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Well done gal. What thoughts have you had so far for your 50th celebration proper ?? Lots of love,  Dellywelly  x x x   ... View more

Yeh, I can vouch for Wonky's nuttiness  😆 xxx - nutty as a fruit cake, Daylight. What happened to your stray, Wonks?? Crikeybobs Daylight, talk about you having a tough time of it. I'm so sorry to hear about you and your Mum too. Don't know anything about your BC history/story, but I'll check on any of your other posts if you don't wish to dilute this one. Right, just had a quick read, Cazzy. you're 33. That's no age for all this. Picked up on your undetected spinal 2ndaries. Were those detected first before your breast?? I'll carry on reading. I have mental probs too.  Am sending healing thoughts to both you and your Mum. Stay in touch. Let us know when you get your new furry friend. I'm sure it'd help cheer you all up. Will you go for a rescue puss, do you think?  And Hey, at least your Lister isn't sleeping in the Litter-Tray any more, but on a nice soft fluffy cloud in the sky somewhere. Lots of love girls  xxxxxx                 ... View more

Hi back flower. Yeh 50's the new 40!! Mind you, I said that last year about 60  😃 (I've been looking for my emoticon button). Awww, I'm sooo glad you had a good time. It probably gave you a good charge for the start of rads too. How many sessions will it be for? You've ticked off 3 already. Hope they carry on as they are, without any or too much skin irritation for you. Erm no, I didn't mean a lovey dovey dinner "out". It was a warm sunny day and evening that day wasn't it.  Bio-OIl - It has quite a strong perfumy smell initially, that very quickly dissipates (that's a good word Delly! 😋 ).  But, if like me, you have sensitive eyes, wash your hands after applying it. I guess your boob scars are gonna be under the heat, are they?  Have you started putting anything on your skin yet, immediately after treatment, as a preventative or precaution??  Lots of love, Doolally  x x x   ... View more

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Awwwwww Nooooo - Oh flippin 'eck Daylight. I am sooo sorry to hear that. Were you with him right up to the end as well? Was he at home and natural, or at the vets? I still miss mine and still get upset when I think of her, and lost her 2016. Everyone kept saying get another one right away, but I couldn't. Felt she, or her memory needed some "Grace" or reflection time. She (Chloe) was elderly 19, and had had a stroke so back legs suddenly paralysed. I've just had a sob now!!! She was so special to me, the bestest friend, such comfort and solace through so much horrible nasty brown stuff, absolutely adored her. I couldn't have another cat here, due to it being on a horrendously busy main road. Too dangerous. Will you get another one, Daylight?  xxxx    What does =( mean?? ... View more

Hellooooo Pet Mummies. Grumpy - How's your Gigoloey-Joey's neck now? Wonks - Have you still got the stray cat with you? Also, have you ever tried those silicone gloves with pimples on to comb your cats with? Save getting scratched hands, plus the hairs stick to the silicon. They have lots of different ones on Amazon. Daylightdancer- I think maybe your predictive text was distorting your message. "Detonating"?? Are you saying your cat is ill and deteriorating, and "sweeping" a lot meaning sleeping?? Awwww. What's wrong him? Hope you're all okay. Lots of love to everyone  xxxxxx ... View more

Sparkle - Glad you're feeling a little bit better, but not surprised in the least you and others keep having meltdowns. It's only natural when having to face and cope with this BC (BL**DY or BROWN C**P!! 😉 Other alternatives for BC welcomed!!) This Forum's a great place to have a good rant, sob, moan, it being in the company of others who can truly empathise with yer.    ** What d'ya call a man with a spade on his head? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DOUG !! ** Pye - Yeh - I forgot to mention the pizza and gallon of beer diet sounded faaar more exciting than the ffflippin flax seed one.   Apologies for my last pm being another looong one - hope it didn't upset you. Are YOU okay, and any further news on anything more for you yet ?  BTW, If you are "concerned" about your surgeon's seemingly lax communications, I would have thought your BCN would be a good person to speak to and explain any of your concerns to (in confidence if you're sensitive not to cause upset to the surgeon). Also, I would have thought they would attend the MDT meetings? You may even wish to see a different surgeon if you aren't feeling happy. Have you thought about contacting the "Help/Nurse" on here for a chat, advice? ** What d'ya call a man withOUT a spade on his head?? . . . . . . . . .DOUGLAS !! ** Ohhh stop groanin    xxxxxx ... View more

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Hi Sparkle, Sandpiper and Pye. Oh dear - you poor girls. I'm tempted to offer to tell my limited list of Xmas Cracker jokes, try and cheer you all up a bit. They're so bad, they're groaningly laughable at. Everyone else on this forum has heard 'em all before!! What do you call a three legged Donkey?????  Sparkle - Stop talking rubbish about "not having surgery", otherwise we'll all come and sort you out. Won't we girls?!!! What are these "clips" that a couple of you have mentioned. Are they internal, and to mark the boundaries of your tumours, so that shrinkage can be detected and monitored?  Ref your monitoring - have you contacted your BCN to find out the monitoring situation?? If not, why don't you give her a quick call. It is what they're there for, lovey, to give you a contact link for advice/help inbetween appointments, rather than wait on info. (Sorry Pye, have just read you'd said more or less the same in a much earlier link. Great minds 'n all that me dear).  Sandpiper - Yeh, I'd read on-line somewhere it takes at least 3 months of Tamox to begin its shrinking action. Good to hear you are okay, bar the tabs. Is the July Mammo for a year's check up??  I can remember having yearly physical check-up appointments (didn't have Mammos because double mast) and them being upsetting, bringing it all back to the fore, but a bit less upsetting each time. Then being signed off after yr 5 exam gave a rush of "relief" and "freedom". Twas celebrated, heehee!! Pye - That sounds like a very frustrating appointment you had with your consultant. Does he usually ask you to fill him in on the details?? Would be somewhat disconcerting to me, I have to say. Was the previous biopsy you had on your second mass a "needle" biopsy? If so, this second one may be a "Core" biopsy? Or was your first biopsy a "Core" one, where they take a larger piece of tumour tissue using a very thin barrelled gun type gadget that has a trigger, shoots a little gripper out of the end, grabs some tissue and snaps back in again. Sounds like something from the "Alien" horror film, doesn't it. I hope you both get "shrinkage", on the bits you want to shrink that is!  And the answer is . . . WONKEY of course.   Oy, stop booing you lot 😉   I've lost my Emoticon button on here - is it just me? Is there something I've clicked off by mistake?? "I'm" clicking off now.  Lotsa love to everyone  xxxxxx     ... View more

