hey sisters!

Hi Rowie,     When I had my breast off in October 2008, the breast care nurse told me I could say goodbye to my good health.  The lady from the cancer council scared me with facts on lymphodema eg. she said I would never be able to go grocery shopping alone and lift grocery bags.  After my chemo finished in March 2009 i returned to my catering work and started to get back to a normal life.  When i lifted I put the bulk of the weight on my good side.  In June this year i went to the physio I had seen after my surgery because my neck and shoulders were out.  She told me to lift as normal and was surprised that after almost 3 years I was still doing my arm exercises.  I very rarely massage my arm as most of the time it feels normal although numb to touch in parts and now I use it normally and it has been fine.  I use Dove Soap only,  in the shower.  I think we are bombarded with information when we are given the devastating news and l must say i was not very receptive at the time, but as time goes on we work our way through the info and find what works for us.

Take care,   jill   xx