Breast Cancer Now Forum

Thank you for replying lakeslover. I hope yours doesnt cause you too much grief. My sleeve was made to neasure but it says ccl2 which i am assuming to be the compression, having said that though, i think uk and spain gave different compression classifications. Have you used any of the online sites. Thanks x ... View more

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Neat little ditti Kath. Talking about that anyone noticed start of a grow back yet or is everyone nice and shinny. I seem to have a bit of,what i would call, bumfluff. Or is it what`s left and i have wishful thinking syndrome again. Seem to have a bit of acid pain this morning, thought i had got rid of that for this cyce, but then i did eat alot of cr.p yesterday. Day 10 today so almost out of the woods and having to dodge the huma race. Roll on my week of normality. Going to make the most of shopping and eating out with my daughter this week as she goes back to uk friday, just wish a was a few days further into the cycle. Oh well, make the most of what we have. ... View more

Have a lovely, happy, relaxed se free sunday everyone. xx ... View more

Enjoy the weekend all x ... View more

Here goes ladies, my imposter, lazy b..ch always in her dressing gown. lol ... View more

Cycle 3 TC x 6 day 9 Good morning valentines, my really upbeat morning on thursday turned into something bordering on purgatory by lunchtime as servere waves of bone pain floored me til today, i thought i was getting off lightly this round, arh well, they have gone now and i feel fine again. Kath, it`s sad to hear of another being struck by the horrible c, fingers crossed they caught it early and her treatment is effective. Loved the fecking fec poem, clever. Linda, you lucky b......r, long may the min se`s continue. Funki, so sorry you`ve been having a bad time, hope they subside soon. Site has gone peculiar so i willbpost this then carry on as the only posts i can look at now for responding are january grrrrrh ... View more

Good luck today Mandy and Paula and anyone else going through anything today, hope all goes ok. Have a lovely day all my lovely valentines, just wanted to say feel so upbeat this morning needed to share with my breast buddies,big hugs to all xxxxx ... View more

Hi Anna, so sorry that you have had to join us, but there are lots of us here at varying stages that will offer you as much support and info that you want. I had masectomy(mx) and full node clearance (anc) after 2 biopsies, 2 lumpectomies (wle) and sentinel node biopsey (snb). They wanted to preserve the breast but each time the margins were comproised. The staged diagnosis was given to me 10 days after the wle and snb but hospitals differ, maybe yours will be quicker. I am happy that they tried twice to preserve but had I been more informed I would have gone straight for mx as there is bc in family. I have decided to have good one mx at time of reconstruction to try and eliminate anything in that one as mine is estrogen receptive (er positive). The ops are a walk in the park nd no really painful afterwards, more uncomfortable, so dont go worrying about them. The one thing I woud suggest is to ask for lindacane in your sentinel node biopsy injection as I find that rather unpleasant and was told after the event I coukd have had it if i had asked for it,they offer a deadening spray but it does nothing really. There is no reason for you to be unduly uncomfortable with pain throughout anything in this process. Don,t be afraid to ask for what you need whether it is information or support or pain relief, you have to put yourself first. I am currently on my 3rd cycle out of 6 of chemo and after that i will then have radiotherapy and tamoxifen mediction for 5 years plus another mx and recon somewhere inbetween but being informed and talking to others is a must because you will need support and ther will be theodd day where you feel overwhelmed and tearful, but we are all in this journey together and ready to help eachother. I have found this site especially important and would not be without it.BC diagnosis is not the end of the world, we will probably be talking 20/30 years down the line trying to give another newbie support. Just concentrate on one step at a time and try not to overload yourself with too much info, put yourself number 1 and try to be positive. The helpline on here is great if you need to speak with a person rather than posting. I do apologise if I have ranted on, I know what I felt like at your stage and wanted to give you as much as I could. Here endeth the lesson. LOL. Great Big Hugs. xxxx ... View more

Lovely photo of you and your grandsons Sandra. Happy for photo to be on here now my daughter knows all. Still trying to upload the baldie one she took,last night, i`m not normally such a dimwit, or is it the norm chemo brain. lol x ... View more

Good luck for tomorrow Mandy, hope everything goes smoothly and its a walk in the park for you.x Chris, glad you are feeling so much better this time. x Linda, pleased you are doing ok. x Kath, still have my eybrows and lashes but hair went big time day 12/14 on round 1 and by end round 2 like a bald chicken down in the yard. Fingers crossed you won`t loose any more. x ... View more

You are so right Kath, it`s the devil and the deep blue sea for us all with all these these decisions, and I`m sure you will make the one that`s right for you. Know what you mean Elaine, I start cleaning thinking i`m fit for a long run and manage about 10 mins before putting everything back in the cupboards again, Thanks Louise but i might just be harping on wishful thinking. lol Going to get my lovely daughter to take an upto date one this evening, whether or not i get it onto the site is another thing. Glad you`re feeling better Karen, Tax is a bit of a blighter. Stay strong hun, you`re nearly there. x ... View more

TC X 6 Cycle 3 day 5 Sooo pleased all went ok for you Linda, and that it stays that way. If you need to ask anything im here, dont know that i will be of any use to you mind, but im ready and willing. x Its about time you kicked the hosp into touch Sandra. lol. x Kath, the steroids make my face and neck red but they work well against the sickness. x Got the itches this time though, dont know what thats all about. Thought I would give a pic at last. Need to take a baldie one though. struggling with the tecnology a bit doh ... View more

Don`t have the answers for you as only had mine in december also but are you still doing your exercises and bio oil routine daily, if i dont do mine i find exact same thing happens. Just a thought. x ... View more

I had mine drained a couple of times before different nurse said to leave it as it would just keep producing more fluid. I was a bit naffed off as it was very uncomfortable but it did start to re absorb very slowly over the next few days. That was December and now all good with full movement following radical mx and full anc. x ... View more

Thanks Linda and Angie, think i need to look at it more in depth as my tumor was only 2.4 and a bit. x ... View more

Angie what are the se`s with radio, no one has even mentioned those to me, but i have been told i will have radio, a months worth. i had radical mx and full node clearance although i was only one node positive out of sentinel and none out o the anc. what are your thoughts? x ... View more

Great stuff Linda, good luck for tomorrow and being fullyfledged. x ... View more

Hi penguin, Im on TC 3rd and I have same problem, notbsure which one it is either but i know its normal. Hope its not too bad for you. Itching is more of aproblem for me this time round. x ... View more