September Sizzlers

[mf]

I can get to Preston station for 12 if that suits people better. Two glasses of wine sounds good!

[Aura]

Let's go there x

[familytree]

Sounds good to me! X

[Jill1998]

The offer includes 2 glasses of wine maybe we shouldn't go there!!!!

[Jill1998]

Just rang them last orders for food on lunchtime offer 2.15,but no rush to leave/ vacate table they don't close.

[Aura]

Hi fine with olive press at least we won't get booted out at 2 . X

[Jill1998]

Boob infection clearing up thank goodness, cross that one off the list of ailments.

[Jill1998]

1pm is fine by me,is that ok with everyone else?Noticed that Tiggis is only open 12 til 2pm on a Saturday for lunch,do you want to have a look at the Olive Press they have lunch time offer and open all day.I

[mf]

Ha ha, Jill! By the way, what time is the meal? 1pm? Will book my train ticket so I can get it cheaper.

[Aura]

Must try that how's the infection Jill . Hope your boob is on the mend x

[Jill1998]

If you have Green and Blacks Ice cream,thats healthy....

[Aura]

Snap I'm the only one who goes to slimming world and puts weight on each week x

[tweeks123]

I must have put at least two stone on prob all the comfort eating I have tried to be as active as I normally am apart from working this darn foot hasnt helped though..x
christine x

[Aura]

It true mf I think stress plays a good part in all of this plus good for you eating half a tub of icecream if that's what u want indulge when I was having rads about 1/2 hour after I'd finished I always had a metal taste in my mouth the only thing I wanted was McDonald strawberry milkshake so had to do a detour on way home . Must say crave has gone now thank good as the milkshakes full of crap but enjoyed them at the time x

[mf]

Yes, too much focus on diet is depressing. I ate half s tub of ice cream after posting the healthy eating link last night! I was a healthy eater and exerciser before all this and I believe that stress is an important factor, which is what BC nurses said too. I had a v stressful six years leading up to this.

[familytree]

You're both right and good point Jill..onc never me tions diet though in truth my Dr does as does the nurse. Moderation in all things is my mantra. I do believe you have to keep mobile too. Use it or lose it as they say. Anyway Que sera sera x x

[Jill1998]

I'm prob back the following Monday 12 th so I may need cheering up!!!

[Aura]

Thanks Christine re picking me up on the 10 th . Will mention your name when I go im booked in next Friday . Glad you are now going forward and back to work . At lest we have something to look forward to that 1st week back our meet up on the Saturday . xxx

[tweeks123]

Morning Julie
wow yes most of us going back to work round about the same time ..when you go for your pampering mentiin me to Jan the physio she's lovely..yes im also looking forward to the meet up we prib all sat yawning due to being back at work ha ! I will be I touch about picking you up on the 10th ok x
christine x

[Aura]

Hi ladies just reading all your comments, i have tried to eat healthy for the past few years , , so will try a bit harder and excercise more . As for alcohol if I fancy a drink I have one .
I'm going to have some complementary therapy sessions at local hospice to help with tierdness and stress . It's good to see some of you getting back on your feet again . I'm also back at work on Monday 5 th october on phased to return it will be like 1st day back at school (remember that feeling ) as there are a few of us returning that day . Dont think it will be to bad a I worked inbetween surgery and rads , have a lovely weekend and look forward to meeting some of you I october Julie x

[tweeks123]

Yes go Monica.
same here just going to eat healthy and enjoy a nice glass of wine ..get you holl booked and live for today.
Has anyone been given any water tablets through all of this for fluid on boob ? Xx
christine x

[Jill1998]

The ironic thing is that the Oncologists are not the ones telling us to do these things are they?If you ask them about diet etc they don't seem that bothered ,more concerned re you popping the pills,you could easy get overwhelmed by all the advice out there too.

[Jill1998]

Go Monica!!!I think eating healthy and having treats is the way to go, being miserable is certainly not good for cancer either !!

[manathu]

Every day there is another scare, & the truth is nobody knows why some people get cancer & others don't. I am not going to give up my daily glass of white wine, & although I try to eat healthily, I am not going to start to eat the latest so called super foods. There are an awful lot of people out there who are making a fortune from their books & spurious claims. Everything in moderation & above all don't blame yourself for being unlucky enough to have had cancer. I really hate these so called experts who tell me it's my fault because I ate too many biscuits. Rant over. I'm off to book a holiday.

Monica x

[Sparkle-at-50]

Jennifed

After reading that I'm having another cup of tea rather than a glass of wine. 

Sparkle

xxx

[Sharnie]

Haven't seen the news Jill but that sounds amazing - I think our minds are more capable than we could ever imagine. I will watch the news later.

[familytree]

My nails breaking too.. had a tickly throat but scalp ok x

[Sharnie]

That's interesting mf seems strange as I've never suffered with a dry scalp before. My nails are suffering too, they have all broken- they were lovely when I came home from holiday. Think Jo has the right idea - we all need to go on holiday!

[mf]

Hi Sharon. I had an itchy scalp while I was on Letrozole but didn't connect it with the meds - did a nit treatment in case I'd picked some up from my grandson but didn't find any and my scalp still itched so was probably the meds!

