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Hi Karen,

Interesting about the cording. We'll have to swap notes next Saturday. My cording doesn't look as bad as some photos I've seen on the internet, but it's still painful and really restrictive, and gets worse if nothing is done about it. It took a while for Mary to  acknowledge that it was cording causing my arm problems and not just chest tightness. Does your physio 'snap' them? Mary did that with mine, but I've since read other advise that that could be unnecessarily severe on the lymph system. Hard to know what to do sometimes...   I was talking to Alex at Chemo on Friday, (because I've now got a lump on inside of my elbow that we think is caused from snapped lymph vessel). She brought the physio over from the hospital, who recommended some other physiotherapists to see it while Mary is OS. So it'll be interesting to see how they approach the treatment.

Looking forward to catching up with everyone who's going next Saturday.

See you then

Louise xx

School holidays are here and that means grandchildren visiting. Very exciting especially as the weather has stayed sunny during the day.That makes life a lot easier for me, when the children stop to watch tv I am right there with them. I do not know how you girls with children manage to keep going.

thank goodness I have missed out on the cording returning. I had it for the first few months Mary worked her magic and relief. I am still having trouble with bone soreness it started when I first started on pactitaxel.Must be still working its way out of my system.

Pleased you liked tassie Louise it is one of my favourite places. I remember when they advertised that art gallery opening. Good that it has lived upto all the hype.

Life still keeps throwing up little surprises, keep smiling

Hi All!

We seem to have gone quiet this week. I've been wondering if any of you are experiencing cording in the arm after axillary clearance? I've had it for a few months now and its a real nuisance. Mary worked on it some time ago and that gave me some relief at the time, and I thought it was all fixed. However, a couple of weeks ago, it started up in a slightly different location all the way down to my wrist and kept getting tighter and tighter. Have any of you had your withered lymph vessels snapped by Mary? Its an interesting sensation to say the least. Seems that just when you think things are improving or settling down, something else comes along.

We'd all love to hear how you're all getting along....

Louise

Karen, that's good news.

Louise

Hello again,

Doctor said that what I am experiencing is all part of the treatment. She wasn't worried about it at all.

Hope you have all had a nice day.

Karen

So pleased to hear about yuor noses, I was not game to mention the blood, have also gone to tissues. When I mentioned it to John Stewart he just said mmmmmm.I felt silly . Good to hear I am normal by our standards.

So pleased to hear about yuor noses, I was not game to mention the blood, have also gone to tissues. When I mentioned it to John Stewart he just said mmmmmm.I felt silly . Good to hear I am normal by our standards.

Where are all the photos of you lovely ladies??

Where are all the photos of you lovely ladies??

Where are all the photos of you lovely ladies??