Community

Hi girls, I had my double mastectomy last Thursday week and had all the nodes out under my left arm. I was just wondering because my surgeon had always said that he would use the scar on my breast to remove the nodes through, but in the end he went in under my arm so now I have three scars. Is this the norm or do some ppl get away with just the two breast scars? Any input appreciated. Ania

Hi girls, I'm another new member though have been reading this board for a few days - was delighted to come across it! I was diagnosed on Sept 28th with two different tumours in my right breast - invasive lobular and invasive ductal - and there was a third tumour on my first lymph node too. Had my mastectomy on Oct 24th & had my first chemo this Monday.....Feel okay so far ... am waiting for the side effects to kick in in earnest next week..... What I'm really scared about is losing my hair.....I'm going to get my wig fitted next Monday so will have my head shaved at the same time....I picked a wig that looks good - but still looks unnaturally shiny to me..... Anyway look forward to catching up & hearing your stories too L

Hi gang! Once again asking for experiences....I met the oncologist today. Shes very very nice and says it how it is - even if I didn't really like what I was hearing...... I have to have six rounds of a regime called TAC. Has anyone haf any experience of this and what am I in for..... I can't use the cold cap because of the A in the combo. Has anyone tried TAC with the cold cap with success?? Any good places I can get a wig that doesn't look like a wig?? I'm slowly beginning to accept this, but it's not easy.....

Hi Girls Due to go out tonight and am so looking forard to it its my only Christmas Night out and even bought a shocking pink wig for the craic! Think is I am sniffling and nose is blocked and eyes running a bit like the start of a common cold. Any of you caught a cold during chemo that went horribly wrong I know the answer I suppose myself - but should I not go? AAAAAQHHHHHHHHHHH

I never thought I'd get excited about a mere 20% but that much reduction in my chemo last time has meant that while I wasn't great on my black Sunday yesterday I was a million times better than the one before this and in the life of chemo land this means so much. I'm so hoping Janice will reduce my last one as well. Oh I'm so happy. I'm actually feeling good today. Life is good xxx

guess where i am skin infection...totally fed up now

Did anyone else hate their wig after it was fitted? I had my hair shaved off on Monday - laughed and cried through it all with my sisters. It was traumatic but I had prepared myself and got through that part with the help of Jim the hairdresser who couldn't have been nicer... Had the wig fitted and shaped and my only thought was -let me home and once I get working on it it will be fine..... but I've put it on each day and tried to 'play' with it but I just think I look awful with it. Colour is perfect - and it even looks quite real - but to me it screams 'WIG'...... I've got a few of those bandanas and turbans which I've been wearing and think at this stage that I'll be wearing one of those for Christmas - am I being paranoid???

Hi ladies Saw my oncologist on Wednesday which was my baby's 5th birthday.so of course all the questions I had for him went out of mind as was clock watching so I could get home to him.Got great news in that he is really happy with all results I have less than 5 per cent chance of re accurance.beat Christmas pressie ever!! He has though put me on anti-depressants as am so so down.have spent the last 5/6 weeks convincing myself that my hubby and kids would not be better off without me!i don't go out,and have very little confidence in myself or anything I do.he reckons this is down to tamoxifen. My question is has anyone else taken anti ds .i am very wary as I don't want to create new side effects to cure old one!!there was no offer of counselling just straight to pills.got the prescription today but can't seem to go about starting taking them.any advice??? Confused.com Xx w

Hi Girls Out of the shower today and noticed a hair maybe inch long on crown of head just popping up. Have had four chemos and due four more. Looked more closely near sunlight and found around ten of them - they were defo not leftovers from my original hair. I really had to pull at them to get them out - the worst thing was they were grey!!! For my age I have (had) literally only a few strangs of grey. Question is where the hell is this hair coming from - did this happen to any of you these few pop ups during chemo? Any of your dark haired people with no greys before chemo how did your hair grow back. Cheers girls

Hi All Would just like to wish all my friends here the very best for Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year. Have a good one ladies will be toasting us all later Love Madge x