Hello

Thanks your lovely. I know I'm lucky really that I caught it when I did. So life will have some normality soon. Yay See you at lunch. X

Thanks your lovely. I know I'm lucky really that I caught it when I did. So life will have some normality soon. Yay See you at lunch. X

Hi to everyone,

I havent been around much lately. But I am catching up with the posts. Wow there was a lot of new and active ladies back a few months ago.  It is so wonderful you all had each other at the same time.

I realise your all in the middle of chemo now. I hope its going ok. I know from my experience it can be very tough and it can be cumulative. Some times you just need to find the place that makes you ok and stay there for awhile.  It will get better.

I was diagnosed in Sept 2013. I say some of this as my treatment was the other way around to you and for me surgery and radiotheraphy were not as hard as chemo.  But everyone is different.  I had 6 months of chemo (FEC and Taxatere), mascetomy with full auxillary dissection 4 nodes involved, 5 weeks of radiotheraphy, with herceptin and zoladex and as of today Lyrica for pain management. I finished Radio a week and a half ago. So if there is anything out of that lot youd like to know about please ask.

Good luck and thinking of you Adean too. xx

Hi to everyone,

I havent been around much lately. But I am catching up with the posts. Wow there was a lot of new and active ladies back a few months ago.  It is so wonderful you all had each other at the same time.

I realise your all in the middle of chemo now. I hope its going ok. I know from my experience it can be very tough and it can be cumulative. Some times you just need to find the place that makes you ok and stay there for awhile.  It will get better.

I was diagnosed in Sept 2013. I say some of this as my treatment was the other way around to you and for me surgery and radiotheraphy were not as hard as chemo.  But everyone is different.  I had 6 months of chemo (FEC and Taxatere), mascetomy with full auxillary dissection 4 nodes involved, 5 weeks of radiotheraphy, with herceptin and zoladex and as of today Lyrica for pain management. I finished Radio a week and a half ago. So if there is anything out of that lot youd like to know about please ask.

Good luck and thinking of you Adean too. xx

Hello Rita, Thanks so much for the recipe :) That's great to hear your 2nd AC went well, I have my 1st on Monday, 3 weekly. I think you maybe 2 weekly.. very encouraging to hear. Have a fabulous weekend ladies. Sadna x

Hello Rita, Thanks so much for the recipe :) That's great to hear your 2nd AC went well, I have my 1st on Monday, 3 weekly. I think you maybe 2 weekly.. very encouraging to hear. Have a fabulous weekend ladies. Sadna x

Well 2nd chemo appears pretty much the same, even a bit less as I know when to take anti emetics to kick in and give me full cover.Yeah! i have the ginger sryup recipe below.  I mix 2 tbsp with a tall glass of hotwater thou I don't get full glass it tends tohelp as I seem to be hypersensitive to smells,the poor dog was scrubbed to an inch of its life as I could smell it two rooms away.

Ginger Syrup.

1 1/2 cups peeled and thinly sliced ginger root                                                      1 1/2 cups white sugar                                                                                                1/4 cup brown sugar - you can make it all white sugar if you like                       2 cups water                                                                                                                 1 Lime

Peel and slice ginger root.  In saucepan over med-high heat stir sugars and water together.  Quarter the lime and toss into pan.  Heat to boiling stirring occassionally.  Once boiling,turn down to med-low heat and stir in the ginger root pieces.  let simmer for 30 mins.  Let cool, then pour through fine mess strainer or cheese cloth into container.

When my niece gave me the recipe I realised how much sugar was in it but it is yummy.

To be honest it truely wasn't as horrific as I had imagined.  Yeah the nausea was there but controlled by medication.  I have felt hot throughout the past twoweeks but no fever.  Was able to eat, be it all bland food (toast, salada biscuits,plain pasta) but I woke upon day 7 with no nausea and a ravinous appetite and devoured 1/2 a pizza LOL.  All I hope is that nausea remains controlled throughout.  Hoping you experience mild side effects as I did.  My neice made me a beautiful ginger syrup that helped settle nausea, let me know if you want recipe.  I drank it as a hot tea but it can be mixed with water/soda.  Good luck for the 30th.  

Rita xx

Thanks for the welcome. I don't think I could make lunch; I don't think I live near anyone. I live at Pamula, on the NSW far south coast.

its looks like there are a few new ladies starting their treatments, sending you all great big cyber higs and wishing you well.

Donna