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Hi Aine, Blueash and SeeSee,  how are you all doing? ❤ 💓 💕   Let us know how you get on on the 15th,   hope it goes well hunny..❤   I had a tattoo for my 40th only a tiny one but it hurt a little lol, after all this I think us ladies can do anything. 👍   My friend had her eyebrows tattooed and for a couple of weeks they did look like slugs but they look absolutely fabulous now so you will be fine hunny..❤   I lost part of my nipple and like you I can have a tattoo if I so wish but I'm not sure what I'm going to do as yet.. ☺   I have been so poorly with a heavy cold and left with this nastycough which is taking it out of me.. hopefully on the mend now sorry I been quiet..   Just want to share with you my news!!! I'm getting married next month,wooop wooop. We were supposed to get married in Barbados however.. all this has changed our perspective on life and we are now having a very small intimate wedding next month... so intimate there will only be 8 of us... I bought my dress, a little tea length dress in the sale and made myself a hat.. we both can't wait to become husband and wife. ❤❤❤   Love to you all lovelies xxxx     ... View more

Hi lovelies, Vintage, Blueash   I do hope you are all doing well, my love and thoughts are with you all. ❤❤   I see my consultant on 27th February in relation to surgery... so hopefully it will be done by end of March as my daughter getting married in May and I would like to be balanced out if poss but not an issue if it's not done by then...   Got appointment tomorrow for scan.. then I go to the look good feel better next Wednesday which I am really looking forward too.. see radiotherapy consultant 6th March too so everything seems to be moving forward.   Love to you all and let me know how you all are getting on! ❤ 💓 💕 💖 💗 👍 👍 xx ... View more

Hi Lovelies    I hope you are all doing well and keeping your chins up.❤❤❤.... I only have 2 sessions of radiotherapy left woop woop but I don't know what happens next, no one has told me 😯 ... I know I have surgery at some point to level me up so to speak but not heard anything as yet, so a bit in the dark at this moment in time...   I want to thank every single one of you for helping and supporting me and all of us through our horrific journey and who will continue to do so for as long as we all need it. You are all amazing in every way 👍 ❤ 💕 💖 👎 xx         ... View more

Hi lovelies    Hope we are all well and 2017 is going to be our year..   I am now halfway through my radiotherapy which seems to be going well. .. I used advice from here about R1 R2 cream which is especially designed for people on radiotherapy, I manged to get it on prescription from my GP and it is amazing.. not sore at all thank goodness.   I am finding that I am just so tired all the time and struggle to walk just a few yards, I am also finding that I seem to be losing my balance going dizzy and feeling sick a few times a day which does pass as the day goes on. My toes and finger tips are still numb from the docetaxal, does anyone know if this eventually gets better it's about 4 weeks since I last had it.   I hope you are all doing well and I send my love and hugs to you all ❤ 💓 💕 ... View more

Well done Vintage on your last T, it is a great feeling indeed.... I hope your se are little and manageable for you and you have a lovely Christmas.. you deserve that as we all do.... 💕   It's so nice to hear how everyone is doing and coping with all this and so lovely we all started this journey together supporting each other... hearing from you all and how you are all coping helps us all through this ordeal.. we all nearly there now and August seems such a long time ago when we just started this journey..    Well done to us all..Love to us all and positive vibes to us all.. 💞 💞 💕 ... View more

Hi Lovelies    Aww thank you Benno, I am so pleased for you on the results from your MRI... great news!!❤❤   My thoughts and love are with you for Wednesday 💕 💞 💕 💞 keep strong hunny 👍 👍 👍   I am feeling so well now, went out on Saturday for the first time in over 2 weeks which was amazing... I am so looking forward to a chemo free Christmas being well and able to have a lovely time with family and friends.   Rads start 22nd December and after chemo I think we can do anything!!!   Keep well and strong lovelies, thinking of you all 💖 💗 💖 💗 💕 💕 💞 ... View more

