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New Beginnings

Dear ladies And especially to Dilys, Jo, Karen and Cecelia. It was so lovely to see you all today and as promised, our new thread with new title and here's to page 1 of our next journey where we have moved on from being the 'Terrified' ladies to new ...

Posted by Ruby1 on Tue Feb 16, 2010 8:08 pm with 306 comments

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Hi Ruby Just a quick answer as I should be in bed! But don't forget you are still young and the right man will come along when you are least looking for him. No need to go hunting! You are gorgeous and you will be fine. Rhodes is meant to be lovel...

DilysP, Thu Jul 29, 2010 10:03 pm
Coming out the other side - one year on!

Hi Just wondered if anyone diagnoised end of april-may time would like to be 'friends', corney i know but didn't know how else to word it.Thought it may be helpful to get to know others going through this s***y thing at the same time. I'm Gina 39 mum...

Posted by peppa on Wed Jun 03, 2009 3:12 pm with 2937 comments

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Hi girls, dont come on here often now, but after the sad news of hazel last night just felt i had too!! It seems our problems whether big or small just go on don't they! But we are strong and we will get through it! My mammo results were fine, but stil...

debs, Thu Jul 29, 2010 9:07 am
Advice please-getting a dog/pup?

Hi all, I am just recovering from second surgery and have been told will have chemo and radiotherapy over the coming months. My hubby works full time- I have a 13 year old. We are considering getting a dog or a puppy but not sure whether this would be ...

Posted by sallyann13 on Fri Jul 16, 2010 11:12 am with 17 comments

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I so agree with what Cathy has said about re-homing an ex-racer greyhound - a great idea. A couple of my friends have done this with great success - there is just a short adjustment period as they generally have never been inside a house before. Will ...

finty, Tue Jul 27, 2010 2:44 pm
waxing

im currently on chemo and proud to say facial body and hair is growing YES i use to do lip and eye brow waxing in my local salon can you have waxing when your on chemo im not sure

Posted by elaine-r on Sun Jul 25, 2010 8:49 pm with 2 comments

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thanks for that .

elaine-r, Mon Jul 26, 2010 11:30 am
arm problem ten years post mastectomy

Can anyone help? I am ten years post mastectomy, now 46. I seem to have developed a very painful wrist, which was first diagnosed as a fracture. After a bone scan I was told there was no fracture. The pain continued, sharp pains especially at night. My...

Posted by pumpkin25 on Mon Jul 26, 2010 7:45 am with 1 comments

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It could be something like tenosinovitis which can mimic a scaphoid fracture.I have had this and it is very painful especially if you lean on to your hand (to get up off the floor etc) It did go away with anti-inflamatories and a wrist splint but flare...

dotchas, Mon Jul 26, 2010 10:32 am
Pathology report

Hi, I had WLE and axillary in Jan and was told that lump removed was 15mm IDC (grade2) with DCIS in one margin and that although I would need to have further surgery as all IDC was removed I should have chemo first. Finished chemo in June and had mx ...

Posted by jacqui37 on Sun Jul 25, 2010 9:03 am with 3 comments

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Jacqui - so sorry that you are going through this worry... Did the onc say if the new tumour was dead or dying cells? Sometimes when we have chemo first the cancer cells die - but still stay there as dead tissue if you know what i mean? I would give yo...

rhapsodyangel, Sun Jul 25, 2010 11:06 am
Wasp sting on 'at risk arm'

I've been stung by a wasp under my arm on my 'at risk arm' 4 hours ago and it is still very painfull. I don't know whether this is normal with a wasp sting and whether this is going to cause me a problem with Lymphodema, there is no swelling at the mo...

Posted by worried on Fri Jul 23, 2010 9:45 pm with 2 comments

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Thanks Sandra x

worried, Fri Jul 23, 2010 9:59 pm
side effects

hello ladies has anyone been left with really sensitive stomache/bowels after chemo etc? i finished all treatment end of march and have been on tamox since end of chemo in feb i seem to go from constipation to totally the other way! can get sickness an...

Posted by lincs lady on Wed Jul 14, 2010 10:33 pm with 3 comments

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hi there ladies there is another thread about Tamoxifen which is listed in the recent posts and quite a lot of info on there, (think it says Tamoxifen - cant sleep and hot at night) hope it helps and sorry to hear about the side effects. love Carol x

CassyR, Wed Jul 21, 2010 4:41 pm
grade 3

HI, how does grade 3 breast cancer work? I've read all the information on the internet but I can't seem to get more solid facts on survival rates.

