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Hi Helen, Funny you should mention the joint pain... My hands in particular have been bad especially at night. They get more swollen and I have trouble bending my fingers. They're better during the day. I've also got terrible shoulder problems from doing extra yoga since finishing chemotherapy, but I wonder now if it is connected to perception. Been to Mary and she is working her magic. I looked on the Internet and saw a few blog postings from women complaining about this, but didn't find anything conclusive. I wondered if it was a delayed reaction to chemotherapy. I suspect when I tell my oncologist, he'll make a note of it, say it's unlikely to be herceptin, and offer anti-inflamatories. The continuing puffiness is strange because I've actually lost 6kgs since finishing chemotherapy, and I thought that would have helped get rid of the problem. I've had a nice weekend catching up with my brother and his partner in Newcastle. We had dinner together last night, looked at their recent holiday snaps from the USA, and stayed the night. This morning we walked for about an hour and a half around the beaches, took in the sights around civic park -moreton bay figs- and went back to their place for brekie before coming home. Very pleasant. Oh, and by the way - I ditched the wig yesterday! Went to the hairdresser at 11, and came out a new woman at 1:00. I'm not rel happy with the co our, but it'll have to do for a few weeks. I thought I'd wear jeans and leather jacket out last night, but looked SO butch, I had to change!!!! Everyone's been very supportive, so that's nice. I was well and truly ready to take the plunge, and I don't think you can do it until you're really ready for it. Nice to see the sun today hope you've all had a nice weekend. Xxx