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Checking in and needing some connection-Struggling and lonely.
H everyone Been a few months since checking in. Last time I was experiencing a lot of sadness. I having been seeing a psychologist weekly to work through all the issues that arise post treatment etc, as I titled my last post shifting priorities. So much has changed and continues to change. We moved house because I just…
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What to expect when coming off tamoxifen - your experience?
In a few months time I come off the hormone blocking drug, tamoxifen, which I'll have been on for ten years. What withdrawal symptoms can I expect to feel and how long may they last before returning to 'normal'? I ask because a few years ago, I forgot my drugs while on holiday, and didn't have it for a couple of weeks and…
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On the spot
I had to make a decision today and my response was based on what I currently feel up to coping with. Hubby is very disappointed. My previous fantastic feeling has since plummeted. I feel BC has robbed both of us of so much. Maybe I just need to get away. Thank you ladies for being here for me. I’ll feel better tomorrow.
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A new prostheses
https://apple.news/AWGQ325t6TY6NvOsOs5MUhw
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Differing opinions
Two weeks ago as I am walking in the shopping centre, a stranger looks at me and then makes a rude comment as she passed. Last week it happened again. Today, yep, another total stranger used a few choice words on my appearance as he was passing. I almost want to wax my head and eyebrows and put my chemo cap back on. My…
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Scans
I'm having strong memories of my SNB sitting in the same waiting room this morning for a CT and bone scan. Unpleasant. I've avoided sitting in the same chair. Hardly anyone here today. That morning it was heaving with people. I trust this experience will be considerably less painful...
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Elevated Alk Phos Test
What do you do when you have routine blood tests for type 2 Diabetes and your Alk Phos Test comes back rising? My GP says this usually happens when there are issues with bones or liver ( especially having had breast cancer). I am having trouble coping with this news and keeping it to myself and waiting for test to be run…
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Post-active treatment fatigue
I treated myself to a sleeping pill last night, went to bed early (for me), didn't have to get up for anything this morning, and so had 10 hours sleep. Woke up three times, but nonetheless it was fab. At 1.30pm I went to an opening day of a new yoga centre that focuses on healing, and particularly healing from trauma. They…
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Bugger, bugger, bugger
Just 2 months ago I was feeling really fit and healthy and celebrating 6 years clear. Now not sure what is ahead. This week I have had a hip ultrasound and CT scan of lumbar spine to investigate increasing pain in lower back and pelvis. I have mild hip bursitis and mild disc compression but the CT scan also picked up…
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Just when you think you can't.....turns out you can!
Hi all,I haven't had a chance to be on here in a while and have been missing you lot :) I hope everyone is getting along ok no matter what stage of the rollercoaster you are at. So, what the heck have I been doing???? The problem Broken husband. Poor DH has been dealing with a crook shoulder for close to a couple of years…
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Just a Liz O’Riordan reminder esp for newbies
Liz O’Riordan is a British breast surgeon who developed breast cancer.She maintains a blog of her journey on her website and highly recommend a read.
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Fretting
It's the middle of the night and I'm having a quiet fret about rib pain. I woke up from my BMX & recon (27/4/18) with a sore lower left rib. I queried it with my PS when he deigned to speak to me but he dismissed it with a 'we did a lot of pulling and stretching in the area'. It's never gone away, coming and going at…
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when treatments have finished we sometimes forget we need time to let our body and emotions heal....
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Compression Sleeve
i just got a circular knit compression sleeve & it seems my upper arm is too fat & bulgy , even thought I was measured for it. Does anyone else have as much trouble with these things as much as me ??
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Post Treatment Letdown
I am just over a year from my initial diagnosis of breast cancer. I had a lumpectomy and node clearance a week after diagnosis, started 6 months of chemo about 4 weeks later, radiotherapy about 6 weeks after chemo and DIEP breast reconstruction 5 weeks after finishing radiation. I am now just over 10 weeks post surgery and…