Posted by Scroc on Mon Jul 19, 2010 9:21 pm with 10 comments

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As someone who is Grade 3 & Stage 3 I am heartened by Looking Lovely's comments! I would say that that is putting a VERY positive spin on a not very good grading!

topsymo, Wed Jul 21, 2010 1:46 pm
New Prayers thread, July 2010

An earlier Prayers thread was here: http://www.breastcancercare.org.uk/forum/prayers-t9348s780.html (the most recent page of a 66-page thread!) If anyone wants to post prayer requests - or thanks for answered prayer! - you can do so by replying below...

Posted by mrsblue on Sun Jul 11, 2010 4:08 pm with 2 comments

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for me it is usually the simplest songs which are most encouraging.going through treatment and afterwards are times when erudite theologising and intellectual discussions are pretty much irrelevant.this is a song which I enjoy I have a father he calls...

looking lovely, Wed Jul 21, 2010 11:21 am
SUPPORT FOR LOSING WEIGHT DURING / AFTER TREATMENT

Hi I thought i would start this thread for anyone who is undergoing treatment or nearly at the end of it who wants support for losing weight. I have had chemo, dble mx, rads, ovary removal and currently having Herceptin until July and on Letrozole for...

Posted by biggles on Wed Feb 03, 2010 4:01 pm with 258 comments

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Hi All How everyone doing, I put on a few pounds (11st 11lb so 4lb)went back on my plan 10days ago-it works for me and I enjoy doing it. So I'm back doing what a did at the begining of the year(weighing and logging my food). My weight this morning is ...

SueCheshire, Sat Jul 17, 2010 9:24 am
Breast inflammation - unexplained

Hi All DX April 08. Had WLE,5 out of 7 nodes infected, had chemo and rads, finished end of Nov 08. Am 41 now. Only had one operation, in May 08. Breast calmed down after minor rads damage, then got cellulitus which requried a hospital stay for intrave...

Posted by Kindensurprise on Thu Jul 15, 2010 9:45 am with 3 comments

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Thanks Theresa and Peacock. I had not thought of IBC, but thanks for mentioning it. I rang my bcn and was reassured by her that it is not that because that does not come and go and my symptoms do. It is really hurting today, especially the nipple, and...

Kindensurprise, Thu Jul 15, 2010 11:23 pm
Feeling Happy but confused

I went yesterday for a check up with the oncologist. I am now 5 years on from diagnosis with 2 large tumours and 6 positive lymph nodes. I have had several scares needing Ct scans etc and was told I had a poor prognosis as some of the lymph nodes had e...

Posted by Alison on Thu Jul 15, 2010 10:08 am with 2 comments

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Hi Alison From everything I have read on here I would suggest to put your mind at ease get a second opinion. It is v unusual for an onc to use the cured word so if you have any doubts speak to someone else. If they agree then great get on with your li...

Midge, Thu Jul 15, 2010 10:28 am
Friends

Am I the only one who found while I was being treated for breast cancer and since that some of my best friends just couldn't cope with what I was going thru, whereas some who I'd thought of more as acquaintances were really supportive and have become m...

Posted by broomsticklady on Mon Jul 12, 2010 5:39 pm with 5 comments

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Its really sad how some folks react to our dx/on-going treatment. I had a friend who was a few years older than me and had her 1st mamogram several years before I was DX. She came to me in a real state-she'd had a recall and was terrified. I did my bes...

Everton babe, Mon Jul 12, 2010 9:22 pm
Holiday Insurance advice

Hi, can anyone suggest where is best to go for holiday insurance. Am going to Tenerife in October, finish all chemo/rads, just on herceptin and Femera now. Have heard some horror stories about prices, should i get bc included in insurance or just ge...

Posted by Richo on Mon Jul 05, 2010 8:11 pm with 15 comments

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Hi Nicola, I have secondaries in my spine as well as Osteoporosis. I am going to the States on Thursday and Insurancewith.com have covered me for an extra premium of £192. So I am fully covered for my secondary breast cancer. Strangely enough, they dec...

izmark, Mon Jul 12, 2010 7:05 am
Exactly 3 years on & life is good, if different !!

Hi to all those who 'know' me and welcome to all the newer ladies on here. Exactly 3 years ago today I was diagnosed with advanced bc and spread to bones and lymph. I never thought I would be around posting on here then ! Had chemo first, then mx and ...

Posted by lizcat on Thu Jul 08, 2010 8:27 pm with 17 comments

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Another Thank You Liz - I've been told I've a 'poor prognosis' since having 15/20 nodes affected (dx Mar 09) so to hear stories like yours really helps! Hopefully we'll both be around in another 3 years to be posting!! Nina

broomsticklady, Sun Jul 11, 2010 12:11 am
free to a good home...

Hiya, I have just finished chemo and hair is starting to come back...but I have a pink headscarf, pink towelling (lightweight for night)material and cream towelling (again lightweight for night), so 3 altogetherfor anyone that wants them and will pos...

