeewwwwwwe Lesley ???glad you’ve got another room, that’s shocking. Anadan For you lovely hope you get some rest ??annakarenina, thank goodness you got yourself checked over ???I’m so glad you are safe, I do feel like bashing you over the head with my handbag though for trying to soldier through it when you should be treating yourself like a little kitten for now ??The safer you heal yourself and give things time to heal and not overdo it, the quicker you’ll be ?:female_sign:?:female_sign:?:female_sign:?:female_sign:???fit again. I do love you all so very much ??
Shi xx
How’s everyone doing this morning??
Bythesea did your colour arrive? Pics???
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Big hugs Anadan, thinking of you and wishing you a speedy recovery. Xx