[familytree]

Has anyone else seen the news on a paralysed man who has learnt to walk againby thought alone? New technology..Wow! Though I've always believed the mind is a powerful tool x

[familytree]

Yes egret I think you are right, it's a lottery but I think we can help ourselves too....I'm glad they found a smaller mouthpiece but they took their time didn't they! X

[Sharnie]

Evening all, only now catching up with the chat as had to go into work last minute today, one of the staff off sick and I have to cover as it's our own business! I might ring GP re bone scan as I've not heard anything yet. I do get copies of all the letters sent to GP though. I've been suffering with a dry and itchy scalp - not sure if it's a Letrozole side effect. Anyone else had this? I have final appointment for my skin patch test tomorrow, had two positive results so far, I'm allergic to my foundation and to colophonium which is in lots of products including cosmetics, plasters and polish to name a few! Might get me out of the dusting - ha, ha! Can't wait to have a shower tomorrow night. I've had to keep my back dry since Monday and it's feels awful! Tomorrow will be hospital appointment number 40 this year!! I'm working my way round the departments! Hope you are having a lovely holiday Jo and enjoy your piña coladas. I won't stop drinking either, got to have some pleasure in life! I don't have that much anyway.

Glad your skin is getting better Jill. I am still having trouble sleeping but am trying not to take too many sleeping tablets, I tried taking half a tablet last night and did get some sleep. Otherwise I'm feeling ok, just seem to get a few hot flushes at the moment and that's about it. 

[Egret]

Hi!  

ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAY!!!

SENDING POSITIVE THOUGHTS FOR THOSE OF YOU GOING BACK TO WORK!!!

After your responses, I read websites saying that the nasty meds (Accord, Taximofen) are there to block the oestrogen produced by fat tissue, not necessarily from ovaries. The meds lessen the risk of a cancer recurrence. However, we are all treated on the statistical basis of research results (cohorts of other women with bc) on past results, on calculations of risks. 

I have found it unsettling to be treated on the basis of other women's statstitics. I have struggled with treatments harsh and totally "unatural". Magazines and the like would tell us to eat this and avoid that, yet found nothing wrong about some of us being poisoned by chemo over weeks, or sizzled by rads. Bingo, I get leakage to my heart and scarring of lung too. For me, the latter is not a statistical finding based on others. I will get scarred tissue, even with that breathing technology and that mouthpiece. The kind nurses found more of the smaller mouthpieces, so I can at least end rads without pain and tears.

I want my old life back, and forget about cancer. Holiday seems a good option if you can have it!

For what it is worth, as someone who is allergic to alcohol (helas) who did not smoke, and ate tons of fresh vegetables, I discovered my cancer lump while exercising at the gym. I strongly believe that bc is mostly a lottery. It is apparently also the finding of the latest cancer research. Egret x

[familytree]

Thanks mf will give it a read. My rainbow diet book has just arrived. Will let you know what I think x

[familytree]

Absolutely jobey . I've had 3 hhols since diagnosis too...off to visit friends tomorrow before going back to work. Plan a hil in Oct half term, sod the savings! X

[Jobey68]

Book yourselves holidays ladies! Our second since diagnosis, best medicine ever!! 🌞🌞😎😎

[Jill1998]

Jealous!!!

[mf]

Good for you Jobey!🍹

[mf]

Personally, I'd rather adjust my diet than suffer the SEs of the AIs. This website has links to research into food and BC and also lists which foods promote/inhibit hormone receptor positive cancer, in case anyone is interested. (TBH I find it difficult to remember these) http://foodforbreastcancer.com/articles/what-should-hormone-receptor-positive-(er%2B-slash-pr%2B)-br...

[Jobey68]

Oncologist told me there is no real evidence that anything we do causes us to have breast cancer, they still dont know why some people get it and others dont, sheer bad luck i was told, im currently lying by a pool in Lanzarote drinking a Pina Colada ! One thing i do know for sure is life is for living 🍹🍹

[Jill1998]

I think they have identified a number of things that encourage the production of "bad oestrogen" as opposed to good oestrogen that includes alcohol ,dairy fat and being overweight ,I'm not sure how the Letrozole works but Im guessing that Tamoxifen would counter act some of the effects of the bad oestrogen on any potentially abnormal cells.

[familytree]

What ever produces it should be blocked by the pills surely, else why are we taking them? X

[Jill1998]

Alcohol unfortunately is a proven risk factor as is being overweight .I have cut back but still want some pleasures in life.

[Eiljones]

I see my oncologist next Monday and will certainly ask about the alcohol. I've never heard about it anywhere.  I also hate taking the little white pill. I can't decide if its the meds making me achey or whether it's just having to go to the hospital every day for rads. It's difficult for me lying so flat on the table as I have sciatica, spodilosis in by lower back and problems with my neck and shoulder.  Still have done 8 of 15 now so am starting the count down to ringing the bell. Bring it on. lol.  E

[mf]

I've read that alcohol, dairy and sugar can stimulate growth of hormone-receptive cancers. I've cut down alcohol to an occasional drink when out - don't drink wine at home any more. Also cut down on dairy and sugar. It's a barrel of laughs!

[familytree]

Oh that's me done for then Jen! Just come out from onc would have asked. Never heard it mentioned anywhere? X

[Jennifed]

I'm still on the narrow boat somewhere in the midlands. Thought I was thinking less about cancer when I picked up this months Prima magazine and there is a whole section on BC . What really freaked me out was that it said if you have hormone receptive cancer - which I think most of us on this thread have - more than 2 alcoholic drinks a week can increase the chance of reoccurrence by 15% - never heard that before. Flipping heck. Why bother with the drugs if stopping drinking makes such a difference? Has anyone else heard of or read this? I see my oncologist next week I'm definately going to ask her about this. Or is it just a load of rubbish?

[Jill1998]

I'm not surprised you can't face it,I've come to hate putting those tablets in my mouth.

[mf]

No, I haven't even got the prescription filled yet, Jill. Can't bear to risk going through it all again.

[Jill1998]

All good fun eh???Bald spots and white patches are the way to go !!!Read on American website that the hair loss from Tamoxifen slows down after a year,not sure I will have much left by then.Have you tried the latest tablets yet Marcella?