Zombie's journey with breast cancer

[IamtheZombie]

The thread that Val started has now been moved to General Health. www.mumsnet.com/Talk/general_health/2016081-Zombie-needs-her-limbs-holding?msgid=46439734

Please keep posting there if you wish.

As most of you know, I'm having my second mastectomy on Thursday. I will almost certainly need to have more chemotherapy.

This is my thread for those who wish to walk beside me on my journey.

Sleep tight Zombie

I've had another lazy day.

Lovely surprise this morning when Mr Ocado delivered some stunning flowers and chocolates. Then Mr Postie brought another pointless luxury. I'm feeling utterly spoiled.

I did go into Craven Arms for bread and milk this afternoon - 14/15 mile round trip. It was good to get out of the house for an hour.

Ah, glad you had a decent day.

Hope you have had a good day Zombie . Sweet dreams

I have a favour to ask you lovely people.

My best friend is going to hospital in Dublin tomorrow. Over the past 10 years or so she's had 2 different parts of her spine fused. She is still in a lot of pain. Tomorrow she is having some injections in her neck / upper spine to try to alleviate this.

So could you please send her all the warm fuzzy feelings you can.

sending warm fuzzy feelings and pain relief to ZombieFriend

As fuzzy and warm as you like.

All my warm fuzzy feelings and prayers winging their way to Dublin, (not too far from me, and with nothing in the way).
All the very best to your friend.

Warm and fuzziness across the water to your ftiend Zombie.

Sending warm fuzzy feelings to your friend and you, Zombie

Warm fuzzy feelings sent to both of you, also , xxxx

Thank you all. xxx

I'm going to have an early night. It's been a pleasantly productive day. I cleaned the kitchen, ran the hoover around, had a nice chat with a couple of neighbours and went to Tesco in Ludlow this evening. I shall sleep well tonight.

The District Nurse should come tomorrow and remove the dressing and steri-strips. I'm looking forward to meeting my new smiley scar!

fx for a good match!

(why am I so concerned about your smiley scars I don't know. I guess I just want you to about them! )

• to be happy about them

Sleep tight Zombie

Good luck for your unveiling today Zombie

And lots of warmth and fuzziness to your friend

for you both

I've just rung the District Nurses. The office can't tell me what time, but I am definitely on the list for a visit this afternoon.

WHOOP WHOOP

good luck.
are you more nervous or excited? sorry if it's a stupid question. (I think I'd be a bit of both.)

hoping for scars!

I'm not nervous at all. A wee bit excited perhaps.

aaw, that's nice!
you have such a great attitude

Ooh hope you are free of those steristrip things soon!

The steri-strips are history!! There are a couple of scabs at the armpit end of the wound that aren't ready to fall off yet so there's still a small dressing protecting them. But, I've been told I can shower and put a fresh dressing on myself afterwards. The Nurse will come again on Friday to check the progress and hopes to be able to discharge me then.

I'll get a couple of pictures and put them up later.

Hurrah!! Bet you can't wait for a nice long soak

You are sooooo right, Val. For the moment I'll just be happy with a shower and a hair wash.

another step forward

I can come over after 8pm to wash your hair if you like.
also good at shaving legs.
you have to take care off the bits in between though!