Hello lovely ladies ❤❤❤   Well done to us all who have completed the chemotherapy.... hip hip hooray!!! Well we are all such a brave strong bunch and we did it... thank you all for your kind wishes, your support and for your kindness.... 💟 💗 💞   I had my last chemo the dreaded T on Friday last week and I am just starting to come round from it.. ok I can't feel my hands and feet, my tastebuds have packed up and gone away, constipation tried to get me a third time but i kicked its arse!!! No pun intended 😉 I'm fuzzy headed and can't remember names and things I want to say (family tell me that's normal for me 😆 ) and on top of that I look like uncle fester.. life is great!!!!   I was so emotional on Friday after my last session... it hit me hard knowing that I had done it.. the hard horrific soul destroying lifetaking over chemotherapy had ended... I cried in my sisters arms and nurses... I was relieved that this was no longer going go be a part of my life and that the emotional roller coaster the pain you have to endure was no more!! I felt very proud but also very sad for everyone else who has to go through this or going through this.. I am with you... I think of you.. I send all my love and strong positive vibes and love to you all.. 💕 💓 ❤ 💗 💖 we are all braver and stronger than we think and our bodies built to withstand this although at times it doesn't feel like it Xx   I start rads on 22 December and can't wait for another stage to be out of the way and another step closer to getting my life back!! 💟 💕 💖 💗 👍 👍 👍 👍       ... View more

Hi lovelies    Awww Vintage, Benno and Aine I do hope you are all feeling a little better, hugs and love to you all ❤❤❤   Well I have my 6th and final T on Friday, there tomorrow for my radiotherapy planning and again in the afternoon for bloods and to see my oncologist. I am really struggling with energy, I am so fatigued it's unbelievable.. my heads saying I want to do this I want to do that but my body says no chance. I'm listening to my body and resting when I need to rest which is almost all the time apart from little walks and pottering around the house as and when.    We have all done so well and this site and all you lovely people have been amazing thank you for helping us all to get through it.. it's not over yet I know but I just wanted to say thank you! ☺❤❤❤xx   Julie xx     ... View more

Hi lovelies    Aww vintage the session sounds lovely, I have mine booked for February which I am looking forward to. Sounds great that the reduced dose and the steroid change has made a difference for you!, I will be asking my oncologist about this also. Unfortunately I was admitted to hospital on Tuesday with a high temperature and infection and placed on intrevinous antibiotics and fluid due to dehydration. I was discharged this afternoon with antibiotics and doing well. My last chemo has been put back a week until next week to allow me to fully recover.    I hope we are doing well lovelies, love n hugs to us all ❤❤❤     ... View more

Hi Blueash    Well done hunny... I'm not long behind you I have my induction on 1st December for radiotherapy and start 22nd December for 4 weeks.. I agree anything is better than what we are all going through with chemotherapy.. after this I feel I can do anything!! Xxxx ... View more

Hi Vintage   Yes got through it! Thank goodness... bloody hard though. I'm going to ask too anything go make it easier.   Awwwww bless you I do hope it all goes well and that your side effects are easier for you.. keep in touch as and when you can to let us know how you are doing. Love and hugs to you ❤     ... View more

Hi lovely ladies   Glad you all ready for the T Aine and recovering well this time around... I have my last one on the 25th Nov and I am deffinately going to ask my oncologist about the Dex, anything to make things easier.   You did make me chuckle about decking the next person, I fully and we fully understand that yes you get sick of hearing it and the positivness begins to disappear sometimes... keep your chin up and I hope your T side effects are to a minimum.... ❤ hope everyone is getting on OK and feeling well xx   Love to us all xxx ❤❤❤ ... View more

Hi Nikki Thank you for telling us about this medication that could help, like you, I and many others are totally hit hard with the T... it was absolutely horrific to say the least. I will deffinately be asking my oncologist about this to help me as a week or week and a half of pain and misery is horrendous and hurts not only in body but mentally too.. Thank you for popping in much appreciated xx ... View more

Morning lovely ladies   Well done done to us all getting through this roller coaster of a ride to say the least..   I had my 2nd T (5th chemo) 3rd November, due to the horrific side effects I had to endure the first time round I decided to try claritin as mentioned here... I started the claritin 4 days prior the chemo and I will be taking them until 10 days after the chemo, last one being tomorrow. The side effects I have to say were just as bad, however, they didn't last as long so to me that is a bonus but I did feel out of sorts for the same period of time which I can cope with however it has still been a rough week. This time round though I have to say has been an emotional roller coaster for me... I suffered constipation again even though I followed a healthy diet, drank lots of water, laxatives on a daily basis and many many prunes 😐 I eventually could take no more and had to contact the out of hours for help as I was very distressed.. and scared after the first time this happened.    I eventually was able to go to emergency walk in centre at 1am to get some surpositries which helped eventually, again this was an awful experience but we are all different and respond differently to the treatment and the many meds we are on.. this has happened twice to me now so I guess 2 out of 5 ain't bad 😟   I will be taking claritin again as it really helped with the pain...    This time round I have had to endure severe fatigue, this is very alien to me as I am very independent and active and my brain was saying yes but my body no! And we have to listen to our bodies so I have stayed in a lot more this time and slept a lot more...    I guess we are all coming up to our last session soon, mine is on the 25th November yayyyyyy. ... we have come so far lovelies and nearing the end! Well done to us all and love and hugs to us all too! ❤❤❤   Well done Benno getting back to work, I think normality is such an inportant part of our journey.. I am hoping to go back in January.   Julie ❤❤❤           ... View more

