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I feel like Ive won the lottery!!
Have just spent the whole day having CT scans and Bone scans to see if this monster has spread.
IT HASNT. IM ALL CLEAR!!!
IM IN SHOCK!!
I have a bit of arthritis happening because Im getting old but thats all!!!
just need to get through my mastectomy and axillary clearance tomorow then I think I will feel like Ican begin to see a faint glimmer of a light!!
Thanks to you all for letting me whinge and sook and no doubt ill be doing more than that once Chemo starts xxx
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Jodie, I had no nausea, none at all, they give you drugs to take a couple of days before (DEX), and drugs to take after. I did take the anti nausea drugs for a few more days after they said to. Many of the ladies are the same as me. .....just take it one day at a time. x
Jodie, I had no nausea, none at all, they give you drugs to take a couple of days before (DEX), and drugs to take after. I did take the anti nausea drugs for a few more days after they said to. Many of the ladies are the same as me. .....just take it one day at a time. x
- Linda, I'm scared of the nausea. I've never coped with vomiting very well. If they can get rid of the nausea I will feel so much better. Reading so many horror stories of how sick people are during chemo is terrifying me :-(
Hi Jodie,
I am almost at my 1 yr since being diagnosed Nov 2012. Its ok to feel scared about chemo, I was, I walked into the infustion room, holding my husband hand. I did not have a port. x FEC x 3, 3 x Docataxel. I can't believe where the year has gone. They give you lost of fantastic drugs, I was not sick, not once, For me Chemo was not too bad, the usual things, but not what I did not already know about. Knowledge is power. It just become part of your new routine until you have finished your treatment. You will be fine, just take it easy, rest up after infustion, do what you feel you can, and don't push it. Linda. xx
- That's really good. I'm getting it all, chemo radiation and hormone therapy :-(
Hi Jodie,
My results were that I had a Grade 3 cancer, it's been removed with good clearance, it hasn't affected any muscles and the lymph nodes are completely clear. Yay! I am booked for CT scan head to pelvis on Monday and a bone scan on Tuesday and I need to arrange physio for one day next week. My arm keeps swelling because I overdo it. I will still be having chemo but my initial appointment isn't until November 22nd. I have a week long conference before that and the doctor isn't worried about the time lapse. I'm not having any radiation.
Cas- It's scary but I need to do it. 3 rounds of FEC and taxol after. Then radiation. My veins are bad especially when upset or stressed and bloods need to be taken before every chemo which they can do via the port so at least as far as needles, they will be limited for me :-( my axillary clearance was negative to thank god but I had cells in 2 sentinel nodes. At least it hadn't spread far. For now my cancer has been evicted. Doing the mopping up now. Did you get all your results?
- Ive still got my drain in. It didn't work for the first 2 days and is working now. Hope to have it out in the next few days. I couldn't handle needle aspiration or whatever it's called so I'm glad they left it in. Scared about my port though, but it will save my veins xxx
I came home, did nothing the first night except heat up some frozen meals that I'd cooked before hospital. My 20yo is just hopeless, he won't come out of his room and away from his computer games to help so of course I just did everything. Then my arm started to swell so I had to stop and sit down. I've been a sole parent for 20 years minus 12 weeks so no hubby to worry about but also no one to talk to. At least my mum is doing my washing and ironing, I'm watering the gardens and doing all the cooking except for breakfast. Today I was roundly told off for overdoing things by the doctor and breast care nurse and told that if I keep doing so much I will get fluid that will have to be drained off. OK, point taken. I'm going to work tomorrow for 3-4 hours, then shopping. For me that is a very slow day.
My op is over also. All went very well, my drain was taken out today and I was sent home. Now to wait for biopsys of tumour and nodes. My next appointment with the surgeon is Wednesday. Fingers crossed it hasn't gone to lymph nodes. I have yet to have a full body scan but you can bet it is going to happen very soon.
Well done Jodie, it was lovely chatting to you as well. I'm home now so feel free to call. I still have your number.
Cas
