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Hi rachel and philomena Well the party went well I think my nerves are a bit shot though , oh my word, 6 year old boys are CRAZY.They did play pass the parcel but then proceeded to fight with the paper that was pulled off every time so took twice as long to play after about half an hour my hubby opened the patio door and they all ran off screeching to the garden to play football, rugby, wrestling etc etc I am sure their mums were happy that they went home covered in grass and mud but oh well good fun was had by alll and I hope they remember it for years to come too.We are moving to cyprus at the end of january too so it was probably the last chance for him to PARTY with all of his little mates. ... View more

son of a preacher man dusty springfield ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, just for the record.... I am not old enough to remember this my mum told me... lol x x x ... View more

hiya i read that your appointment was changed good luck x xyou might want to give me your luck as I am having a party AT HOME for 22 six year olds on saturday.. oh my god... these drugs are definitley killing my brain cells... lol .. debbi x ... View more

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thinking of you good luck on thursday rachel x x debbi x x ... View more

I have wrote 2 long replies tonight and both of them have just dissappeared when I press amend to correct any spelling mistakes.Whats going on?I really can not be bothered to keep typing the same thing out twice or three times over and this is not the first night its happened.Am I writing something thats not allowed,I dont think I am but you never know. ... View more

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hi liverbird you dont say how long you have been on tamoxifen but I take them and zoledex and I had what I would call mean hot flushes every night(about 20plus) at first for about 8 weeks and now 5 months down the line I do not get any they gradually faded away, which is what I was told would happen they used to keep me awake all night and dont get me wrong I still get them but prob just a couple every few nights its great, and the zoladex on top of tamoxifen I thought would be a lot too handle as the latter shuts off your ovaries and makes you menopausel and if that was the menopause I hope it will be that easy when I have my natural one,if I dont have it whilst this treatment drags on for 5 years,which hopefully I will.when I say its 5 months on I mean from the start of treatment so for 3 months now its been ok. lol debbi x ... View more

core biopsy Hi finding nemo, if its the needles you are worried about, dont be they numb the area first, I had a core biopsy and watched everything on screen and could not feel it at all. debbi xand thats what we are all on here for..... someone will listen to us.... ... View more

spelling sorry about some of my spelling I am a bit pissed ... View more

hi clemy We too have a teenage son and sometimes I think I am just here to stop this male species from rowing just think they are all childish and tell them ALL to grow up and give you some peace and I used to find this really hard before cancer but now I just pretend its not happening and really do switch off, and its great.Because I think after what we have been through we deserve to put ourselves first ... View more

hi birgit and kim birgit,I was really upset to read that your daughter does not want to know especially after your family history. I dont know how old your daughter is but please try and urge her just to go for tests,I am absolutely devasted that I might have passed this on to my children and I would want them to go for any test possible, i have just had a row with my teenage son actually about diabetes and cancer because he has a girkfreind who has diabetes and he said you do know you can die from diabetes dont you and I really had to bite my tongue.I am in a horrible situation with my mum and sister at the mo and they are really hiding their heads in the sand and it has been suggested by genetics that we are at a high risk level and my mum just does not beleive me and because of mum neither does my sister and I really do not know what else to say to them ... View more

sorry to stir any bad feeling i am under no illusion that I might get cancer again as it is now turning out that it runs in my family, mum and aunty had dcis and my mums mums sister died of breast cancer 20 years ago and 6 years ago my grandad had prostate cancer, my mums dad, all this ,apart from my mum I found out on friday,I have already been to genetics clinic to see if I carry the gene.But I told my breast cancer nurse what has been said on here and soon I am going in for a mastectomy on the right hand side even though I do not have anything on this side,I had an ultrasound and a mammogram last week,she said this will reduce my risk by 90 percent and she said that on the side where I have already had a mastectomy It is a very small risk that there is any cancer left and I know someone said that it spreads through your blood as well as your lymph nodes but isnt that why I have been a pin cushion since diagnosis in june and all has come back clear.I know it may come back and I also know that if I do carry the gene I may have passed it in to my 3 children which really p***es me off, and this damn thing has made me think about what will happen if the worst does happen but all I get from any proffesional I ask is very positive and I am hanging on to that just now because there is so much they can do now so people can lead a long and healthy life and when I read some of your posts it made me a bit sad because I came on this website for support and I have had that in some ways but all I am trying to do is think positive and found it very hard after reading these posts so I dread to think what it would do to someone who was not so positive. ... View more

i will give up now then oh well we all might as well curl up now eh? its like you have all condemned yourself to death from breast cancer like i said as far as i am concerned I had breast cancer ... now I dont...I am not going to live the rest of my life thinking oh my god its going to get me anyway and thats that .. debbi .. ... View more

I dont understand I dont understand why everyone keeps saying you never have the all clear from bc as far as I am concerned my bc has gone as a result of having a mastectomy so I am clear if its not there and its not spread through lymph nodes(I had 14 of these removed) how can I not be clear?I am under no illusion that it might not come back which is why I am having a prophalytic mastectomy on the other side so it definitely cant get me again.I used to have cancer.. now I dont.. ... View more

hi louise I am fine thanks. where abouts in manchester do you live because I am originally from heywood and moved to scotland 3 year ago because my hubby is in raf?God you nust have your hands full 3 children so close together? take care and try not to worry too much. I have been reading your other posts and I think you are feeling like I felt when first diagnosed you just want to talk to people that are going through the same as you dont you?Thats why this site is brill there is always someone that will reply to you.Try the live chat sessions too there is always a nurse online plus some of the othere women off here it might be really helpful for you.Take care lol debbi x x ... View more

Hi louise Firstly no I dont think you should cancel your appointment because I have been today to the genetics clinic and I have had a blood test too see if I carry the brac1 and brac2 gene(I dont know what this stands for) and if this comes back that I do then this will determine what risk my children are at getting bc I have 3 two boys and a girl so its quite worrying for them but if I do get bad news it means that my daughter who is just 20 will be able to get a blood test to see if she to carrys this darn thing and if she does she will be well looked after I have benn reassured so now I just have to wait for that but in the meantime she said it would be advisable to me to consider a mastectomy on my remaining boob which I have already considered anyway and think thats what I will do and then just have full reconstruction.so in the long run with or without your family members not being in touch they will be able to check you out.Just tell them what you know thats all you can do.Hope this helps take care xx debbi xx ... View more