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Sorry you are feeling low and in pain Bettie - sending you a big hug xx
KQ - hope the first tamoxifen tablet goes down OK tomorrow. I have been taking my for 2 weeks now and no problems so far apart from forgetting to take them!!!
Pargayan - I would try the cycle ride - you can always get off and walk if its too much. I am feeling lots better for getting back into exercise.
Dani - pleased your Rad planning went OK and you now have a start date. The end is in sight. I felt fine through my 25 rad sessions, a little tired towards the end but otherwise no problems at all - hope you are the same xx
Jane - my brain is a bit mushy too - have to write myself lots of reminders all the time. I do hope my memory improves as I'm not functioning well at the moment.
I have been to The Haven in London for the first time today for an introductory day. Lots of people have told me how good it is so thought I would give it a try and then can go there again if I feel the need. We learn a little about meditation and also nutrition. I thought I ate relatively healthily but not healthily enough - also they say I am only allowed one small glass of wine a week!!! Shan't be sticking to that part!!!
Anyway, I can go back for up to 10 hours of complimentary therapies, nutrional advice and lots of other things so think it will be good. Now have my homemade granola in the oven - don't know how long this will last for!!!
Jane xx
KQ - hope the first tamoxifen tablet goes down OK tomorrow. I have been taking my for 2 weeks now and no problems so far apart from forgetting to take them!!!
Pargayan - I would try the cycle ride - you can always get off and walk if its too much. I am feeling lots better for getting back into exercise.
Dani - pleased your Rad planning went OK and you now have a start date. The end is in sight. I felt fine through my 25 rad sessions, a little tired towards the end but otherwise no problems at all - hope you are the same xx
Jane - my brain is a bit mushy too - have to write myself lots of reminders all the time. I do hope my memory improves as I'm not functioning well at the moment.
I have been to The Haven in London for the first time today for an introductory day. Lots of people have told me how good it is so thought I would give it a try and then can go there again if I feel the need. We learn a little about meditation and also nutrition. I thought I ate relatively healthily but not healthily enough - also they say I am only allowed one small glass of wine a week!!! Shan't be sticking to that part!!!
Anyway, I can go back for up to 10 hours of complimentary therapies, nutrional advice and lots of other things so think it will be good. Now have my homemade granola in the oven - don't know how long this will last for!!!
Jane xx
Ok trying again!!!!
It does seem so quiet on here now, i guess it is signs of us retrning to normal? however I still have my rads to start as does Dani too.
Dani - mine starts on the 16th, I think you are starting a week or so after me? I have decided to stay at the 'hotel'in St James as otherwise the travelling will be too much and too expensive. I can wander around Leeds in the daytime and go to The Haven (www.thehaven.org.uk) they have loads going on there and it is all for breast cancer patients and all free. So thast will give me something to do.
Joan: I have emailed the restaurant about the gluten free diet, but they haven't got back as yet. I will try them again. I don't think you need to know those details from me do you? If you do I will pass them on. I do hope that your onc appointment went ok? and that there was nothing to be worried about? I am unsure if you are on holiday at the moment? If you are I do hope you are having the best time.
Lydia: I think you might be on your hols too? And the same- I hope you are having a glorious time. Am I th only one who has not been abroad from this thread this year? If that is so -I am going to sulk! It's not fair!
Parsnip - Well done on raising the money. How lovely for your little boy to give his money too, that is such a lovely image.
KQ- I am pleased that you now know what your ER AND PR status is. D'you think it makes any diffference to know? I sort of wanted to know and not know at the same time.
Caren - It is a shame you have been pre-occupied with work. But I suppose it is inevitable that it is not going to be so easy to simply slide back into, after what has happenend. Unfortunately, I lost my job (as a result of b/c) I am not sure what I am going to do now about getting another. - It is really worrying me.
Remembering to take those pesky tablets is a real pain isn't it? I too stuggle to remember right time/right day. The Letrozloe are so small that when i pop them from the packet they usually role under the table and I have to retrieve them amongst the fluff and bits of food. _ yuk. Still, I do not seem to have had any side3 effects and I am wondering whjere they are????
