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Kim555pink
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24-12-2020
07:57
I’ve been on Anastrozole for 4 1/2 years now Claire - I found the Accord manufacturer best for me, there was one that really made my bones ache (possible a bit down too / but that might have been lockdown!) and my oncologist said it can happen with different manufacturers. On it for a few more years yet, and I’m happy with it 🙂
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21-12-2020
07:14
Lovely to hear from you, and so good to hear you a feeling completely well at last! Hope everyone else is keeping well, it’s certainly been a tough year - but then we know about tough years, don’t we! Think it actually helped me with this one. Hope you all have a lovely Christmas xxx
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03-01-2020
04:17
I’m seeing my Gp next Friday to get my supply of standby antibiotics, so I’ll ask him about that - thanks! xx
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02-01-2020
04:53
That’s great Claire! I never got round to doing the course as there wasn’t one close enough for me to easily get to. I feel very lucky that we had each other for support during our chemo days 🙂 xx
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02-01-2020
10:19
Oh Ellie, no cancer is good, but such a relief it was a new cancer, not a secondary! Pleased you’re doing well Xxx I’ve had a good year, usual appointments, various symptoms that my GP has jumped on, sent me for scans & blood tests which have all come back clear. She’s very good like that, even if it means a couple of weeks of anxiety after I've just mentioned something to her that’s been niggling at me. My biggest annoyance is my lymphoedema in my arm. I’m used to wearing my compression sleeve every day & it’s under control, but I’ve had cellulitis 3 times this year - latest on Christmas Eve... 10 day course of antibiotics - no alcohol!! On the positive side, I’m exercising more than I’ve ever done and enjoying it! Yoga, running & outdoor Bootcamp! I never imagined myself as a Bootcamper in the mud & rain, flipping tyres! Hope 2020 brings you all good health & happiness! lots of love, Kim xxx
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23-08-2019
08:58
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Good to hear from you all! All’s good here, still having yearly appointments with mammogram (Nov) Breast surgeon (Jan) & oncologist (July) so I’m regularly prodded at, which always causes anxiety followed by relief (fortunately!) Will be thinking of you Ellie, hope it all goes well and nothing worrying is found xxx
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07-01-2019
08:45
Happy New Year from me too! I can’t say I don’t think about what we’ve been through on a fairly regular basis because I still see the surgeon each year, then there’s the annual mammogram and then the annual trip to see the oncologist as well as the tablets!! But I’m getting on with life and probably fitter and healthier than I have been for years! Yoga, running and going to Bootcamp weekly are things I probably wouldn’t have done beforehand, or if I did then I’d be forever making excuses not to go! Great to hear from you both 🙂 Loads of love to you all xxx
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29-06-2018
06:52
Ah great news 🙂 Hope everyone is well and enjoying the sunshine ☀️ Xxx
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22-02-2018
03:54
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There hasn’t been any moving on courses near enough to me and being back at work I guess makes it just that bit more difficult. Everyone I’ve heard who have been in them say how good they are. I have to admit although I feel I have moved on, the worry of a reoccurrence is never too far away from my mind even if the memories of chemotherapy are definitely firmly in the past and I sometimes think ‘did I really go through all of that?!’ I am quite happy and positive tho, and really enjoying my new found exercise routine of yoga and running - do t think I’ve ever been so fit!! Aches and stiffness are a feature of every day life for me too. Side effects of Anastrozole for me tho, and although I get them checked out from time to time incase I’m ignoring something more serious, I can usually put up with it fortunately. I can understand you not wanting another operation Fifi! But if it’s going to improve your quality of life then it’s worth doing. Lots of love to you all 🙂 xx
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02-12-2017
02:41
Hi DJD, I don’t come on here very much these days except when friends post on the chemo monthly thread I was part of, but I stumbled upon your post and saw no one had replied. I saw my surgeon a year after my surgery which was mastectomy and immediate reconstruction. She basically examined me, asked me how I was doing and we discussed whether I wanted my implant changed as radiotherapy had hardened it and we weren’t sure if it was sitting quite right. She mentioned the mammogram that I’d had a couple of months previously which she has sent me a letter to say everything was normal anyway. Then because we decided I’d see how I feel about my implant, she made an appointment to see me in a years time (so basically in a few weeks) I would imagine he or she will examine you and chat to you about reconstructive surgery and how you feel about it. I’m on anastrozole same as you, generally getting on ok with it - general aches and stiffness which I find exercise relieves mostly :). Assuming I’m due to see the oncologist soon as I’m not aware she’s signed me off, but it’s been 8 mths! Hope everything goes well for you xx
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30-11-2017
06:35
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Ah that is good news and a huge relief! Our poor brains do go into overdrive at the hint of possible bad news.... So pleased for you 😊 Xxx
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26-11-2017
12:10
Oh Mechele, that's really not the news you needed! I have everything crossed for you that it’s the radiotherapy not anything else.... But it’s a flipping long time to wait for results! Pretty sure I’d be feeling exactly the same as you, not easy to be feeling positive when we’ve been through it all before 😕 I’ve got my mammogram on Tuesday, appointment with the breast surgeon beginning of January and not sure when I’m seeing the oncologist again - thought it was supposed to be 6 mths after my last appt, but that was over 6 mths ago! Apart from that, everything seems to be going well! Sending you loads of love - please keep us updated as you know we’re always here for you to load off to xxx
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31-07-2017
08:59
Ah Claire that's so good to hear!! Be good and take it easy 😊 I'm really well, the cellulitis cleared up with a double dose of antibiotics and after a couple of weeks I was able to wear my compression sleeve again which was a relief as my arm was getting big again and I was worried all my good work was being g undone. I go runnning once a week, yoga twice a week and walk as much as I can in between. I'm also convinced all this exercise is helping control my lymphodema as well as easing the side effects of the Anastrozole. I feel so much more energetic for it too 😊 Hope everyone else is doing well - so good to catch up xxx
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27-05-2017
12:31
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Thanks Cassy, I was thinking that having spare antibiotics would be a good thing especially if I go abroad. It's nearly cleared up now except for a tender lump at the top of my arm which I'm guessing might have been an insect bite which maybe caused it. Hopefully it'll improve quickly and I can wear my compression sleeve soon to get the rest of my arm back to normal size! Hope you are well 😊 Xxx
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25-05-2017
11:08
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Hi 😊 Well I had been really pleased with how everything was going then last Sunday developed cellulitis in my lymphodema arm and I'm on a double course of antibiotics. It's improving but I'm annoyed mainly because as I can't wear my compression sleeve, my arm has swollen up again. I was doing so well too!! No idea how I got cellulitis. I know it's a complication you have to look out for and treat quickly when you have lymphodema but I'm at a loss as to how to prevent it happening again 😕 Hopefully it'll. e all back to normal in a week or two tho 🙂 Great to hear from you both, hope everyone else is doing well 😊 Xxx
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06-04-2017
06:13
Ah Mechele - sorry to hear that!! Hope you're all fixed soon and recover quickly xxx
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05-04-2017
07:55
Hi Elizabeth, I found it made my joints stiff and I was achey but I honestly don't really think about it much now. I think the fact that I walk regularly even if it's just the 10 min walk to school and back, has helped relieve the side effects. Hope it suits you better too 🙂 xxx
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