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Hi Mich,   Sounds like your daughter"s wedding was very beautiful.  So happy you were well enough to enjoy it all.  Hope the Taxotere is going ok for you with not too many side effects.  I had the same chemo, 3 Fec then 3 Taxotere.  I have been keeping well just busy with the catering work the last few weekends.  i see my GP and surgeon in May for check ups.  I'm hoping all is going to be Ok but I don't have any issues at this stage.  I have sent you my email address if you ever want to contact me by email.  I don't come on the BCNA site very often anymore.

Anyways, chin up, you are over half way now.  I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers.

Take care,   Jill XX

Hi Jill

Sorry I have been off that radar track again for a while.  It has been such a busy busy time.  I had Alysh'a High Tea at the Duxton which was wonderful and then we went on to party at her freinds unit where everyone came back.  The youngies then continued on to a club after that but us oldies called it quits then.  It was a wonderful day and my daughter looked like a princess in her tiara :-)

Then I had my chemo plus an injection of Neulastia (for low white cell count) the next day.  The chemo bomb and the injection hit really hard for a few days.  I was semi conscious and in absolute lower back agony for at least 2 days from the injection.  Since recovering from that I haven't had too many major side effects, only mouth issues, a very bad blistery rash on my chest and in my nose and a few minor things. 

The wedding was amazing.  It was an absolute perfect day weather wise (sunny but with a lovely breeze).  The location for the ceremony was perfect, on top of a grassed hill/park overlooking the yacht club with all the water and boats below.  It was in Mosman Park.  It was a beautiful ceremony carried out by a Catholic Priest (they don't usually do weddings outside the church but the kids had to get special permission and then find a priest who would do it).  It all came together so well and the priest was lovely.

The reception area was the brand new ballroom at Freshwater Bay Yacht Club in Peppermint Grove.  It was so well organised and set out.  The food and drinks were more than plentiful and everyone had the bestest time.  Once again Alysha and Gareth looked fantastic.  Alysha designed her own dress and she looked stunning.

Thankfully timing was perfect for me and I was well for both wedding and High Tea.  I was so blessed to be able to enjoy both days and be well.  My hair was fantastic and the owner of our Local Dress Shop in our little town found me two wonderful outfits where I had so many positive comments and people asking to borrow them hee hee.

I have so many wonderful photos of the two special days to look back over and remember how lucky we were to be there and to enjoy it so much.

Needless to say all my worrying and concerns were unecessary and it all went well.

My daughter is so strong, she cared for me while I was so unwell (her stubborness won out in that one) in between organising all the final bits for her special day plus dealing with the stress of herself, her now hubby and the can't get away from interfering family and freinds.  I am so very very proud of her. 

I hope you are doing well and all your results from GP and check ups are going well.

I hadn't heard of Easterfest but it sounds like it would be lots of fun.

It is so very very sad when we loose someone so close to us.  I am so glad she was there for you when you needed her and I am sure you were there for her through her journey just as you are for me for which I am very grateful.

I am due for my third FEC chemo on 18/4 and then I have 3 "T" chemo cycles after that.  I am not really sure what the "T" stands for as I have read a couple of different names starting with T.  One is Taxotere but not sure of the other. 

I still have my hematoma and my infection which after a lot of digging, prodding, pricking ultrasound etc they have decided to treat it conservatively.  If I get very ill from it they will look at removing the lump but if not just leave it as is.  They don't want to have to stop the chemo while they do more surgery.

Well I have prattled on long enough.

Let me know how you are going with your results and how you are going day to day.

Thanks again heaps.  Lovely to hear from you.

Mich x

Hi Jill

Sorry I have been off that radar track again for a while.  It has been such a busy busy time.  I had Alysh'a High Tea at the Duxton which was wonderful and then we went on to party at her freinds unit where everyone came back.  The youngies then continued on to a club after that but us oldies called it quits then.  It was a wonderful day and my daughter looked like a princess in her tiara :-)

Then I had my chemo plus an injection of Neulastia (for low white cell count) the next day.  The chemo bomb and the injection hit really hard for a few days.  I was semi conscious and in absolute lower back agony for at least 2 days from the injection.  Since recovering from that I haven't had too many major side effects, only mouth issues, a very bad blistery rash on my chest and in my nose and a few minor things. 

The wedding was amazing.  It was an absolute perfect day weather wise (sunny but with a lovely breeze).  The location for the ceremony was perfect, on top of a grassed hill/park overlooking the yacht club with all the water and boats below.  It was in Mosman Park.  It was a beautiful ceremony carried out by a Catholic Priest (they don't usually do weddings outside the church but the kids had to get special permission and then find a priest who would do it).  It all came together so well and the priest was lovely.

The reception area was the brand new ballroom at Freshwater Bay Yacht Club in Peppermint Grove.  It was so well organised and set out.  The food and drinks were more than plentiful and everyone had the bestest time.  Once again Alysha and Gareth looked fantastic.  Alysha designed her own dress and she looked stunning.

Thankfully timing was perfect for me and I was well for both wedding and High Tea.  I was so blessed to be able to enjoy both days and be well.  My hair was fantastic and the owner of our Local Dress Shop in our little town found me two wonderful outfits where I had so many positive comments and people asking to borrow them hee hee.

I have so many wonderful photos of the two special days to look back over and remember how lucky we were to be there and to enjoy it so much.

Needless to say all my worrying and concerns were unecessary and it all went well.

My daughter is so strong, she cared for me while I was so unwell (her stubborness won out in that one) in between organising all the final bits for her special day plus dealing with the stress of herself, her now hubby and the can't get away from interfering family and freinds.  I am so very very proud of her. 

I hope you are doing well and all your results from GP and check ups are going well.

I hadn't heard of Easterfest but it sounds like it would be lots of fun.

It is so very very sad when we loose someone so close to us.  I am so glad she was there for you when you needed her and I am sure you were there for her through her journey just as you are for me for which I am very grateful.

I am due for my third FEC chemo on 18/4 and then I have 3 "T" chemo cycles after that.  I am not really sure what the "T" stands for as I have read a couple of different names starting with T.  One is Taxotere but not sure of the other. 

I still have my hematoma and my infection which after a lot of digging, prodding, pricking ultrasound etc they have decided to treat it conservatively.  If I get very ill from it they will look at removing the lump but if not just leave it as is.  They don't want to have to stop the chemo while they do more surgery.

Well I have prattled on long enough.

Let me know how you are going with your results and how you are going day to day.

Thanks again heaps.  Lovely to hear from you.

Mich x