Bettie: I am so saddenend to hear of your continuing health problems. No wonder you feel gutted. Just the thought of having to have more invasive procedures is too much. I do hope you have a good team who help you come to the best decision here or as Beryl says it might be worth getting another opinion. I am going to (get a 2nd) for some gynae stuff. I will be thinking of you as you navigate this next medical round.
Wolsty, your hair is certainly looking good. How long after your last chemo, did you feel able to go without any headwear? Has it come back different in color and texture? Does it make you feel a lot more confident having it?
Beryl; Your hair is looking good too. it is very dark on top. Mine is still grey, grey ,grey and very sparse on top. I am so impatient for it to return and am still worried that it is not going to come back properly. On the subject of bingo I have always wanted to have a go, but when I have mentioned to my girlfriends they just laugh. Perhaps I will go on my own?? As far as the genetic testing goes is that it now ? and your daughters don't have to get tested?
Marie67: I hope you to are beginning to enjoy work although it might be disorientating and tiring to start off with.
There are many ladies we have not heard from in a while jayjay (who hasn't been too well) Gary Carmy et al....I do hope all are ok and can give us a wave when they get a chance.
love to all. wintersockless
It does seem so quiet on here now, i guess it is signs of us retrning to normal? however I still have my rads to start as does Dani too.
Dani - mine starts on the 16th, I think you are starting a week or so after me? I have decided to stay at the 'hotel'in St James as otherwise the travelling will be too much and too expensive. I can wander around Leeds in the daytime and go to The Haven (www.thehaven.org.uk) they have loads going on there and it is all for breast cancer patients and all free. So thast will give me something to do.
Joan: I have emailed the restaurant about the gluten free diet, but they haven't got back as yet. I will try them again. I don't think you need to know those details from me do you? If you do I will pass them on. I do hope that your onc appointment went ok? and that there was nothing to be worried about? I am unsure if you are on holiday at the moment? If you are I do hope you are having the best time.
Lydia: I think you might be on your hols too? And the same- I hope you are having a glorious time. Am I th only one who has not been abroad from this thread this year? If that is so -I am going to sulk! It's not fair!
Parsnip - Well done on raising the money. How lovely for your little boy to give his money too, that is such a lovely image.
KQ- I am pleased that you now know what your ER AND PR status is. D'you think it makes any diffference to know? I sort of wanted to know and not know at the same time.
Caren - It is a shame you have been pre-occupied with work. But I suppose it is inevitable that it is not going to be so easy to simply slide back into, after what has happenend. Unfortunately, I lost my job (as a result of b/c) I am not sure what I am going to do now about getting another. - It is really worrying me.
Remembering to take those pesky tablets is a real pain isn't it? I too stuggle to remember right time/right day. The Letrozloe are so small that when i pop them from the packet they usually role under the table and I have to retrieve them amongst the fluff and bits of food. _ yuk. Still, I do not seem to have had any side3 effects and I am wondering whjere they are????
Bettie: I am so saddenend to hear of your continuing health problems. No wonder you feel gutted. Just the thought of having to have more invasive procedures is too much. I do hope you have a good team who help you come to the best decision here or as Beryl says it might be worth getting another opinion. I am going to (get a 2nd) for some gynae stuff. I will be thinking of you as you navigate this next medical round.
Wolsty, your hair is certainly looking good. How long after your last chemo, did you feel able to go without any headwear? Has it come back different in color and texture? Does it make you feel a lot more confident having it?
Beryl; Your hair is looking good too. it is very dark on top. Mine is still grey, grey ,grey and very sparse on top. I am so impatient for it to return and am still worried that it is not going to come back properly. On the subject of bingo I have always wanted to have a go, but when I have mentioned to my girlfriends they just laugh. Perhaps I will go on my own?? As far as the genetic testing goes is that it now ? and your daughters don't have to get tested?
Marie67: I hope you to are beginning to enjoy work although it might be disorientating and tiring to start off with.
There are many ladies we have not heard from in a while jayjay (who hasn't been too well) Gary Carmy et al....I do hope all are ok and can give us a wave when they get a chance.
love to all. wintersockless
Good luck with that Dani - they're a nice team there, very friendly x
You're lucky with the Tamoxifen - I feel like I'm in the old Ready Brek advert most nights
If we don't catch up before I'll see you in Nov. xx
You're lucky with the Tamoxifen - I feel like I'm in the old Ready Brek advert most nights
If we don't catch up before I'll see you in Nov. xx
Joan - just wanted to say I love your profile picture, you look great and you Beryl as well.
