Newly diagnosed and learning
I've read through some posts and realise I have lots of gaps of knowledge about what I have. I know I have breast cancer, it's about 8cm, I know its spread to my armpit lymphs and now the nodes near ...
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Thank you for your replies.
I have been reading and reading - all the information sent to me, your posts, some library books, then spending time with my girls :)
Thank you for the advice about keeping organised. I had already spent my December spring cleaning and bought a wall calendar (I already have the pink@Unicornkisses), diary and all that and had my year full of lots of adventures as it is my daughters last year before she starts big school. I guess in a way I am lucky that I'm already organised a bit, most of our adventures were planned around local stuff as we don't have the money to travel far, so depending how Im coping we can probably do some of them.
I already have a crap memory so 'chemo brain' should be just great ;)
I have booked in to get my hair chopped off next week and taking my girls along with me. I have always had long hair so I thought it best to take a step first and let them see so they don't get so shocked.
Thank you for the advice about a thermos! I love my tea and am very picky about how it is made and I would never have thought of taking one.
I have started looking at etsy for scarves and such - although I sew myself, I have a room full of unfinished projects and this time its probably best to buy.
Which leads to the next question - I also knit and crochet - is this something I could do whilst getting chemo at the hospital?
My husband is coming with me for the first round and I know everyone reacts different so will see how I go but after that I have told him I would actually like to go alone. Everyone has said take a chemo buddy, but I rarely get time to myself that I don't mind just having a quiet sit.
I know Im in that quiet before the storm though and no matter how much I prepare it will still be unexpectedly rough.
I have been reading and reading - all the information sent to me, your posts, some library books, then spending time with my girls :)
Thank you for the advice about keeping organised. I had already spent my December spring cleaning and bought a wall calendar (I already have the pink@Unicornkisses), diary and all that and had my year full of lots of adventures as it is my daughters last year before she starts big school. I guess in a way I am lucky that I'm already organised a bit, most of our adventures were planned around local stuff as we don't have the money to travel far, so depending how Im coping we can probably do some of them.
I already have a crap memory so 'chemo brain' should be just great ;)
I have booked in to get my hair chopped off next week and taking my girls along with me. I have always had long hair so I thought it best to take a step first and let them see so they don't get so shocked.
Thank you for the advice about a thermos! I love my tea and am very picky about how it is made and I would never have thought of taking one.
I have started looking at etsy for scarves and such - although I sew myself, I have a room full of unfinished projects and this time its probably best to buy.
Which leads to the next question - I also knit and crochet - is this something I could do whilst getting chemo at the hospital?
My husband is coming with me for the first round and I know everyone reacts different so will see how I go but after that I have told him I would actually like to go alone. Everyone has said take a chemo buddy, but I rarely get time to myself that I don't mind just having a quiet sit.
I know Im in that quiet before the storm though and no matter how much I prepare it will still be unexpectedly rough.