funny comment made by my OH while Iwas waiting to hear about op dates etc.making cup of tea at bedtime.Did I want full cup or just ahalf one???Have since had r econ but can still laugh about it.Also my mum still thinks I am going to be at risk of falling over as one side is much smaller than the other.Hasnt happened yet!!! doreen
Had to laugh this morning - in the post I had a letter from my surgery asking me to go for a routine mammogram! First time ever! Bit late for that! Had bilateral mastectomy in July!
Two days after my mastectomy and recon some company called me on my mobile regarding my previous fundraising through the race for life and future fundraising. Sat on my hospital bed with drains etc I said that it wasn't really a good time for me as I had just had a mastectomy for BC. I have never had someone try to get off the phone so quickly it was quite comical! I didn't mean to make her feel bad but I really didn't feel able to make it easy for her right then, naughty I know.
(Sadlt as companies grow and different departments or even companies deal with different areas there was no way this young lady on the end of the phone could handle what I said and offer to refer me to a support dept etc as I am sure her company were subbied out to make the calls).
When I sat sobbing re the loss of my breast on my bed the day I came home from hospital my 10 year old daughter tried to comfort me by saying
"Its ok, its not like you and Daddy have sex". When I sniffed that in fact we do she replied "well not as often as Natalie (my 20 year old), you're older so you can't do it as much as her!"
She then went on to say, "At least you can walk into the bedroom and show Daddy your super new muscle boob!"
That made me laugh, I hadn't though of my new muscle boob as a unique selling point!
well guys- you've got to laugh at this one .... today is the end of my treatment - i woke up in bed this mornig and thought "I feel awful!" ..... why .... because I have just started the biggest period!!! ... having not had one for over 6 months and having had a couple of mini-attempts over the last 3 weeks ....
who said the mind and body aren't connected .. ? .... i feel like i've been snitched on .... like my mind said "it's ok now - the treatment's over today .... she'll be up to it! " ......
i'm sure i will feel fabulous by the weekend! love FB xx
While on lunch at work a colleague had brought in some fruit to share. She turned to me and asked if id like an apple or a pear. I would luuuve a pair i said much to everyones amusement.
Whilst meeting with the Onc this week he explained that my tumour was strongly oestrogen and progesterone positive and recommended tamoxifen, he explained that it may well cause menopausal symptoms but that when I stop taking it I may go through the menopause for real as I am only 39. My poor OH looked quite pale at the thought of me going through the menopause twice and said "Can't she have HRT or something?". Bless, both me and the Onc had to explain to him that that would kinda defeat the point!
6 months after finishing chemo it looks like i have a problem with the neutrofils in my blood .. the onc had to break it to me ....
.... on account of language issues the onc actually said "your neutrofil levels are too low but don´t worry too much they are currently above the level of spontaneous infection" .... lucky I just didn´t explode on the chair!
my appointment to see the haematologist is in Jan so I think I will last until then with any luck