Off to make myself beautiful to go into work to see my friends. Its the last day before the building closes and we move further out the City Centre (thank goodness, I might spend less ha ha)
Bettie xx
Off to make myself beautiful to go into work to see my friends. Its the last day before the building closes and we move further out the City Centre (thank goodness, I might spend less ha ha)
Bettie xx
Hi MMs
Twinky – great to hear the gigs are going well – keep us posted with dates and venues as I’m around the Midlands but up in Hull this weekend so cant make Sutton Coldfield. What sort of music do you play? It is really hard to put yourself first – I think it’s ingrained in us women to care for others more!
Carabel – hope you’ve had a lovely holiday – I love the Mediterranean food – which is why I’ll never be a size 8 again!!
Beryl – Well done on raising all that money. And well done on getting back to the gym. I went running last night again – it’s so hard to get motivated especially as winter is looming, but I found this local running group and they are very friendly and let me walk a lot! As for my hair – I’ve bought another colour as it’s grown a bit – I’ve used about 3 on it so far with no problems. I even had my eyebrows tidied up the other day – I’ve never plucked them or anything as they have always been blonde so you cant really see them – but when they grew back they were growing upwards and I looked like Ted Heath! Nice to have them back tho. My OH keeps on about going to Australia too but I worry now about DVT that we are more prone to thanks to chemo and Tamoxifen – suppose I’ll always worry about something!
Chascat – Hope you enjoy your holiday – thanks for the links, have read the blog and will do the necessary.
KQ - At least OH wouldn’t be dragging his bum along the floor ha ha. I never did anything like that to my OH but I did once make a spaghetti bolognaise and put nutmeg in it by mistake – I couldn’t face eating it, but he ate it and didn’t say anything. Good luck with the rads and hope you don’t get sore like me – they only told me to put cream on twice a day and it was difficult to do it more often when am at work all day, but the gel and dressings I got really do work, and I just have a brown boob though it’s peeling a bit.
Pachit – I’m halfway through book 3 and have found SO many parallels between the story and my OH – the nice parts of course! Even to the point where his ex- wife called him a “control freak” too! So I’m actually enjoying reading them for a change to my usual horror books! I keep telling him things that Christian has said and said “that’s exactly what you would say or do!” Anyway, he says not to look out for his autobiography as it’s already been written ha ha. Agree with you about the frequency of what they do in the books – obviously EL James is not speaking from experience!
Good idea about alternating between Turkey and Rome – I am expecting to have visitors!! I would love it, so you’ll have to keep in touch!
Thanks for organising the get together – am looking forward to it..
Wolsty – virtual hugs to you – so sorry about your friend, it must have been a shock x
Marie – well done to you getting up at 6am for work! I struggle to get up at 8am and even then I could turn off the alarm and forget work. I use an electric shaver now too – not that good. How did it go with the ONC? I’ve got my appointment on the 18th and I just don’t know what to ask if anything. The BC nurse says she wants to see me to talk about what to look out for – hmmmm
Waiting too – Sounds like a great weekend away. I have regular sports massage for my shoulder and I found my boob was particularly sore when I got up – having been on my front for an hour so I know the feeling!
Socks – Hope you’re feeling better. They sound like they really take care of you up there – I saw a counsellor once who was pretty much no use to my negativity and said I was realistic like her. So I still hide under that banner of being realistic when my OH says I’m being negative – ho hum. Looks like I’m up in Hull this weekend as someone is renting out his top floor flat and we have to go and furnish it quickly.
Megsmum – I’m a grandma too – he’s 15 months old and certainly makes me late for work every morning! I make myself, my daughter and him a cup of tea, and he insists on taking out every bit of my makeup and moving it around the bedroom.
Bettie – soooo glad you’ve finished rads. Onwards and upwards!
Nearly the weekend – yay! I got to make a chilli tonight to take with me to OH tomorrow so that we can eat a LITTLE bit healthily! Will do gym tonight first tho, the weight is firmly sticking – I think it must be because of the biscuit tin in my office – why do I have no will power!!!!!! or it might be the cheese and biscuits and red wine I had last night. Life is for living!!