     * * HAPPY  50th  BIRTHDAY  PINKYFLEUR!  HEARTFELT  CONGRATULATIONS  TO  YOU * * Hope you've had good day so far, as well as can be had in the circs. Hope you have a lovely evening. Perhaps a nice lovey dovey dinner with hubby and a bottle of something spesh? Some time discussing how to celebrate it "proper" when everyone is set free again. Also hope you're still doing okay on the tabs. So Rads next week Hey. Another "first" experience for you. Glad your new boob is now healed, hope you're satisfied with the results so far. Try Bio-Oil on your tummy scar. It's a bit pricey, but "You're worth it" X (<<can't find the emoticons). It's very good, does what it says on the bottle and adverts with scars, and it's very fine so a small amount goes a long way. Have a good night Nicky.  Lots of love to you  x x x Ps - Let me/us know how you're going on with your rads, when you're able or up to  x ... View more

Hi Nicky pinkyfleur, Good to hear and see you upbeat. That is soo grrreat to hear your NO CHEMO REQUIRED news - yaahooo girl 😀   I've had to read up on Zoladex (I only know about Tamoxifen). It listed early menopause as a "rare" side effect, Nicky, so you may be able to hang on to it, but then the Tamox may knock your periods on the head after a while, of course. Is the Zoladex a long or short term treatment? And I'm presuming Tamox will be long term preventative, yeh? So your natural menopause time/age may have been looming up in the next year or so anyway, because somebody's    ** 50th **    has either been or is coming up ????  Which is it pinkyfleur?  If it's been, a belated "HAPPY BIRTHDAY".  I remembered you saying you wanted to be well for you 1/2 century in May.  Bit of a pain in the Viral climate, hey.  You'll have to properly make up for it once its all settled down.  **Let us know if it's still to come, and what date.  I'll keep my eyes peeled for a reply from you and come on to make some appropriate "whoohooo" noises. How's your "booby" friend now?? You haven't mentioned anything about it. Has it all settled, and are you happy with the results - tummy as well?? I'll sign off now and speak again soon. Hope you feel okay on your meds. Lotsa love to you and anyone else looking on, Dellywelly   xxxxxx ... View more

Pye - The benefits very recently found from Tamox for BiPolar, are in helping calm, bring down the "Mania" states, presumably because it tends to be a depressant. When I took it following my 2nd BC, 2007 (47), and still premenopausal, I only stood it for about 2 months, as it gave me such major depression. I stopped it, feeling I'd rather have a better quality of life, compared to the possible risks of not taking it. So I'm still not understanding why it should be having such a "feelgood" effect on you? !!  Unless you are a very "hyper" person? Lots of love to everyone  xxxxxxx      ... View more

Sorry, a quick PS, and apologies if someone has already made this comment - I haven't read through all of your posts on this thread. Pyewacket - Where on earth are you getting hold of your Tamoxifen from???!!! I've never heard ANY one say they've felt BETTER on it. Sounds great. Want some !  😄 ... View more

Hi Girls Don't know if any of you have read this link, hope it's of some use. I was just fascinated to hear and read on here, that Tamox is now being used as neo-adjuvant treatment for shrinkage, and can be very successful with some larger tumours.   https://www.breastcancer.org/research-news/neoadjuvant-hormonal-tx-vs-neoadjuvant-chemo Firstly, I'm sorry to butt in on your thread Sparkle, but I'm actually chasing Pyewacket from a notification I received in my Inbox, very kindly (or strangely) giving me a "hug" to a post I made on "Progesterone, Other Hormones and Fluffy Cakes", ages ago - 21. 09. 2016 !! I'll pop over to your Radiotherapy thread, Pye. To all of you - BC is bad enough to cope and deal with isn't it, without all this Corona virus s*** complicating matters and adding to already difficult decisions. So I hope you can all manage to stay "up-beat" and strong till it's over. I'm an "oldie" ref BC, 2006 and 07 (aged 46/47), so I wanted to sympathise with you all whilst here. X Hope all your treatments and surgery go well and you all recover well and speedily.  Lots of love to everyone Delly xxxxxxx  ❤️    ... View more

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Jill - Yes, I went into the thread to read the post, but it's a bit of a strange link to some numbers. Ohhh, I'm really sorry to hear you're still having soo much to contend with. What genetic disorder is it Jill?? You don't have to answer tonight. I'm off to bo-bo's. Nighty night flower xxx ... View more

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Hi Jill Thanks for your hug. How are you lovey? I remember you having a lot of discomfort with your joints, was it your knee as well? I thought someone had sparked up your old "Need a Hug or Kick Up Backside" thread, when I had a notice. Had a look, but I'm always a bit hesitant to open strange looking links on posts, aren't you?  XXX  ... View more