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Road to Recovery
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A long weekend
Posted on February 22, 2012 | No CommentsThere’s no doubt that the worst part of cancer is the fear of it coming back. Last week’s scans have escalated that fear and I spend much of the weekend... -
The Suspense is Killing Me
Posted on February 21, 2012 | No CommentsSeptember 16th Just because the scan results are the most important thing in my life at the moment, I am rather expecting everyone else to treat it as top priority... -
Tests, scans and more tests
Posted on February 20, 2012 | No Comments15th September I had thought I was just popping to the hospital for a quick scan but the process took nearly all day. It began with having to drink what... -
Back to Work
Posted on February 10, 2012 | No Comments13th and 15th September I am trying to get life back to some kind of normality while waiting for the second round of surgery and then chemotherapy. My first work... -
Road to Recovery – Introduction
Posted on February 5, 2012 | 2 CommentsI have used the words ‘nothing can prepare you for the devastation of a cancer diagnosis’ in many a piece that I have penned about the disease. Now that is... -
Breast Cancer: Taking Control
Posted on February 5, 2012 | No CommentsReceiving a diagnosis of breast cancer is devastating and when the shock begins to subside there is an overwhelming need to gain as much information as possible about what is... -
Meeting the Oncologist
Posted on February 1, 2012 | No Comments12th September Today was my first appointment with the Oncologist. I hadn’t realised that his office would actually be in the hub of the chemo unit. From the waiting... -
The post-op results
Posted on February 1, 2012 | No CommentsIt’s back to the waiting room with the anxious looking women and their partners. First, it’s off to the treatment room where the kindly breast cancer nurse removes the drainage... -
Home At last
Posted on January 30, 2012 | No Comments3rd September I am now very bored with being in hospital and want to go home. The constraints of four walls and the view of the railway track are becoming... -
Into Battle part two
Posted on January 16, 2012 | No CommentsSeptember 1st Sat on my hospital bed, wearing a very unflattering theatre gown and even more unflattering bottle green elasticised stockings, I was starting to feel a little apprehensive. ... -
Let battle commence
Posted on January 16, 2012 | No Comments1st September – Phase 1 At last the day of surgery dawned and I could start to get on with the cure. I couldn’t wait to be rid of this... -
A shared experience
Posted on January 15, 2012 | No CommentsI have probably said many times now, that nothing can prepare you for the mental meltdown in the early days of a cancer diagnosis. But once the shock subsides and... -
The Day Before the Op – my first MRI scan and a bit of a do.
Posted on January 4, 2012 | No CommentsAs I am actually still in a state of disbelief about my diagnosis and suspect there may well have been a mistake, I feel a flutter of excitement when my... -
Do your own research
Posted on January 3, 2012 | No CommentsWhile waiting for surgery, I have found plenty to occupy my mind. Not least is the need to get my hands on as much information as possible about my cancer... -
Talking about my operation
Posted on December 20, 2011 | No Comments23rd August Back to the hospital again – this time for a pre-operation assessment, carried out by Deirdre, the lovely breast cancer nurse. As she expertly took some blood from... -
Spreading the word
Posted on December 8, 2011 | No CommentsSo far I hadn’t told anyone outside the household about my diagnosis. Now I had to tackle the most difficult job of telling my elder daughter. I think she knew... -
Getting to Grips with it all
Posted on December 6, 2011 | 1 Comment23rd August – the day after diagnosis I must have dropped off to sleep eventually as I woke with a start. I knew that something was not right. Then I remembered... -
A bit of a shock
Posted on December 5, 2011 | No CommentsLooking around the waiting room at the Breast Clinic I noticed that every woman was accompanied by a partner and they were all looking very anxious. Perhaps I had dismissed... -
Seeking help at last
Posted on December 4, 2011 | No CommentsWell I didn’t contact my doctor immediately I got back from holiday. There were too many things to do and to catch up on. Then just a few days later... -
In the very beginning
Posted on December 3, 2011 | No CommentsIt all began back in July when I decided to embark on a breast examination. I am still not sure why, as this is something I rarely do for three...