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Putting yourself last
Thanks to everyone who contributes to this site - I find it very interesting and informative. I was recently reading something about parenting, particularly mothers. The article suggested some fundamental errors that mothers fall into - assuming they must always put themselves last and seeking to be perfect and good at…
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Post surgery
Well it didn't really hit me until I was being admitted and a lovey nurse in a hot pink blouse said hi I'm Kim your beast care nurse. A blur later I'm sitting up the day after surgery enjoying a cup of tea (sort of ) the anesthetic knocked me around and I had a rough day yesterday. I remember crying in recovery as the…
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Total newbie and totally scared.
11 Jan..... I was diagnosed Nov 17, 2015 and a mastectomy a week later and on Jan 7th started my first chemo - Docetaxel & Cyclophosphamide. Nasty, nasty stuff. Five days since the first chemo - I can honestly say I've felt better! Loss of taste (crying), nausea, diarrhoea (oh joy) as well as aching bones/muscles, unable…
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Two more sleeps
Two more sleeps until my surgery, Well I haven't really slept, just hourly doses between dreaming and waking up wondering around the house at all hours. I've tried my hardest to push it to the back of my mind, but when you sleep the sub conscious comes alive....Weird ass dreams, that I tend to take real notice of, as I am…
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Head Spin
Hi All My head is still spinning. 2.5 weeks ago I was a busy mum to 2 under school age boys, working part-time, and halfway through my third pregnancy. Now I have had a mastectomy, partial auxiliary node clearance, a fairly scary diagnosis, had to change obs and maternity hospitals and I now have more doctors and…
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2016
Happy New Year to everyone on this site. Another year roles on and there are more and more people here touched by this terrible disease. We all go through our days and hope tomorrow will be better. Nearly 2 years ago my world was turned upside down, it has been tough but I get up every day and try and look for 3 things to…
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Think I am overthinking (again).
Hi Ladies, This is my first post on here, a site I wish I had of found months ago. I have just finished six months of chemo, see the breast surgeon next week to find out when I will be having the mastectomy and my oncologist has recently told me that I will need to take Letrozole for the next five years. My cancer was…
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Gratitude, Love and Living - Day 12 - Understanding and Balance
Day 12 - Understanding and Balance Which Quadrant do you find yourself living in? Quadrant 1 Is a stressful place to live all the time. It is always full on and there seems to never be enough time to finish items in this quadrant. It is the home of the last minute dash. Quadrant 2 Is the place where much of our time needs…
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Aftermath
Hi Everyone Sorry but I need to vent. So I finished treatment 12 weeks ago. So we should be relieved. We should be happy it's over. Right? So why are we falling apart? I'm sure hubby has post traumatic stress. I have so much pent up resentment at him and my youngest son for their lack of support over my treatment. I…
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Chemo over - where's the party feeling??
Morning All Just putting my feelings/observations into words to people that will understand. I had my last chemo last week.....everyone around me wanted to celebrate, have a party etc - "well now it's over". I was surprised that while I felt relief that part is done, there is still so much more ahead and probably feel less…
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Gratitude, Love and Living - The Beginning
I am finding my head is trying to let in the 'what if syndrome' and send me to the 'dark side'. This is of course something I am not only unhappy about but will do everything in my power to avoid. So here is what I am going to do about it.. 37 days (until New Years Day). Thoughts on Gratitude, Love and Living. To start it…
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Yet another new girl
Hello everyone My name is Holly. I am 34yrs old and was diagnosed with stage 1, grade 3 invasive breast cancer in June this year. My tumour was very weakly receptor positive ER+1 and Pr+1 HER2-. No family history of breast cancers so just damn unlucky I guess. It's taken me a while to try and digest this diagnosis and be…