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18-03-2013
08:25
thanks for quick reply revcat I will head to holland and Barrett as soon as. Poss up to docs for painkillers although not really wanting to do so its hard going doing my very part time job walking around like I'm 90! Sounds bad reading my post back when I asked if you were around I meant in the sense of being on the forum lol nothing else. Not explaining well but thank you for imput I hope tamaxifen not going to stop me getting about etc!
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18-03-2013
01:52
Hi all, if your around revcat I would be interested to know if your still on fish oil,vit d etc and are you still on painkillers? I've been on tamoxifen since last November and joint aches seem to be getting worse right now. Not great that I put on weight thru treatment! Gone back to weight watchers and "behaving" but the side effects from tam could be making things worse. As I'm thinking of trying supplements would be grateful for any input.....probably my age too(51)!!!!
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25-11-2012
07:36
I got four more rads to go thank god - treatment ok just lots of travelling to and from- I've been using aloe vera 99.9%Holland and Barratt so lovely skin so far fingers crossed! A bit tender otherwise feeling okay apart from getting paranoid after sleeping awkward Friday night was all stiff from kneck through shoulder. Thought it might be cause of treatment but just being a hyperchondriac I'm okay today(just got tamoxifen ses to look forward to now!)
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24-11-2012
10:11
Yippee! Finally ive been picked to be an angel! I can do glowing and floating around no problem! Cheered me up no end this thread is great for that! I got four more rads to go woke up this morning must have slept awkward my kneck and shoulder hurting so took some paracetamol and that paranoid feeling hoping it's not the treatment just one of those things more than likely-this hypochondria messing with my head! Aw well I'm of to find some plus size flowing robes and a star wand thingy to wave around- is fairy dust allowed or like glitter it will get everywhere won't it?!!!
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18-11-2012
09:39
Aw I'd love to be an angel never was picked to be one as a kid this rads treatment means I should be very much aglow over the Christmas season so I was thinking I'd be able to light the way to the jm and also because of that additional work get time for a little drink or two(drunk angels acceptable?)
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16-11-2012
05:51
Think I'm going to enjoy some plonk tonight as a nearly halfway through rads celebration and I got the weekend of from getting up early to journey to hospital. I haven't even started tamoxifen yet blimey the joys of bc and various session, we all need to drink and try and be merry, Cheers girls!!!
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11-11-2012
01:59
Whoop whoop! I'm on the sits in love with baileys bench-my son just brought in two lovely big lush bottles-the trick now is waiting till Christmas to open them! That's another bench to sit on then although that's a nice sort of bench I guess!
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10-11-2012
10:02
Ok Im going to flop down and join you girls especially at the mention of Baileys £10 in asda getting stocked up tomorrow. I love reading this thread its made me laugh you lot are mad as a bunch of coconuts! Just started radiotherapy following wle and snb finally got of the waiting forever bench to start final phase(I hope) of this part of treatment.
JCJ bought Nigel Slaters latest book which is lovely and Mary Berry (pink cover about £10 ) is a lovely recipe book both also make brilliant doorstops they are heavy and thick! Since on this journey I have changed into a cooking demon especially cakes....weight watchers will have to wait, cake and naughty choccie is a necessary way of getting through the highs and lows for sure!
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04-11-2012
11:27
Hi salonen13 how's the skin doing and have you been hit by fatigue etc yet? I finally got start date 8th November so revising all advice on this thread. Very helpful for me all you ladies ahead with the rads especially as it's around same time. Do you find its good to be at the end of treatment?! I'm hoping to go back to work after Christmas so returning to "normal" I hope. Although I don't think things will ever be normal after all this rollercoaster stuff!
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31-10-2012
04:11
Thanks you for all your advice girls- still on the waiting patiently bench ( so much waiting!) Gives me time to get proper sorted!!!
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28-10-2012
06:44
Thanks girls all advice gratefully received! Karen I have been noting your diary re: radiotherapy treatments you are a bit ahead of me I've had my planning app and tattoos(!) but back to waiting to hear when my 15 treatments start. How is the tiredness, l et me know about that! Oh and have you started tamoxifen yet?! I got to finish rads then start on them - fab stuff innit!!!
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28-10-2012
04:35
Anybody got advice on what deodorant is best to use while having treatment I've had a leaflet recommending bodyshop or certain makes from Boots? I usually always use roll ons cause I got sensitive skin anyway but wondered what other ladies here used??!??
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20-10-2012
08:20
I'm waiting to start my rads(always waiting it seems). I've had my first "new patient" appointment with oncologist went through side effects and seemed to think girls with larger boobs(me!) MIGHT get more problems with skin during treatment. Guess they all got different things to say bout side effects. Also I won't be starting tamoxifen till after rads-different doctors do different things?!?!
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10-10-2012
10:25
Aw viv what a horrible time you've had you've been through a very rough time. Hope you feel more like your old self and sending a big cwtch(welsh hug!) over to you. I was recommended BENCHLAND and it is proving quite brilliant to read through these tough times! Although I'm a bit of a lurker at the moment as the 'all clear has got my head firmly stuck back in that bucket of sand x
But this site is full of wonderful ladies all going through similar emotions. I'm in awe of you all(and I ain't be drinking honest!)
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03-10-2012
06:32
Thankyou for support jcj wonderful response just what I needed. Sad and anger cause of other lady having to endure repeat of lumpectomy and all that goes with that. I am SO lucky compared to others and just still shocked that all this has happened to little old me. Will look for BENCHLAND I love this place for support from people going through the same thing! Thank you again xxx
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03-10-2012
09:21
good news for me I had wle and snb on 17 th September and had results yesterday. Margins were clear and clear with the nodes to so just need the rads in a couple of weeks time for insurance etc! So my son over the moon cause basically the cancer has been cut out but I'm virtually feeling nothing. Just sad for another lady who had same thing done same op on same date but I learnt she has to have op done again cause they "didn't get it all out". Gutted for her. So I'm lucky right? Even to me I sound pathetic! All you brave strong girls out there going through so much more with your brave family and friends. So there-what am I like( most of the time with head in that handy bucket of sand!
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26-09-2012
06:09
dressings of and making sure area is clean..its sore and starting to hold boob just like some of the other ladies on this thread. Trying to keep busy before results of wle and snb which is next tuesday 2nd October. Tiredness hits like a sledgehammer though, like body saying SLOW DOWN you idiot! been starting to read one of the threads on here called Standing outside the dark dark woods...what a lot of trully wonderful inspiring and very brave women!
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25-09-2012
08:52
It's just all the waiting. And their amazing in the hospital-my experience during that part of it fine-just waiting for results of that now! Oh and this site is amazing too!
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24-09-2012
07:16
i know this is quite basic but whens best to take dressings and steri strips of? i had lumpectomy and snb on the 17th all went straightforward(hadnt realised about blue pee!!!) im cleaning site of wound regularly and it looks ok but very sore and tender ofcourse. oh and up and down with the old emotions....relief to get one part over with but now waiting for results of op I guess doesnt help....suppose its normal yeah???
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