Tag Archives: breast cancer

A shower, freckles, and the norm

Posted on April 26, 2020 by

In the shower this morning I realised it’s been six months since my surgery. As I soaped and checked myself it’s as if my chest has always been this way, as the scar is perfectly smooth and there is no … Continue reading →

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Fifteen weeks

Posted on February 8, 2020 by

It’s been fifteen weeks since my mastectomy and all in all things are settling down nicely. The new meds seem to suit which is a relief, though we won’t know if my cholesterol is affected until my diabetes MOT in … Continue reading →

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If the boob fits……………

Posted on December 3, 2019 by

Well, my curiosity was satisfied today as I went for my falsie fitting. The journey was OK…. ish, but parking was a nightmare so Hubby had to drop me off then go and find somewhere to park. The department I … Continue reading →

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The past month

Posted on November 28, 2019 by

It’s exactly a month ago that I had my surgery. A month. It seems hard to believe and for the majority of the day I forget I’ve had it. Progress is good both regarding healing and mobility. I am doing … Continue reading →

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Oh Happy Day!

Posted on November 21, 2019 by

It’s been a long day, up at 5.30 and on the road by 6.15 after breakfast and walking the dog. Three hundred and forty seven miles later and having been drained of about 100ml of liquid, the football is now … Continue reading →

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Drain and Dressing

Posted on November 4, 2019 by

Hurrah!The dressing is off and the drain is out. Not that I shall be flapping like a budgie at the freedom, but oh what a pleasant relief! Everything is so neat and tidy, a qualified seamstress could not have done … Continue reading →

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Pampered and loved beyond bounds

Posted on October 29, 2019 by

I’m in bed now, at 7.30! Instructions are no hoovering, no making tea, no cooking, no walking dog long distance on my own, no lifting, no shopping, and to rest keeping dog out of way of drain, or vice versa. … Continue reading →

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D Day

Posted on October 28, 2019 by

Nineteen days ago, today seemed a long way away. I’ve scheduled this post to go out the morning of my op and in a few hours, it will all be done and Dick the Shit will be no more. I … Continue reading →

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Maybe if………………….

Posted on October 22, 2019 by

Every morning I wake up and feel pretty good about life, then the mind starts to think and I wonder…………… maybe if ??? You may recall early in the year I was anxious about some tenderness around my scar tissue … Continue reading →

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What happens next?

Posted on October 19, 2019 by

My surgery isn’t that far away now and Dick The Shit will soon be consigned to the incinerator trash where he belongs.  I’m being injected with a blue dye again so Smurf SWMBO has been resurrected and I shall be … Continue reading →

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