Posted by jbug on Sat Jul 10, 2010 8:49 pm with 1 comments

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I sent my excess scarves and wigs to Hospices of Hope in Kent (google them) which meant they went to Romania for ladies there who have chemo but don't get the support we do. I know there are charities in the UK but this seemed like a really good cause ...

broomsticklady, Sun Jul 11, 2010 12:04 am
Hellooooooo from istanbul with an update for the newbies :

Yesss a clear mamo after one year.... and definetely NED ... next check-up august for blood and december for breast usg. and a colonoscopy in september My surgeon told me everything fine so far.. before my mamo i went for 4 weeks sea holiday swam ...

Posted by turkish_delight on Sat Jul 03, 2010 6:58 am with 9 comments

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Hi Seda, good to hear from you and see that you are doing ok. We have all come along way since last year havent we!! Take care, love debs xxxx

debs, Sat Jul 10, 2010 8:53 am
post oophorectomy spotting - anyone else?

hello I had an oophorectomy 8 weeks ago and started on Letrozole immediately. Haven't had a period since Sept 09 (chemo)but was still experiencing cyclical breast changes hence ooph. couple of days ago had crampy feeling and thought nothing of it. Toda...

Posted by daisyleaf on Thu Jul 01, 2010 11:38 pm with 3 comments

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thanks for responses guys - it stopped quickly so went off for party weekend. Will contact specilist gynae nurse today. xx monica

daisyleaf, Mon Jul 05, 2010 12:51 pm
still feel rubbish 60% of the time

hello all as title says im still feeling rubbish a lot of the time im sure the recent hot weather isnt helping. last rads was end of march,chemo finished in feb i was hospitalized 3 times due to low bloods so i should be bouncing round by now, right??...

Posted by lincs lady on Sat Jul 03, 2010 2:03 pm with 6 comments

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I had the same as you in the first three months of taking Tamoxifen. Since then I no longer take the valoids for nausea and the sweats have gone. The only thing I have left is the weight gain and joint pain. I was told the first three months are wor...

Daisy_do, Sun Jul 04, 2010 12:11 am
Arts Project

Anatell Anatell says on 20 May 2010 16:53 I am looking for women to take part in an arts project I am doing about being a woman with cancer. I intend to produce and exhibition of photos, art and poetry/monologues. I also want to create a calendar and ...

Posted by Anatell on Fri May 21, 2010 3:48 pm with 43 comments

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Hi I would love to get involved with this project am I too late?

Lizzy P, Sat Jul 03, 2010 1:26 pm
26 /6/2003

i dont post very often but i look every day iwas diagnosed 7 years ago today I just thank god for this time

Posted by plougonver on Sat Jun 26, 2010 11:36 pm with 14 comments

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Just lovely to hear all this. A year for me , after 5 years the Pescky C came back as secondry. Most days are fine but i do wobble and think what if. Ive even had a few days where I dont think about it which is great. I feel normal again, almost like...

Victoriah, Wed Jun 30, 2010 7:43 pm
Post Mx meeting

Hi all I had my meeting with onc and surgeon regarding my mx and node clearance last week. The tumour was removed and 5 out of 16 nodes were affected.I would love to hear from ladies who have recently or indeed in the past had similar results. Thank...

Posted by mrs mc on Tue Jun 29, 2010 9:40 pm with 2 comments

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Hello, I had 3/16, so not quite as many as you, but that was over three years ago and I'm still OK now.

RoadRunner, Wed Jun 30, 2010 10:16 am
Tractor Girls 2010 - pls follow / sponsor them!!!!

Hello Girls!!!! I am one of you, I was dx June 07 at the age of 33, life seemed pretty shit but I am still here after 4x EC, 4 x Tax, lumptectomy & 30xrads! I have a very good friend who has flown (under her own expsense) from NZ to UK to drive from J...

Posted by catflap on Sun Jun 27, 2010 10:20 pm with 3 comments

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Hi Catflap, Will definately google tomorrow as off to bed now. Can't agree more that it is such a worthy cause and good luck to them all. Look forward to seeing their photos. Marjay xxx

marjay12, Sun Jun 27, 2010 11:10 pm
now need ovaries out

have been through lumpectomy. lymph node extraction, chemo and now going through rads. Have just been told I need my ovaries out as can't have tamoxifen and have really fallen apart. Just want it all to be over and yet every time I feel it is ending s...

Posted by kayh317 on Wed Jun 23, 2010 11:57 pm with 18 comments

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Hello Kay, Best wishes for your op on the 16th. Thinking of you I hope things get better for you soon. Isabelle xxx

izzypal, Fri Jun 25, 2010 11:16 pm

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