Is anyone else doing the Guildford Race for Life? I’ve booked myself and my three daughters (and OH’s female border collie!) in the one on Saturday 18th June and there’s another one on Sunday 19th.
My youngest two will be running but I have no intention of anything faster than a walk and my oldest girlie has kindly (ha ha!) agreed to keep me company, but only because she refuses to run anywhere for anyone!
If anyone is doing it in other parts of the country, perhaps you can start a similar thread for your location and see who else is doing it.
I would like to do it Choccie. Trouble is I’m still having trouble with the ongoing seroma, and I just feel so miserable and uncomfortable. Its been going on since jan 2010 now, and despite another op to sort is out, is still filling up with fluid (in fact it’s worse now and they drained off 250 mls last time.
Sorry I’m going off thread, I’ll stop now.
There is no pressure on anyone to do it, I just thought if anyone else from the site was doing this particular one, they might want to say so and perhaps meet up.
Sorry you’re still suffering with your seroma, I was lucky enough not to have anything like that but I know it’s a real pain. Good luck with it settling down.
Hi CM
That’s a definite maybe from me. Depends on recovery from ankle arthroscopy. Did it last year with daughter and managed to run it haha. Be good to meet up. Will drop you a line when I know whether I’m fit enough
Stig x
I am DEFINITELY not running it. Even without BC I wouldn’t run it. A couple of years I did an aquathon (500m swim 5k run) and would much rather have done a 5k swim and 500m run, though even then I wouldn’t have been able to run the whole lot.
I’m even going to take OH’s dog (she’s a girl, she’s allowed!) to keep me and big daughter company while smaller daughters hang out with their friends and run.
Hello Choc muff, I wouldn’t mind having a go at this because like you i’m a reluctant runnner. Id rather fall out of a plane than run. I see the Oncologist on Tuesday and don’t know when rads treatment will start. Don’t know how i’ll be feeling in June but i’m happy to dog walk. HEHEHE
oh choc how did it go? i’m soooo sorry but rads are knackering me up so much that now i’m having to stop teaching on monday for the term. Was it soggy? I blinking hope not, would love to have met up with you.
It was rather slippery in places, but me and the dog enjoyed our forced march (her fault, she was on a lead and desperate to “get there”, wherever it is that dogs are so insistent on getting to).
Loads and loads of people, and they had four waves, two on the Saturday, two on the Sunday. Good community spirit, lots of people doing it in memory of those who had died of cancer as well as those who had got through treatment. Had to stop reading the labels on people’s backs when there was one that used “brave”, “strong” and “inspirational” all on the same note!
Barbie in Guildford at the end of July, see if you can make that.
Just been reading these posts and noted your comment about being knackered after rads treatment. Am due to start my 3 weeks worth on Tuesday 05 July at SGH and wondered if you could tell me your reaction. Have you had chemo first? Luckly I have not. Am bit concerned about my skin burning (very sensitive) and the possible tiredness as I started back to work this week. Look forward to your reply. Thanks v. much
I have 7 more sessions to go over the next 2 weeks and i’m tired and crying. I needed to sleep all day yesterday. I’ve started to go red but Aloe vera gel from Holland and barrett (sp) is nice to put on it. That is not a problem. I am emotionally and physically drained and had to stay at a friends last night JUST TO GET PEACE away from my OH who has asked me to leave the house.
Lady M, let me get this straight - HE told YOU to leave the house? Are you serious?!
For the immediate time, would it make any difference if your partner heard it from the breast care nurse that exhaustion is a genuine side-effect of rads and you really do need to rest? If so, could you speak to your BCN and get her on the phone to him? Longer term you might want to speak to Macmillan about help sorting other stuff out.
There’s another thread (called men-grrrrr) that might be worth posting on rather than continuing the discussion on this one. If you don’t mind, I’ll ask the mods to merge the last couple of posts here into that thread, it seems to be the sensible place to put them, so you can get further support from others on that thread.
I was going to suggest putting this elsewhere, thanks. yes he has been telling me for years to leave but i’ve been so ill with other things. He is a control freak and likes to get me when i’m at my lowest. chocmuff i’m having trouble finding that thread.I find the site difficult to negotiate as i’m not here often. It would be worth a try asking my BCN to call him when he gets home next week. Equally a hitman would be better too.
Unfortunately the current build of the forums don’t allow the mods to move posts, so JoBCC suggested you post what’s been going on in the other thread yourselves. I did ask, but “the computer says no”, until the forums are upgraded at least.
Thanks for your helpful comment. At least I have an idea of what to expect now. All the medics seem to play it down rather - still probably better that way as I suppose it helps you try to stay positive.
All the best with your remaining treatments. I had my first one today which was fine - odd but fine.
By the way - so sorry you are having all these problems with your OH. I haven’t got one as we divorced 10 yrs ago so am basically coping with this on my own but I feel less sorry for myself now. What do you think you will do if anything? Have you got supportive family and friends nearby because you could really do without this hassle.
Lynn x