Morning ladies, That sounds like a good explanation. We always forgot about the healing internally and just go by the scars on the outside! My wounds have healed well, I think with the help of the Diprrobase Ointment from GP.
I did get pains when my period came which is normal but found I got a pain after carrying some heavy shopping(you tend to forget after 3 months of surgery as chemo takes priority then)
Yes Ali, me you and Mrs Meow are on 8th Nov although next cycle I have Herceptin the day b4 and need to stay for 6 hours to be monitored, so will be at the hospital 2 days in a row! I think I might need to take up knitting again for those 6 hours!!!
At least its not raining today, although at the moment I’m not really bothered about dark nights and the cold, it makes it easier for me to stay in and rest and not feeling as if I’m missing out on anything!
Christmas again has always been a funny one for me with the restaurant as we work right through apart from Christmas day and Boxing Day and we always go to friends. Luckily I don’t need to buy many gifts and this year even more so as I dont want to chance the crowds going shopping and risk colds and infection! I have a good reason:)
Now saving for a big hiliday for when I’m mended! The linger it takes, the bigger the holiday and of course our ladies spa and hotel retreat!!! Get saving ladies:)
Mrs Meow
Cottage by the sea sounds absolutely brilliant! I’m envious! I still havent plucked up the courage to go away even if just for an overnight stay as I’m not confident to leave my surroundings yet!
Still going to work when I can, catching up with paperwork and going to the various centres for therapies and classes makes my week go so quickly, so right now I will just concentrate on that big holiday!!!
Anyone else tempted to shock any children at the door with a swift hair removal trick tonight?? Am joking of course but it seems like lost opportunity when this is hopefully a one-off Halloween where it would work! I wonder where we will all be this time next year?
Hope everyone is OK today - am home alone so doing some baking and cooking ready for next week. Take care all xx
I’m deffo whipping my wig off…going for the uncle fester look! can’t wait!
Good luck to all of us on a chemo cocktail this week. I have my first D. P. H. If bloods ok. Bit scared! Started super steroid dose today and had yummy lunch with husband for a treat. Would rather be in a cottage by the sea though! love to you all, Jacqui xxooo
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I’ve been to my local cancer centre today and had a lovely one to one with a nurse, a reflexology treatment, lunch, a mindfulness course where I fell asleep and a chat from a Macmillan lady and came back with a load of reading material!
Taste changes, dry or sore mouth, making a will, insurance, travel insurance,feel more like you,talkung to someone who has cancer,coping with faitigue (tiredness)n managing breathlessness and eat well,keep active DVD after breast cancer for a later stage!
Phew, lots of reading but the Macmillan books are very informative. Every page seems very helpful and covers everything we need!
Its worth seeing if there any local centres near you which offer these complimentary courses!
I’ve also met some lovely ladies and one lives just round the corner from me!
The reflexology has tired me out, so I’m now chillaxing b4 some tea and hopefully will have a good nights sleep as I have 80 coming to my Psychic night tomorrow where I will be having a raffle for Prevent Breast Cancer to add to my £2k aleady raised.
Have a good night ladies.xxx
CK, the Macmillan literature is good, did you pick a Macmillan recipe book up? They do a free one and it categorises the recipes by some of the side effects (sore mouth, reduced taste etc). I’ve got one haven’t tried any of them yet. Sounds like you’ve had a relaxing day! I’ve booked some reiki treatments at my local charity centre but they don’t start until end of November, but it’s something to look forward to.
So the doorbell rang but it was an upstanding member of the community giving us a cheque for one of our charities for 100 quid so didn’t whip the hat off haha!
Have cooked on the aga all day and feel so chilled and not ill - thank goodness for good weeks to restore the sanity! Have posted before that country living seems to mean no extra support on offer at all - what I wouldn’t give for a massage etc - but hopefully these are going to folk who néed them more - and am so lucky to have a holiday planned in 2 days - after the rubbish of last week where steroids seemed to turn me into psychomeow I hold out hope that normal service will resume eventually. Thanks for the recipe sharing folks - seem to be a bit food obsessed these days no wonder I have put on weight! X
yes jow. my hair is still fuzzy at the back …look a bit like that character played by matt lucas from Little Britain in the wheelchair! still glad I shaved it though as it was pulling at my scalp and coming out in handfuls before fec 2. I couldn’t have coped worn that indefinitely!
kids here unphased by my sudden baldness! one said: ‘eeeh is that real?!’ and another was more interested in my picc …and then swiftly distracted by haribos! x
I’m day 8 FEC round 2 and have quite a few bald patches. OH cut my hair short just over 1cm at the weekend because like you say it was sore and coming out in lumps. Loads more spikes on my pillow this morning and I expect a load more in the bath again. I have one bald armpit, lady garden missing in places very thin otherwise, but dratted leg hair hanging in there with stubborn determination!
