Breast Cancer Now Forum

Dear All, thanks for your good wishes I am indeed done now! Have been weirdly tired over last couple of days, starting to feel a bit more normal today. Was glad of extra hour with clocks going back! Helena thanks I will keep on moisturising and try and rest! Love to all, Egg x ... View more

I’m joining you with the fatigue. One more day to go and suddenly I am wiped out! Lying on sofa as soon as I get home! Egg x ... View more

Thank you all for your suggestions. I've got some aloe Vera now and popped it in the fridge so it's nice and cool. Also sat in the house with one boob hanging out of my crop top after session today which helped as wasn't being rubbed by my crop top! Don't worry I keep all the blinds drawn and my tshirt nearby in case the postman came with a parcel!!! The things we do! I'm glad to hear the booster sessions are faster. I will be glad when the daily hospital trips are done! X ... View more

Dear all, Have been reading through all your posts, lovely to see people finishing off. I haven't posted since starting as somehow the daily trips have just eaten up my time. Week 3 now and starting to get fed up of it and boob getting sore, due t have booster week next week and was rather hoping that the nurse would tell me I wouldn't need it but no such luck. Just went to holland and Barrett and bought some aloe Vera lotion today to see if that's any better than aqueous cream. Any other ideas on creams? Nurse who saw me yesterday said that my skin probably will start to blister but she wouldn't give me any cream for it yet!!!! Surely prevention is better than cure?? Xx ... View more

Hi all Could I join this thread please? Just started radio yesterday, have 20 sessions planned (3 weeks then a week of boosters). Am not looking forward to daily hospital trips! Egg ... View more

Whew - it turns out the person I thought I accidentally friended was in fact Scotty. Thank goodness! I'm still getting to grips with FB and just worked out there are a whole pile of comments that I haven't seen. I will work it out eventually!! ... View more

Well I've joined and friended jackie but think I may have friended someone else inadvertently. Eek. Knew I was hopeless at this! Do I unfriend them now so they don't think I'm a total weirdo friending them? ... View more

I'm now Judy Egg. Jackie I sent you a friend's request I think. I am a tech dinosaur so I don't know if it has worked ... View more

Ooooh - I'm intrigued to join under a fake name. Didn't know you could do that. Was on FB years ago but deactivated it so not sure if it will let me join again. Let me have a go now - Judy it is Blue!!! ... View more

Well done slowski. Not surprised you are tired! Does it feel good though to be back at work? ... View more

Hi Wtp - I also thought the biopsy before op was weird but apparently my surgeon likes to do it so she can decide how much tissue to take? I think she is very careful from what I've heard so it doesn't seem to be normal procedure. I still can't get my head around it as surely surgeon tries to takes wide margins anyway if they can? And I've already told her I'm not at all worried about cosmetic appearance (it was close to cleavage so she was worrried initially about how it would look) - I'm well past the days of low cut tops!!! Anyway. Just want op to be over and done with now! ... View more

Wtp glad your recovery is going well. Blue I am impressed that you are using a hairdryer! The only place I need a hairdryer for is my bedroom ceiling - our roof started leaking today in the sudden downpour! That's all I need to be dealing with now!! Am hoping to get away for a weekend this weekend before seeing surgeon on Tuesday to get results of biopsy. I have a very bruised boob and a gigantic lump which I am guessing is where I have bled inside. Not pleasant! Robin - I know what you mean about the anxiety. I find I am anxious about all sorts of things now which I wouldn't have gotten worried about before. I'm not on FB so please do all keep posting and looking in on here! Egg x ... View more

Scotty - how did you go over weekend - no reaction to herceptin I hope! I found I had a really sore leg for the whole weekend on the side of the injection - like I had been doing lots of one legged squats! It's easing off now so it's just my numb fingers and feet I have to continue dealing with. Anyone else had that post chemo? I am like an 80 year old in the morning shuffling down the stairs 😐 ... View more

Dear Blue, have been thinking of you all weekend. I'm hoping that you have an appointment soon for follow up to discuss next steps - I find it's very hard to take in news and results at the time. Need to process it and then go back and see specialists. Anyway I hope they have a plan in place for you. Big hugs Egg x ... View more

Jackie - I think you have finished rads today? Is that right? X ... View more

Wtp I am impressed with you posting the day after surgery. You are hard core!! Hope you get some rest over the weekend. ... View more

Scotty - how did herceptin go? I'm still waiting to have mine! Was meant to be 45mins ago!! ... View more

Blue I'm so sorry to hear this. Did your team tell you what next steps are? I am thinking of you and sending you hugs xx ... View more

Blue - let us know how you get on tomorrow. It must be a relief your seroma is drained. A pint is a lot of fluid!!! ... View more

Scotty - fingers crossed your herceptin goes well tomorrow! I am doing my first subcut one tomorrow so hoping it goes to plan! ... View more