I have IBC

Hi Keli

I too got through my 18mths of chemo with humour.  I actually told the radiologists who did the radiation therapy that their bed wasn't very comfortable ... They laughed at that one as it is just a metal tray with attachments, its not meant to be comfy.  I also used to look at Readers Digests a lot and read all the funnies in them.  I would share with my nurses and we would all have a giggle and also a couple of chocolates. Most times my visits to oncology ward would stretch to 8 hours at a time.

I asked for a double mastectomy but they will not remove my healthy breast unnecessarily and because of all the treatment I have had, my options for reconstruction are very slim.  No implants, no shoulder muscle transplant, the only thing left is TRAM and after having a ceasarian 20 yrs ago I'm not ready to have my stomach muscles cut just yet.  I am so lopsided when I don't wear my prothesis, I'm sure it's not good for my back muscles.

I joked when I first found out about my BC that I would end up with new perty boobs like a 20yr old, but things just didn't happen that way.  One of my nurses wants me to get a t-shirt off the internet which reads "Yes they are fake, my real ones tried to kill me" it is kinder funny but also a little sad. I don't think I would ever wear it ...

Marian