Hope all ok with other ladies who are probably lurking like I usually do – Dulcie good luck at the RM – Amylou hope you’re ok too.
Head down and work to do now xxxxx
Twinky – great to hear the gigs are going well – keep us posted with dates and venues as I’m around the Midlands but up in Hull this weekend so cant make Sutton Coldfield. What sort of music do you play? It is really hard to put yourself first – I think it’s ingrained in us women to care for others more!
Carabel – hope you’ve had a lovely holiday – I love the Mediterranean food – which is why I’ll never be a size 8 again!!
Beryl – Well done on raising all that money. And well done on getting back to the gym. I went running last night again – it’s so hard to get motivated especially as winter is looming, but I found this local running group and they are very friendly and let me walk a lot! As for my hair – I’ve bought another colour as it’s grown a bit – I’ve used about 3 on it so far with no problems. I even had my eyebrows tidied up the other day – I’ve never plucked them or anything as they have always been blonde so you cant really see them – but when they grew back they were growing upwards and I looked like Ted Heath! Nice to have them back tho. My OH keeps on about going to Australia too but I worry now about DVT that we are more prone to thanks to chemo and Tamoxifen – suppose I’ll always worry about something!
Chascat – Hope you enjoy your holiday – thanks for the links, have read the blog and will do the necessary.
KQ - At least OH wouldn’t be dragging his bum along the floor ha ha. I never did anything like that to my OH but I did once make a spaghetti bolognaise and put nutmeg in it by mistake – I couldn’t face eating it, but he ate it and didn’t say anything. Good luck with the rads and hope you don’t get sore like me – they only told me to put cream on twice a day and it was difficult to do it more often when am at work all day, but the gel and dressings I got really do work, and I just have a brown boob though it’s peeling a bit.
Pachit – I’m halfway through book 3 and have found SO many parallels between the story and my OH – the nice parts of course! Even to the point where his ex- wife called him a “control freak” too! So I’m actually enjoying reading them for a change to my usual horror books! I keep telling him things that Christian has said and said “that’s exactly what you would say or do!” Anyway, he says not to look out for his autobiography as it’s already been written ha ha. Agree with you about the frequency of what they do in the books – obviously EL James is not speaking from experience!
Good idea about alternating between Turkey and Rome – I am expecting to have visitors!! I would love it, so you’ll have to keep in touch!
Thanks for organising the get together – am looking forward to it..
Wolsty – virtual hugs to you – so sorry about your friend, it must have been a shock x
Marie – well done to you getting up at 6am for work! I struggle to get up at 8am and even then I could turn off the alarm and forget work. I use an electric shaver now too – not that good. How did it go with the ONC? I’ve got my appointment on the 18th and I just don’t know what to ask if anything. The BC nurse says she wants to see me to talk about what to look out for – hmmmm
Waiting too – Sounds like a great weekend away. I have regular sports massage for my shoulder and I found my boob was particularly sore when I got up – having been on my front for an hour so I know the feeling!
Socks – Hope you’re feeling better. They sound like they really take care of you up there – I saw a counsellor once who was pretty much no use to my negativity and said I was realistic like her. So I still hide under that banner of being realistic when my OH says I’m being negative – ho hum. Looks like I’m up in Hull this weekend as someone is renting out his top floor flat and we have to go and furnish it quickly.
Megsmum – I’m a grandma too – he’s 15 months old and certainly makes me late for work every morning! I make myself, my daughter and him a cup of tea, and he insists on taking out every bit of my makeup and moving it around the bedroom.
Bettie – soooo glad you’ve finished rads. Onwards and upwards!
Nearly the weekend – yay! I got to make a chilli tonight to take with me to OH tomorrow so that we can eat a LITTLE bit healthily! Will do gym tonight first tho, the weight is firmly sticking – I think it must be because of the biscuit tin in my office – why do I have no will power!!!!!! or it might be the cheese and biscuits and red wine I had last night. Life is for living!!
Hope all ok with other ladies who are probably lurking like I usually do – Dulcie good luck at the RM – Amylou hope you’re ok too.
Head down and work to do now xxxxx
