Hi everyone. Just completed my 15th session. Just 8 booster sessions to go. Perky has changed from a warm pink colour to a lovely sun kissed brown with added new freckles. Feel like an old hand now reading all the soon to be newbies. But just wanted to say don’t look at the negatives it’s not half as bad as you imagine and always give yourself little rewards. My friend took me for lunch aftetwards today. It’s the means to an end. My journey started on my birthday in June on that first visit to the docs about a dimple on my boob and as I tell people I haven’t seen since diagnosis I’m not a cancer victim I’m a cancer survivor. Onwards and upwards xxxxx
Good to hear from ‘old hands’, thanks for sharing your tips and experiences. Best wishes for tomorrow Lily59 x
Hi Lily59. No I haven’t experienced any tiredness yet-waiting for that to kick in. Although I do try and have a little nana nap in the afternoon. Me and the dog have a snuggle and nap on the sofa so I wonder if that’s helping
Hi, I’m starting 4 weeks of radiotherapy on Monday. I’m not looking forward to the breath holding part of it, I seem to totally forget how to breath properly when I do it! Shouldn’t be too bad though and I look forward to coming to the end of it all very soon 
Hi Lily, wishing you best of luck for tomorrow and Applecrumble hope all goes well for you too on monday. For all the ladies part way through rads hope you are all doing ok too…Artermax sorry you had a rubbish birthday this year, i like Lilys idea and hope you can squeeze in an extra ‘birthday’ and do something lovely when your treatment is over. I got my diagnosis on my wedding anniversary which was pants too! Thinking of you all & im just waiting for 27th for my rads to start…H xx
Evening my lovelies, I’m having another check up tomorrow and hopefully all being well I can get for my rads planning appointment by the end of this week. Sadly I was diagnosed the day before my daughters 20th birthday we just plowed on through like you do. I’m not looking forward to having lots of different people giving me the rads but hey ho bye bye dignity it’s gotta be done. Sar54 I’m in lovely somerset too my treat today was catching up with a good friend and eating a whole pack of jaffa cakes, much love to everyone Clair xxx
Good luck all. I’m 6 down and 14 to go including boosters. So far skin is holding up, but getting hotter and a bit twingy. I’m a leftie too and asked about breath holds, but was told I wouldn’t have to. I get zapped from either side, rather than directly over. I wonder if it’s to do with where the tumours were for each of us? Two of you over the border from me home n Devon now! Xx
Cla46 hope you are healing now and get your planning soon - MPH?
Got the go ahead today it’s all healing well now just waiting for a new appointment. I’m having my rads done in Taunton and my main care is YDH. In really ready to get this done I’m fed up with bits of my life being on hold 
lv Clair xx
Hi all-wondering if I can sneak into this group please as just make it into October ?! Had rads planning this week and first session of 20 is on 25th. Good job hubby came with me as think I was in a daze for some of the the drive there - still feels a bit surreal sometimes!
Hi Kathy - the more the merrier here and glad you have a start date. Your challenge is to treat yourself to something nice to do, eat whatever after each session. For me I’m looking forward to a coffee with an old friend. Someone else suggested a bowl of chocolates, one for every session and to eat one after each. It didn’t work in my house - a hungry teen snaffled them! Xx
Hi Kathy68, I start on the 24th. Cla46 I’m having my rads at the same place x
best wishes everyone x
My planning is tomorrow at 10.30 it feels so good that things are moving again. Sar54 how weird we might get to meet in person much love to everyone xxx
We’ll be going through this together then sar54! Catching up with lots of friends next week in case I don’t have the energy once rads start especially as kids will be home for half term
I start on the 24th too. Planning session today and nicely tattooed! Wondering whether to have a proper one to mark the trauma! ?
Great to know we’re not alone in this. Cla46 hopefully we’ll have some appointment times together! Jas58 what tattoo do you fancy? Don’t think I want any more needles ?
Hope all you old hands are ok today x
Had my planning today. It went well, very friendly staff. Rads start 24th. For some stupid reason I felt very tearful when I got home, went for a walk and had a good cry, felt better after that.
Same as me! We can share experiences. ?
Marydan that’s so good to read and I hope you’re going to mark the occasion. Congratulations on getting through. Xx
Congratulations MaryDan. Next Friday is the last of my 23 sessions and last day before sons half term so we will be celebrating this time next week. Then Saturday me and my bestie are off to Kensington Palace for a girly day out. Can’t wait. Hang in there girls it will soon be over xxx