I’ve just started using Revitalash so will report back if any progress! I have just a few lashes having on in there so been donning the mazzy these last few days to make the most of them!
Enjoy your chemo moon mrsM - the sea air will do you good. Glad food is your friend again too.
Loving the Halloween pranks! I wasn’t brave enough to take the kids trick or treating bald. Settled for witches hat and wig. Everyone kept telling me I looked well - Its tricky responding to those comments as this week I feel well but that certainly won’t be the case by the weekend after chemo 4 tomorrow. They don’t see me looking I’ll as I hide in bed!
Hair wise, i have very light white blonde fluff in my head - about 1cm long now as shaved it after round 1. I was dark blonde before so it’s a bit weird and very sparse! I have about 50% of my eyebrows and my eyelashes seem to be hanging on(and of course the leg hair!!!) Armpits are nice and smooth though. Lady garden is very sparse, it all fell in the toilet dramatically after round one too. Have you cold capped Jow? Can’t believe you still have a decent covering.
Well, I went to Look good feel better - great gifts in the goody bag. I felt the make up we did(they said it was everyday make up) was lovely for a night out but too much for me on a normal day. I usually wash my face with plain water and slap on a bit of powder and eye liner. They want me to cleanse tone and moisturise twice a day, conceal, foundation, blusher, powder, eyeliner, 3 shades of eyeshadow, mascara, draw some realistic eyebrows! I’d never get the kids to school on time!!! It was good fun though and even if you can’t get in to a maggies centre if you go on the look good feel better website you can send a £5 donation and get the goody veg sent out to your home. You get about £200 worth of makeup and perfume so well worth it.
Waiting for bloods and mri results now, chemo tomorrow. Off we go again, just when I am feeling good again too! Oh well
Good news - my mri showed complete radiological response! Lumps and signs of cancer cells have gone.
The chemo has been kicking ass!
I was stage 3 grade3 when diagnosed so am breathing a big sigh of relief that it’s going well. At my pre chemo appointment my oncologist said I only have one real chance to get rid of such an aggressive cancer. Halfway now, chemo 4 tomorrow. I was offered a reduced dose but am coping ok so just going to motor on with the full dose again.
Cx
That’s great news Cathysid ?
It’s horrible submitting yourself for poisoning again when you feel well but at least you know it’s doing it’s job.
If leg hair is likely to still be with me by round 4 I will have to shave it otherwise I won’t be able to find my feet by next week! Maybe on all FEC I will lose it. Not impressed that the only bit I’m happy to do without is still there!
Bloody brilliant Cathysid! Thats great to hear! Even thoughh treatmemt can be difficult it makes it all so worthwhile to see these results.
Glad you enjoyedtbe course and I agree, we cant ise everything everyday but we can if going somewhere special. Hope all goes well tomorrow.xc
Haha, Chas n Dave
Sounds like you had a good night! I had to lie down last night after a full relaxing day at the Centre!
Thank you for the donations, and to SueW and Ladybowler too! xx
Ali
I just try to make use of my good weeks untill next cycle and fit as much in whilst resting in between.
Glad to hear you are feeling normal. You must try do stuff b4 next Weds too.xx
Meesh
I have ordered the recipe book, it looks really good. I most ceryainly have enough food to last me a while in freezer and fridhe. Right now taste buds are shouting Lamb.xx
Right, now preparing for Psychic night tonight. Have 80 in and will raise more for Prevent Breast Cancer. Have a good day.xxx
Great news Cathysid! It’s great to know it’s working for you and gives me hope for all of us.!
Good luck for your fundraiser MrsMeow! You’re a marvel to be doing so much for others in the middle of all of this.
I took my double doses of steroids today ready for my first dose of Taxotere/ Docetaxel tomorrow and my sister has painted my nails ready for it too. Decided to go for normal polish in the end so as not to damage my nails. Double steroids and the earlier start is an education on which SEs are chemo and which ones the roids. The emotional rollercoaster is definitely the roids! I am feeling scared about the change from FEC to T and can’t ahake the feeling I’m going to have a much worse time on it. Not like me at all as I’m usually very positive. I think it may be also because I found another lump right above my mastectomy scar and saw the surgeon about it today. I have an ultrasound booked in on Wednesday next week and potentially another biopsy if it warrants it. It’s apaorently very rare to get a new lump during chemo but they want to check it out. Has anyone else had similar? I thought the biopsies were over at least for now ? Anyway, Chemo 4 tomorrow so… onwards and upwards! Love to you all x
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