Flight was fine, all arramgements worked well so far. Am staying in the most beautiful house, it's kind of a Victorian mansion, and I feel a bit 'Lost in Austen' here. Work colleague's wife is looking after me really well and I think likes having someone to talk to. Going to the Opera tomorrow night, really excited as we don't get opera on the Island!
Was on the slab for 50 mins yesterday, had to wait for them to call the most senior person as there was 'a discrepancy' between what they were seeing and what was written down. Still, as you say, didn't feel a thing. Should be shorter today.
Have you been told how often to use the aqueous cream? Must remember to ask today.
Hope the road works don't delay you too much Kinden x
Opera hey how the other half lives.... Im helping to write an essay on Jekyll & Hyde!!!! i know which id rather! Glad your being looked after enjoy it- I was told to use the cream twice a day to start then as oftenm as necessary.
Its the being arranged on the 'slab' that takes the longest.
Had my 41st b'day yesterday...like any other oh not made an effort as usual - girls did manage a card which for the first time was paid for with their own money so was quite special. BUt as usual I spent it taxiing.
Well only 2 sessions next week - then off shopping iwht girsl on wednesday quite looking forward to that.
Have been incommunicado for a while as not near any online access, and the coverage for it and my mobile in my hotel is shockingly bad.
Had a great 1st week, then my family came over for half term and we did lots of stuff like taking the kids to Chester Zoo and hitting the shops at Cheshire Oaks (spent an absolute fortune) as there's so much more variety than we have on the Island.
Schoolfriends came and took me away to Llandudno for the weekend and we had a blast, have not laughed so much in ages.
Have been on my own since Monday lunch time and sleeping a lot to catch up with what I missed + because of tiredness caused by rads. They're ok though, aren't they? I've had 12 now and skin is holding up well. How's yours going? Staff are lovely and the bc nurse here knows how to have a giggle, so all in all ok, just far from home and family. Mind you, our kitchen was ripped out during half term, so I'm glad not to be there!
Hope you're ok. Belated happy birthday. Hope OH is behaving himself. Mine seems to be at the moment, has sent some quite sweet e mails and is stepping up to the plate re doing everything for the kids.
Sorry you're having such a hard time financially, it puts strain on other things too doesn't it? Hope OH gets something really soon.
I came home Friday to an absolute tip of a house and feel like I have spent the whole weekend cleaning and washing, but we are having a new kitchen and the old one has just been ripped out so there is dust everywhere. It wouldn't have been perfect if I'd been the one at home, but it would have been a lot better. Have had to live on takeaways and sandwiches as we have no cooker at all, just a sink and washing machine.
Rads still ok, and one of the therapists has got me a deal at a different hotel starting tomorrow, which has a restaurant that is open and a telephone in the bedroom, which the other one didn't have, so that's already an improvement. Remainder of breast is feeling fairly sore now but skin still ok. You?
Not feeling as tired as I feared, probably cos I feel sooooo much better than on chemo.
Hang in there hon, don't work too hard, get some rest when you can.
At least you'll have nice new kitchen before christmas..!! I hope anyway. My rads ok - skin not sore at all not itredness apart from the usual from life in general. Hopefully this week will see us knowing where we are going financially - I managed to not open some post and put it down in September other things on my mind then put stuff ont top of it and forgot about it. Hence the hassle - trying to rectify the error and get things paid up and sorted.
OH is doin his best - got chance to go back to Scotland in a few weeks so aould be earning some reg money up to christmas which would be lovely and allow me to breathe. I would just love to sit down put feet up and not think about cashflow!!!! Oh well such is life.
Plus weather awful so hat ebeing outside - its so cold even with a hat. Roll on long hair again!!
Only 2 weeks to go then no more rads - cant believe it.
On Tuesday I took out the couple I stayed with the 1st wk of rads, which was lovely, I'm glas they let me do something to thank them.
