Hello everyone I very rarely drop by the BCC forums these days, but this time four years ago I was waiting with trepidation for my first chemo. I'd already had an mx, with full node clearance and immediate LD flap recon and, after my FEC-T chemo, went on to have 25 sessions of rads. What can I say... Chemo is sh""te but 'doable' - I got off reasonably lightly with sde effects, but everyone is different. With the advice of your medical teams and the support you will find here, you will find your way through. What I can say is tha,t four years on from starting chemo, I am back (and have been for some time) living life to the full. Yes, I have some scars and lasting effects of treatment, but I work full time, ride horses and party hard in my 'spare' time. Since finishing active treatment I have been on fabulous holidays, walked up Snowdon (raising lots of money) and done all sorts of things that, in the depths of chemo, feeling a bit crap and with no energy, I could only dream of. Hang on in there - it will pass. I've done stuff I might not have done without my cancer diagnosis, but the one thing that I really cherish are the people I have 'met' (virtually and in reality) and life-long friends I have made because of it. I hope that you are all as lucky. I see that there are a couple of you for whom this is the second time round. For those of you facing BC for the first time, please don't get too spooked - it does happen, but doesn't always. For those of you facing this again, I wish you luck and there were two people I know who were going through treatment the same time as me who were 'second timers' - one recurrance and one new primary. They are both well and happy and I had lunch with them a coupleof months ago. Sorry for rambling, but I just wanted to drop by and offer a bit of encouragement. Good luck to all of you. Dx
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