Tamoxigang - 41 and counting

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Morning all, new thread, croissants on trolley, and I'll put a brew on.

thanks Picture - did you get chemo after your Op? I def have some stage 2 but now it seems that may just be a small part of a very big section of DCIS.

Malt - so far I believe they think chemo was necessary but maybe not necessary to do any more. I have never heard of anyone having 3 cycles so am very puzzled but to fair right at the outset the onc did say that chemo was 'belt and braces' and hormone treatment would be my main thing. I am trying not to panic about the possibility of missing some vital treatment.

Malt - sherbert lemons was my thing so I guess that's not much help .

I've had sherbet lemons today
Hope you didn't mind me saying that just that it does seem strange

Ds has a girl playing round who has just done a double take at my hair bless her, the boys haven't noticed !

oooo - ignore that - all I know is that something is grade 2 (not stage 2).

malt - fresh pineapple supposed to be good (helps with general mouth health too apparently)

NJ - sounds like a bit of a rough night! - part of the joys of camping - glad you have a bit of luxury for your last night.

Reallyworried - hope you managed to get to talk to someone at the hospital today.

I am addicted to sugar free chewing gum, if that's any help- good for your teeth too.
Think I'm a bit obsessed about my swimming now - the urge to swim further each time - today I did 50 lengths which seemed fairly easy in that it didn't feel too much like hard work (25m pool) I only stopped because I was dying for a wee.
nj enjoy the luxury camping !

Pineapple and sugar free gum on the shopping list thank you
Well done for the swimming Mas
Just booked a night away in Stratford on Friday night, something to look forward to. And dh is off work now till Tuesday then the kids go back to school on Thursday, peace woo hoo !

Yes KitKat I'm having my 3rd of 8 doses of chemo next week, with my 5th dose I start Herceptin, then in January it's back to theatre for full node clearance followed by 4 weeks radiotherapy and Tamoxifen (if I don't have my ovaries removed.) The grading is how fast the cells are growing, with Grade 3 being the most aggressive.

Malt I second pineapple, I have found it to be the best thing for metal mouth.

Nj - you have cured me of camping envy (was meant to be at flashy sure in dorset with my mum) - sick is grim.

absolutely done in and did have long nap so hope I sleep tonight. Got some nice fresh pasta and fish then fancy ice cream for dinner . Roll on celebrity masterchef.

No advice on mouth taste as it wasn't such an issue for me.

wow Picture - you're getting the full works.

On my hols i met the mum of one of DDs friends and she got diganosed when pg and had a mx at 26 weeks. Then they delivered the baby at 34 weeks and she started chemo the next day. Following testing she then had the other boob and her ovaries removed. 9 years on she has opted not to have any reconstruction and she looked really fab. She had a fairly slim build and if you didn't know you would not have thought twice about her figure - very model'esc i thought.

I'm having node clearance too, how many do they take ? Presume after that they tell you how many were cancerous. Think I've been thinking about chemo and haven't really thought that far ahead yet

Night all hope everyone sleeps well, I'm watching Bridget jones till I fall asleep, will get to the end no doubt

Hi peeps thanks for all the paranoia sitting. Had squashy mammo and results within 4 weeks but they then said surgeon would prob have them by my appt on 9th. :( but there won't really be any answer w/o biopsy. Probably nothing anyway. Naproxen for foot is making me dizzy but foot much improved.
Glad you are home gigs at camping and flying away nj and pigeons. Topsy having to watch a blue film
Mas at swimming too. Let's all have for a midnight snack. Because we can!

Glad it went ok jchoc- will keep fingers crossed til full results. Hope all slept well- I did til kids woke at 4.45.

Good luck for t and all gcse people today. Better gi help dh who has lost his tickets for test match today.

well done jchoc - fingers crossed for good results.
Hope Mr gig finds his tickets !
Anxty waiting for T's results this morning- will be distracted by blood test.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMBER !!!!
I see on fb that pigeons had an alarming flight - hope she has recovered and is calm and sipping a margarita

Fingers crossed for the boy. Dd2 says she is going in, she took some a year early, next year is her gcse year proper. Mrgigs think back when you last had them and visualise!

ooh,good luck to junior jchoc too then !
Mr gig must pray to St Anthony

Morning all
Amber have a lovely birthday
Good luck for the gcse results, im waiting to hear how my niece gets on
Hope mr gigs finds his tickets !

Sent dh downstairs to get me some breakfast seeing as hes off work. Think wig is definitely going to be making an appearance today hair nearly gone don't think I can get away with it any more

Grr re original hair, Malt. But new hair looks fab on you.

Thanks amber
Are you doing anything nice today to celebrate ?

morning all.

I feel very wierd today (should have been heading off for chemo). Had a fab night's sleep and have woken up with no nausea - just shows how much of it was in my head.

On the downside I am still disturbed about the change in tack but not seeing consultant until Tuesday so no answers for a while. Also got no appts planned with onc so feel a bit lost really.

Amber - do you have any info on only having 3 chemo cycles - I've even risked some googling but cannot find anything similar.

But most importantly the new washing machine will be delivered between 2 and 4pm - will spend the rest of the afternoon/evening happily working through all the wash baskets!!

Happy Birthday dear amber Have a lovely day. x

Good luck T - I've got my fingers crossed for him MAS

Happy birthday amber

Tickets hadn't been sent but mr gigs got them from box office so is now sat on cafe having breakfast before play starts. Lets hope rain stops.

kitkat that's good you slept well but don't blame you for feeling unsettled.

Uniform shopping for big gig today .

Happy Birthday Amber . Are you doing something nice today?

Good luck with your shopping Gig - i quite enjoy uniform shopping .

We did shoes on Sunday and uniform quite early in the hols but guess i should do a check as Op will mean I won't be able to sort out any last minute emergencies.

Should I treat myself to some new pjs do you think........

We've got all the uniform sorted, back a week today !
Kitkat definitely new pjs, front fastening ones. Do you need bras too ? And of course nice snacks, magazines, music etc to keep you occupied :)