Had an auntie who's only 10 years older than me come up from Oxford Weds-Fri this week. She was so jolly and laughing the whole time, I found it quite wearing, but did have a nice time, and it was great not to have to have a 'table for one' at the hotel.
This week's hotel MUCH better than last, so will stick with it. I had a 4 poster bed, which was a bit of a waste when I was there alone, but lovely all the same.
Some of the unit cases have been erected, and all the plastering has been done, but still nothing like a kitchen. Friend took pity on us and invited us round but then had to go to the out of hrs Doc with her 14mth old, so she did us a takeaway lamb hotpot instead!
Eldest has nits. Got the stuff from the chemist and have done it but not sure it's worked as she is still scratching. Can't believe OH didn't notice her scratching or the marks on the bedding. Can't stop scratching myself now of course!
Wedding anniversary tomorrow, 7 years. Then OH's birthday on 20th and youngest is 3 on 21st, so a busy week in our family, but all celebrations postponed until my return.
Rads still not bad, just a bit red and sore. Having a good laugh with my team.
You ok?
Do you think you've dealt with the psychological effects of having bc yet, cos I don't think I have, I still can't get my head around being a person with cancer.
glad your having a more positive time. things here getting more perspective - and no dont think id realised how much i have been affected by bc and the closer i get to the end of treatment the more time there is to mull things over. Plus having this other crap at the sme time really highlights how much I ve not been happy for a long time in my relationship. So next year is the year for postitive action one way or another. Ive every right to be happy! 2 more rads to go hooray!!! then cardio & onc on monday....then herceptin
will be glad to have a normal? week with no visit to hospital.
Yeh, it does put things into perspective. OH didn't even get me a card for our anniversary, which is what we usually do, and this weekend he has accused me of 'swanning off' to the UK for radiotherapy, as if I've chosen to have bc!! He said he wished it was him, I said so do I.
Have something resembling a kitchen, but still no cooker, big improvement though, although again I'd have done far more in the week than he did in terms of tidying up all the stuff etc. The kids' clothes were strewn around the place, I don't mind him not doing the washing, but not even making it to the washing basket....
You must have finished rads now. Good luck with cardio and onc on Monday. I've got 1 more week of rads, just boosters to go for which I'm being marked up tomorrow.
Sorry not been online for ages - where does the time go? Rads over - all went well then all skin peeled off under arm - talk about painful!!! Cardio good - glad to know heart beating well. Started Herceptin yesterday - all day job - had to be there for six hours to be observed for possible reaction. Temp went high - 38.9 so had to stay till went down with use of fan - talk about freezing. ANy way let me home - so came home and straight to bed. Feel better today. Am taking girls christmas shopping and haircuts today. my next herceptin supposed to be christmas eve....to which i refused the appoint. no way im spending all day in hospital got too much to do. so managed to postpone till 29th. Hope you have a good christmas - in your new kitchen. I know what you mean bout washng etc - ours doesnt magically get done!!!!!!
I've been on a lot less since getting back home from rads. Soooo good to be home. My eldest daughter's teacher told me one Monday morning that she had been crying the previous Friday cos she missed her Mummy - great as I then had to go from school to the airport to go away for another week, but now the teacher says that she is really happy I'm home to stay.
Bet you're glad to get one herceptin under your belt. How's the tamoxifen going for you? I'm still having hot flushes at night and my hips ache, but I'm not sure if that's a side effect from the taxotere as still have really sore hands and feet, and have veinous cording in my non-surgery side.
Went to my work's Christmas lunch and also saw some police officer 'clients' and they were all really pleased to see me and genuinely glad I'm going back to work on 5th Jan, which was lovely. It feels a bit like I'm beginning to put it behind me.
Kitchen still not done, but am not that bothered as we have cooker and fridge, most units and a bit of worktop!
Well, we're going to Lapland for Christmas. Leaving the Island on 20th, stay with my parents for 3 nights then to northern Sweden, Ice hotel on Christmas eve night, then to Stockholm for New year. Can't wait!
Hope you have a great one too, and thanks for your support through this horrid time