Hi Vintage   So pleased you are now home.... 👍 Awwwww bless you, you make sure you take it easy hunny. ❤   Thank you for your reply... well 5th chemo done, been a long day but one to go yayyyyyy... I do hope SE are not as bad too but I'm ready this time for it!!!    Sopke to my oncologist and she said she wasn't to worried as it's not near any organs but if still there in 5 days to call and go in for assessment and scan, so I'm happy about that as I am worried but she alleviated them a little.    My thoughts and love are with you! ❤❤ ... View more

HI lovely ladies... Awwwww bless you Vintage and See See... Hugs and love to you you both ❤   Let us know how you get on.. I may be out of it for a few days as I have my 2nd T tomorrow not looking forward to it after last time but at least this time I know what to expect, I have also been taking claritin..   I was hoping you ladies could answer a concern I have... over the last couple of days I have noticed a few lumps on my lower ribs (breast cancer side) they are painful to the touch, in certain positions and when I lift my arm up it really hurts as though there is limited movement... has anyone else suffered with this? I must admit it does worry you...   Love and hugs to us all ❤❤❤   ... View more

Hi Vintage   Bless you, it sounds awful and not good for you! I hope you are able to go home as soon as you are well.. love and (((hugs))) to you ❤ ... View more

Hi ladies   It sounds we are all really going through it with the T, thanks for the tips regarding claritin, I will be deffinately trying that.. anything to help with the pain. Dreading my 5th session this Thursday but after that I have one more to go like many of us August starters we are getting though it... we are doing so well and yes it's doing its job.    Hugs and love to you all..❤ ... View more

Hi Vintage   Bless you and thank you.. when I went to the hospital last Monday the nurse said exactly that to me like being in a car crash.. I didn't realise and why would we really. I had read about the side effects but because we are all so different you just don't know what to expect...    During the 9 days of torture I found the morphine oral solution really took the edge off the SE for a short while, I could take it with cocodemol if I wanted to but I don't take well to cocodemol.. I took the morphine as and when I really needed it as this causes constipation and from my first chemo session I never want to experience that again... 😩 full warm baths for me were bliss and I found great comfort having a few throughout the painful days.. plenty of water and I ate when I felt like it if I was able to.. my daughter bought me a lavender wrap from Amazon which you heated up in the microwave which was also a godsend and sleep, I stayed in my bed until mid afternoon a couple of days which again really helped. I found that the last couple of days gentle walking helped too.   I did take paracetamol on really bad days too but I also made sure I had movicol laxative 3 days prior to chemo and 5 or 6 days afterwards. The morphine was a big help but like I say you can take it every 2 to 4 hours but I took it when I really needed it so not to get bunged up. 💩   For my next session again I will make sure I have movicol and plenty of water few days before chemo and afterwards. I am seeing my oncologist and see what she thinks is best going forward.   Good luck hunny for Monday and I hope SE are minimum... Hugs to you Xxxxx   ... View more

Hi lovelies   Hope everyone holding up well, goodness we are all a brave strong bunch..   Well I had my first T on 13th October, I can honestly say I have never experienced so much pain and upset.. first couple of days not too bad but by the Sunday I was in so much pain I couldn't even walk, I was having to crawl along everywhere or literally be helped and supported.  By the Monday I could take no more I was literally in and out of conciousness and I was taken to hospital were they monitored me and eventually placed me on morphine and more to take home. On the FEC I found after 4 or 5 days I was back to my old self but this time it has been 9 days of torture.  I and my family were so scared, I didn't think it was going to end.. so many low points and many tears..   The aches and pains, numb sore feet and hands, itchy skin, sore mouth feeling spaced out and terrible taste in my mouth, I now know I got off very lightly with the FEC. I understand we all react differently but I was not truly prepared at all but I will be for the 3rd November.    I still have most of the above but no where near as severe thank goodness and very manageable now.   I want to send hugs and love to us all who are having to endure this and yes we are very strong and brave.   Xxxxx     ... View more