Lainie, sorry to hear about your latest worry. You have definitely had more than your fair share. I have everything crossed that they get to the bottom of it asap. Big hugs xxxxx
Just catching up sorry to hear you have a new worry lainie g hang on in there fingers crossed it will be something easy they can sort and you will be back on track im no time. Big hugs xxxz
Thanks everyone for your lovely comments. I’m still dreading the mri. I’m claustrophobic as well as needle phobic lol. I’m a big woos. Scared of my own shadow lol. So glad I’m back at work. It takes my mind off it all. A class full of children is a very good distraction. Xx
Wow! I’m tired just thinking about all the exercise everyone’s getting. I can’t walk very far without having to stop and get my breath back lol. I’ve been out with Judy but only for short walks, about 30 mins. I’m on my feet all the time at work so hoping that’s improving my fitness levels. I seem to have lost my sweet tooth since chemo so losing a bit of weight because of that. Still feel so fat though. I liked your wee joke about cheating on weight loss jingo. Well done losing all tgat weight. I’m impressed.
Re my mri. It was supposed to be today and my boss reorganised the day so that I could get away early. Got home and OH told me the hospital had just phoned. The mri machine us broken!!! They’re going to phone me tomorrow with a new appointment. Unbelievable! ??
Oh Madam what a rotten time you’re having. No wonder you’re feeling so down. It’s perfectly normal in your situation to feel like that. Let yourself cry and hopefully you’ll heal soon and start to feel a bit better. Thinking of you and hoping things get better for you very very soon. Sending lots of hugs ? ? ?
It’s funny how dates mean so much to all of us. Moods can change because of an anniversary of diagnosis or completion of treatments and these dates will probably be with us for a long time. In a few days it will be 2 years since the death of my cousin from ovarian cancer. It was at her funeral that I found out that the faulty BRCA1 gene was in my family and this whole nightmare began. It’s a bitter sweet anniversary because life changed drastically for me and my family but if I hadn’t known about the gene then the cancer wouldn’t have been found so early and the outcome for me could’ve been very different. So good luck or bad luck? I could look at it either way but I prefer to think of it as good luck. If my cousin hadn’t been tested while she had cancer then the rest of our enormous family wouldn’t have been forewarned. Luckily there are not too many of us who tested positive for the gene and those of us who did have taken positive action to prevent cancer (although I was a little late). It’s an odd time. I feel desperately sorry for my 2 cousins who died 5 weeks apart 2 years ago and thinking back over the last two years is a look back at a horrible time in my life but I also feel lucky that I had the information that saved my life. So I’m not sure how exactly I should be feeling at this moment in time. Sorry a bit of a moody post xxx
I was in a very low mood last night. Just started to think about how this all started and couldn’t help thinking about the family members who might still be here if they’d had the information that I had. I cried a lot last night. In fact I think it was the most I’ve cried throughout this whole process but I think i needed to do that because I’ve been very stoic and I’ve not really allowed myself to wallow or have a good cry and I know looking back that that was not a good thing for me but it’s just the way I’ve always been I’m afraid.
Peta thanks for your admiration but I think we all deserve it for what we’ve come through. I didn’t need radiotherapy and from what I’ve been reading here its a very gruelling process and to go through it after chemo sounds horrendous. I’m still recovering from the chemo and you’ve all gone straight into rads. I’m full of admiration for everyone on this forum for getting through it all (including all the extra unexpected hospital stays and side effects we’ve all suffered) So hugs to everyone ??
Hi lainie, sorry to hear you have been feeling down. You are normally so up beat and have been a huge support to all of the posse. You have certainly had your fair share of hospital stays, illnesses, se but you’ve just got on with it, and still been there for all of us. Anniversaries do bring back lots of memories and I can appreciate how this anniversary is and will probably always be bittersweet for you. I think you well deserved to have a good “greet” and I hope you felt the benefit of it afterwards. It truly is a unique situation you are in, and it’s such a tragedy you have lost your two cousins, but I can bet my bottom dollar, if they are anything like you, they will be glad this information was made available and to be able to help the loved ones they left behind.
We have all been through the mill and I am so proud of us all. I don’t know about anyone else but I certainly feel a better person after all of this. Big hugs to you lainie xxxxxx
Junash great news that you’re nearly finished. We’ll be shuffling up on the podium to make room for you. Thanks Murphy for your lovely words. This forum always makes me feel better. Don’t know how I would’ve got through this without all of you. The support has been amazing. Sending you all hugs xxxx
Oh that’s lovely Madam. You must be really proud of them. I think you should post it. I’d love to see it xx
Hurray Junash! Hope you have something nice planned to mark the occasion :robothappy:
Yay Junash. Congrats!! Xx
Woohoo junash, well done you xx
congrats for tomorrow junash on finishing yours rads. Xxxx
Not been on for a while been busy at work, now its kids holidays should of had my mri scan today but the machine has broke so i was a little miffed off when i got the phone call as id worked myself up for it. On a positive note i had a lovely weekend my mums birthday party at her home and i braved it with no wig and got some lovely comments. Just not brave enough to do on the school run yet kids still dont like my hair short. Xxx
On my way to have my brain mri Yikes! At least I should know soon whether I have a brain lol xxx
Would you believe I didn’t get it again!! Apparently the tissue expander implants have metal ports so they couldn’t do an mri. So frustrating. I don’t know what will happen next. Xxx
LainieG how annoying you didnt get your mri again i know how frustrated you must feel and just want it out the way, i know i want mine out the way. Fingers crossed you hear soon xxx
Congrats Junash!
LainieG - that is un-expletive-believeable!
Junash it’s great to see you’re so happy. A few more weeks off work with no appointments will be just what you need. It’s lovely to have you cosied up with the rest of us on the podium. Xxxxx
Bettypoppit I’m not sure what happens next for me. The radiologist said my doc might order some other type of scan. Felt like screaming when she said I couldn’t have the mri and burst into tears when I got back to the car. I went to Nardinis for a giant sundae to cheer me up then went to my friend’s last night fir wine and moans lol. Feeling a bit better today but anxious to find out what happens next. I have two appointments at the eye clinic with 2 different consultants (don’t know why and the secretary at the hospital didn’t know either!) So hopefully I’ll learn something from one of them xxxx
It’s still the same Peta. I see the consultants on Monday and Friday. Really hoping they can do something. I’m fed up with it all. Can’t believe this is happening just after all the bc stuff xxx