Hi Mia, thank you so much for such a beautiful and inspiring post. I will keep a calendar and cross off the days when my treatment starts as you suggest and it makes sense todo so. I have been feeling sore and yucky all week with lots of aches and pains which I never had before I had my surgery last week, and I know it's upsetting me alot. I have had a couple of hot flushes too and feeling abit nauseas today and I don't know why as the only medication I am taking apart from panadol is for my rheumatoid arthritis and blood pressure, and afew vitamin D tablets. Margins are clear, 2 nodes clear and 1 node has one small micro. Does that mean that my pains all of a sudden relate to cancer spreading? I don't know. The mind is working overtime I think, but quite honestly I don't feel well this week. My cancer is grade 2.
I went shopping again today and even went to the hairdressers to cut my hair atleast 3 inches. It's a nice shoulder length now, was alot longer before. Couldn't cut it any shorter until I receive my treatment plan I guess. Like you, I am lucky to have a good support network of friends and family but I haven't even properly started this journey and yet I do feel alone, if that makes sense.
I have taken afew weeks off work but due back in mid April but I will see what eventuates as I may not be able to go back for awhile. I am going to make an appt with my rheumatologist too because I fear my Autoimmune disease will flare up big time and I may need to adjust my medications for that.
I have another week or so I was told yesterday before I receive all my pathology results and on April 1st I will see my oncologists for my treatment plan. So I feel hugely overwhelmed with all this but I know that it got picked up by my usual 2 year routine mammogram so I am fortunate that I go to medical screenings. It's a good habit that I believe in thankfully !!!
I wish you the very best too Mia and look forward to updating you, and appreciate your kind words of wisdom. I am so glad too that I have found this site and the support here, but today I really feel down but hopefully tomorrow I will be okay again, otherwise back to my GP.
Take Care
Ronnie xx
