Yep... I became a statistic!

I am glad that you had some good news and no more surgery for you. It is really scarey but I think you can surprise yourself with what you are capable of when you have no choice. The chemo nurses were so good at getting the cannula in and so gentle and understanding. If you tell them your fears sometimes they have suggestions about ways to make it easier. My hair took a while to grow back and I would have been very worried except that I knew one of the other ladies on here took a while too. It so helps to keep in contact with people who have been through this too. My profile photo shows my hair growth 6 months after my last chemo. It was slow compared to many others but at least there was no more grey than before! I actually found it harder to cope with losing my eyebrows and eyelashes than the hair but they did come back quite quickly and I only lost them around my 5th chemo (out of 6) so I was lucky really. It is so hard to know how you will cope but one way or another we all do. The most amazing thing for me was how lovely everyone was about things. Even people I hardly knew were very caring and helpful. For every bad bit there were lots of good bits too. Take care. Deanne xxx