Hi Paula,Lyn,Polly,Louise, Sukes,Sophie and Rachy,
Sorry to hear about your son,Lyn. Funny how things sem to happen together in one week. next week will be great,I hope!
I haven't seen Elaine Sassoon's book, no. I've seen it mentioned before, so I'll look at buying copy. It's just something to think about for now. I'm not thrilled at the idea of long hours under anaesthetic, to be honest, as it makes me sick.But I've heard such good reports from women who've had recons, that maybe I'll do it at some point. I've just read a couple of comments on another thread about new primary diagnosis in other breast, and that is why I'll be seriously considering the possiblity of an elective mastectomy of my right breast, rather than go thru' all that again! I'll need to know the statistics then decide. You are not far away from me, we travel through Cambridge on our way to the Norfolk coast.
Paula, so sorry to hear you are feeling so rotten still. Hopefully things will get better in the next few days, and your energy will gradually return. I get the impression we have to learn to be very patient with our bodies. They are taking a serious hammering!! But, i appreciate that it must be very difficult with two young children to look after. Do you have anyone to help you? I am thinking of you.
Louise, thankyou for your positive comments.Hope they help you, too, Paula.
Sophie, we are not too far apart. I'm in north Buckinghamshire, an hour from Oxford by road. I noticed on another thread that a group of ladies had exchanged email addresses and were getting together after their treatments had finished. I suppose we would need to do that by sending private messages? if any of us were near enough to each otherYou can see from my comments that I'm fixing my eyes way ahead when these treatments are all finished! (Hopefully the time will go quickly, like you say, Louise.) Sophie,sorry you are worrying, I will probably be the same! It's only natural, and it's hard to occupy your mind with something else isn't it? I'm finding chatting on here SO helpful.I think that's the main way women deal with things, by ust talking about it, even if we have no answers, we feel better for getting it off our chest. (sorry).Talking of chests, I found i was getting a bit teary-eyed when watching the Nancy competition last night. All the women had such beautiful breasts. Oh, dear, here I go again! And all the magazine covers,too,catch my eye! Gulp!
Sukes, what drugs did you have for your first 3 chemo sessions? Do you have any tips for Paula? We'll be thinking of you on the 8th. It's the Tax I'm dreading, too. I'm trying to think of a visualisation to help me on wednesday.Maybe a little army attacking and killing the nasty cells. Hence the feeling rough,because there's a battle going on! Any ideas?
I'm sorry to hear you've been having morbid thoughts. I've had a couple,which surprised me, but i just told them to go away in no uncertain terms!! You want to vist people because you've realised family is so important and you want them rooting for you, that's all! And your friends are phoning because they care, and have picked up on the ether that you need encouragement! That often happens to me,someone comes to mind and I know I need to ring them.It's a positive thing,honey. I'll pray for you to feel more peaceful, and hope it helps.
Keep in touch this week if you can. You are all VERY SPECIAL, remember that, and we will get through it, as thousands are doing with us ( sad to say ).Thank God for these drugs which will help us, and the expertise of the doctors and nurses. They are special people too, aren't they?
God bless, hugs to all, Ann
