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Sorry to hear that @Primek. Life crap and work crap is a big shovel load of trouble to be dealing with. I hope it improves soon.

I haven't yet had a moment of panicked worry about a physical symptom but I'm sure I will. It seems to be the norm. I'm so pleased yours was scar tissue! Have a good weekend. K xox

Life crap and work crap now causing stress instead. Although last night I had a tiny anxious moment thinking I'd found a collarbone level enlarged lymph node...only to realise it was the area  my port threaded over the bone and in and was scar tissue. It's always something worrying us. 

@primek Indeed. How are you going? K xox

Unfortunately poor sleep still goes on for some time past diagnosis and treatment at times.  <3

All the best for your next round of meetings and phase of treatment ....@k@th3r1n3 ... terrific that your son is accompanying you.  

Try not to get too concerned ... keep doing what you love doing xxx

Hey @arpie so far my youngest son is coming with me as most of the appointments are made on his day off so he gets what I miss.

@Sister thanks for your words of wisdom. I will ask for my reports and try and use the websites that @primek recommends. 

@onemargie I'm not sure what is happening re my chemo. Guess I have to be patient till Monday x

@Brenda5 and @primek thanks girls I'm feeling calmer about the chemo.. I'm already organised with beanies, berets and got my eyebrows tatooed :) next is to buy some sexy wigs. 

You are both awake at an indecent time. Hope it's because you're partying and not because you can't sleep ;)

Love Kat

Hey @arpie so far my youngest son is coming with me as most of the appointments are made on his day off so he gets what I miss.

@Sister thanks for your words of wisdom. I will ask for my reports and try and use the websites that @primek recommends. 

@onemargie I'm not sure what is happening re my chemo. Guess I have to be patient till Monday x

If you have had the surgery then technically the cancer is already gone. Chemo or radiation is the mopping up in case cancer spoors got in to the blood stream and are looking to set up shop somewhere else. It takes a while to form in to anything worrying so yes you do have several weeks where you may wait for the chemo process to begin. No biggie.<3

Having your report is a good idea. Even if you look at it later. It does help to understand why certain treatments are advised.

And yes time frames sound right for chemo. I had a mastectomy with reconstruction  and so my chemo was 6 weeks to allow healing time. I  also had a grade 3 cancer.

My oncologist said to that potentially  my surgery was curative. I too had no nodes. The chemo is to search and destroy any potentially floating cells. Knowing you are node negative is fantastic.

It does feel like forever to wait but it will come soon enough. Use the  time to organise hats / head scarves etc. Cook up some easy meals for chemo days etc. I also went to the dentist and had a really good clean and check and kept up strict mouth care throughout. I never had any mouth issues on chemo and feel this helped. Kath x